 History
Timeline
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1969 |
Di Giorgio and Borrego Springs business interests propose paving
Coyote Canyon road.
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1982 |
At the south side of Borrego Springs Di Giorgio begins construction on
the 3,000 + acre resort Rams Hill Country Club. Rams Hill was a
semi-private course. |
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1988 |
Rams Hill County Club is sold to the Southmark Pacific Corporation /
Borrego Springs Development Corporation. |
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1995 |
Rams Hill LLC auctions off 3000 acre country club, including 670
entitled lots and 1800 acres of raw land. source: 9/17/1995
LA Times |
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1999 |
Larry Latham (Rams Hill LLC) purchases Rams Hill. |
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2002 |
Western United Life Assurance Company purchases Rams Hill. see
WULA
Phase. San Diego's Douglas Wilson Cos. was appointed by the
bankruptcy court as receiver and began operating the property in October
2002.
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2004 |
Borrego Investors LLC, an affiliate of GH Capital, bought Rams Hill out
of receivership September 8 for about $15 million. (see
Rams
Hill is purchased by GH Capital of Sherman Oaks, CA), and rebuilds
the entire golf course, renovates the clubhouse & redesigns the entrance
at a total cost in excess of 65 million dollars. The county club
is renamed Montesoro Golf & Social Club. This was the most
expensive ambitious project in the history of Borrego Springs.
Ref:
SignOn
San Diego |
Wiles
Group |
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2005 |
The Wiles Group (TWG), project manager for the $80 million redevelopment
of Rams Hill which will turn Borrego Springs into one of the finest golf
course communities in the west, has selected
Gable-Cook-Schmid
Public Relations (GCS)
of
San Diego as its agency of record, citing its extensive experience in
developing successful programs for real estate development, land use and
golf clients. |
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2007 |
GH Capital purchases the Casa del Zorro in December from David Copley,
spends more than 20 million dollars in renovations and changes the name
to Borrego Ranch Resort & Spa. Later that year the Stock Market
nearly collapses. |
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2009 |
GH
Capital places Montesoro and Borrego Ranch Resort & Spa on the market
for sale. Oct 1 Notice is given to the employees that they may be
terminated Nov 30 if there is not a buyer or new investors. Ref:
San
Diego Reader Termination date was later extended
to Dec 31 & then Jan 8, 2010. |
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2010 |
Borrego Ranch Resort & Spa, and the Montesoro Clubhouse Closes on
January 8, 2010. Rams Hill Community Association (RHCA) Office
moves from 1672 Las Casitas to the Entrance Kiosk Building to cut costs.
Montesoro Golf Course re-opens as a public course in November, 2010. |
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2011 |
On March 28
Desert Sky Estate
(Greg
Perlman residence) at the Borrego Springs Air Ranch goes on the market.
source:
PR Newswire
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June 29 - San Diego Reader article
"Borrego: Flipsville Seeks a Savior"
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2012 |
The name
RAMS HILL and the Ram Logo are restored to the entry to RAMS HILL
Country Club.
see
also: Union
Tribune |
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2014 |
RAMS HILL opens Racquet & Swim Club |
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