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McGregor Links Country Club in Wilton have new owners when it opens this spring, along with a new restaurant, refurbished clubhouse and indoor golf simulator\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY JILL NAGY<\/p>\n

McGregor Links Country Club in Wilton will
\nreopen this spring with new owners, a new
\nrestaurant, and a refurbished clubhouse.
\nIt will stay open year-round and offer, among
\nother new things, an indoor golf simulator.<\/p>\n

The new owners are Blake Crocitto and
\nWilliam Ahl, both of Saratoga Springs. They
\npurchased the facility for $2.25 million from
\nthe Dennis and Arakelian families, long time
\nowners of the golf course, following the death
\nof CEO and co-owner Mike Dennis.<\/p>\n

Chris Martell, owner of Druthers Brewing
\nCo. of Saratoga Springs, will operate the
\nrestaurant. Renovations are underway for a
\nyear-round full-service facility. In addition,
\nthere will be a test kitchen for trying new
\nrecipes and beers.<\/p>\n

The clubhouse will have heat and air-conditioning
\nfor the first time, plus new windows
\nand other enhancements, the owners said. A
\nmembers-only section of the clubhouse will
\nhave the indoor golf simulator, available for
\npractice, lessons and trying out new equipment.
\nThe club already has tennis courts and
\na swimming pool as well as the 18-hole golf
\ncourse.<\/p>\n

Crocitto, who will be general manager of the
\nclub, estimated renovation costs at $250,000.
\nHe expects renovations to be completed by April 1. The actual opening day depends upon
\nthe weather.<\/p>\n

“Once the snow melts, we will know what has
\nto be done” to get the golf course into shape,
\nCrocitto said. Tentatively, “a big kick-off party”
\nis scheduled for the first week of April.
\nFor both Crocitto and Ahl, this is their first
\nexperience operating a golf club. Crocitto, however,
\nknows the McGregor Links well. He played
\nhis first ever round of golf there six years ago.<\/p>\n

“I fell in love with the game and McGregor
\nLinks that day,” he said. “I played 100 rounds
\nin the past year alone and 120 the year before
\nthat. Most non-club members may play 30
\ntimes a year.”<\/p>\n

He also works for MyGolfSpy, a company that
\ntests and reviews golf equipment.<\/p>\n

Ahl will have primary responsibility for
\ngroundskeeping, maintenance and upkeep
\nof the facility. He and his wife, Barbara, own
\nOntario Scrap Metal in Albany, a disposal and
\nrecycling firm.<\/p>\n

McGregor Links, opened in 1921, has a
\nreputation as one of the hardest and nicest golf
\ncourses in the Northeast, according to Crocitto.
\nIt has a membership of 433. The new owners
\nare trying to increase that membership to 500-
\n550 people, particularly by attracting younger
\nplayers and families.<\/p>\n

For additional information, call McGregor
\nLinks at 584-6664.<\/p>\n

Photo Courtesy McGregor Links Country Club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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