Adobe Creek golf course in Petaluma to close, residents disapprove

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ByWayne Freedman KGO logo
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Adobe Creek golf course to close in Petaluma to residents' dismay
Residents on the Adobe Creek Golf Course paid good money for premium living, now the course is closing and property values are sure to plummet.

PETALUMA, Calif. (KGO) -- It might be a stretch for anyone else to feel sorry for a man who lives on a golf course, even on a rainy day. But this is Adobe Creek Golf Club in Petaluma, soon to be the former Adobe Creek. A financial drama is playing out in Jack Osman's backyard.

There are 330 homes in this development and every owner paid a premium for golf course living. Last week, after more than two decades, course ownership announced that Adobe Creek would close and nearby residents aren't happy about it.

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