New Golf Club Coming to The Valley
Golf is a popular sport among Valleyans. Unfortunately, there is only one course in The Valley, so most people have to travel outside The Valley to play. The growth and buzz in The Valley is obviously being noticed by people outside The Valley and outside Mississippi. Famous real estate developer, politician, and celebrity Ronald Krump has decided to capitalize on the economic growth in The Valley and build a golf club.
Krump’s organization is well known for having beautiful golf courses across the globe. The Valley recently came on their radar, and they decided to build a course here after doing their due diligence. They chose some prime property along the Strong River between Strong River Bend and Valley City to build their course. The reasonable land prices along with the low cost of labor were important factors in their decision; the natural beauty of the Strong River Valley didn’t hurt as well.
I was able to visit with Krump via Zoom during one of his court recesses, and he was excited about his new project in The Valley. Krump said, “The Strong River Valley is a great place, a great place. I’ve been seeing the economic development and growth in the The Valley, and I wanted to be a part of it. Also, the people of The Valley are great people, great people, and I can’t wait to bring this first class course to The Valley. It’s going to be a great course, great course.”
The Valley National Golf Club will immediately be one of the top public golf courses in Mississippi, it will be one of the top courses in the South. The renowned golf course architect, Dom Fazio and his firm Fazio Golf Design, is designing the course. It will have a very nice and spacious clubhouse with a restaurant and several large meeting rooms. The space can rented for weddings, events, and gatherings. The restaurant, which will be called Cypress Grille, will be a first class restaurant that serves steaks, seafood, catfish, and fine wines.
The golf club will have a few things that really set it apart. It will have a few water hazards that also serve as catfish ponds. The Cypress Grille will be a “farm to table” restaurant; they’ll serve fresh catfish from their ponds. Also, the Strong River will come into play on holes #1 and #18. Golfers will have to tee off over the river on #1, and approach shots on #18 will have to be hit over the river. There will be a very nice large bridge over the river that is a larger version of the famous Swilcan Bridge on #18 at the Old Course at St. Andrews. Golfers will use this bridge to cross the river on holes #1 and #18.
Krump said, “I can’t wait to try some fried catfish from our ponds. I can’t wait! We wanted to really feature the Strong River with our course layout, and we did that. It’s a beautiful river, beautiful river. I can’t wait to play on the course, and I can’t wait to open it for the great people of The Valley.”
The facility will be a big deal for The Valley. It should attract people from around the state and the South. The club is set to open in late June. The SRVO will keep you updated.