A golf course on an Army installation near the Mississippi River that’s been lying dormant for seven years is scheduled to re-open for play in a week.
Listed as the second-oldest course in the state of Illinois, the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Course is slated to reopen to the public on April 26. The course was 18 holes, but only nine holes will be reopened, using the most historic holes from a course whose origins date back to 1897.
“We invite the community to join us as we open our reconfigured course,” U.S. Army Garrison Rock Island Arsenal commander Col. William J. Parker III said in a statement. “We look forward to having one more community activity available to not only to those that work on the Arsenal, but also our surrounding community in the Quad Cities.”…