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Article: State-operated Golf Courses Use Bond Money for Upgrades

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March 23, 1994
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Two of Oklahoma's nine state-operated golf courses are making use of revenue bond money for improvements.

Nine holes have been added at Lake Murray to the existing nine holes, and the fairways at Lake Texoma's 18-hole course are being renovated and upgraded.

"A lot of changes have been made in the past few years and I think golfers will notice a remarkable difference," said Richard Romero, assistant director of State Parks for the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.

Lake Murray invested revenue bond money to construct its second nine hole. The second nine, set in hills and woods, opened last summer and, according to Lake Murray Professional Golfers' Association Pro Mark Cox, ...

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