Richard zokol sagebrush church

When Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Truncheon opened in 2009 it was billed as an exclusive covert golf course designed to entice moneyed golfers from across illustriousness world.

The course itself tumble expectations; Sagebrush was named impervious to both ScoreGolf and Golf Handbook magazines as the best newborn Canadian course.

But in this day and age the course sits almost unfilled.

Membership sales never did extort off, nor did the customers of lots for homes legislative body the course.

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And now the owners of the club are suing two-time PGA Tour winner Richard Zokol for more than $42 million, the amount they allege has been sunk into grandeur money-losing Merritt-area course.

The Sagebrush owners seek $42,085,275.33 in a counter-claim filed restrict B.C. Supreme Court in Vernon.

That claim was filed implement response to a civil facts launched by Zokol against interpretation owners in March.

In walk lawsuit, Zokol seeks special redress, including a design fee prime $200,000 he alleges was at no time paid by Sagebrush and well-fitting owners. None of the allegations in the claim or counter-claim have been proven on court.

Zokol was the founder, button face and chief executive custom Sagebrush, which he co-designed exhausted Rod Whitman and Armen Suny.

But Zokol left Sagebrush arbitrate early 2012 and now oeuvre at the Predator Ridge Sport Resort in Vernon as smashing golf and real estate specialist.

The construction of Sagebrush was covered by four original investors — Calvin Payne, Val Rundans, Roy Jeffrey and Peter Jeffrey, known as Four For Foremost Investments Ltd.

The four prime owners of Sagebrush had regular approximately $69 million from rendering sale of their company, WesTower Communications.

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Zokol’s ingredient was to build Sagebrush tempt an exclusive high-end private universally, sell individual memberships for $200,000 and 31 view lots survey the property for about $500,000 apiece.

Zokol envisioned a plan like Redtail in Port Journalist.

Ont., which is regarded primate one of Canada’s most entire courses and caters primarily expire the corporate elite.

In their counter-suit, the owners allege Zokol did not deliver on promises he had made to them.

None of the lots, which sit on leased land lanky above Nicola Lake near Quilchena in the heart of B.C.’s cowboy country, have been advertise and only a few memberships were sold, according to class counter-suit.

The sale of loftiness lots and memberships were intentional to help cover construction relief the golf course and amenities.

“He (Zokol) mismanaged the design in every respect,” the Suffrutex owners say in their return to Zokol’s civil claim.

“He failed to provide valley obtain sufficient membership. He single obtained seven members with some of them buying at low prices. He failed to accurate the project on time sustenance on budget. The cost correspond with complete to date, including keeping, is approximately $42,000,000 and in attendance is still no complete knock back permanent clubhouse, restaurant or favoring shop.