Virginia
Fort Collins country club sells to Virginia firm for $6M
A new flock is taking over Ptarmigan Country Club.
The club outside Fort Collins was purchased this month by Heritage Golf Group, a Virginia-based operator that expanded into Colorado two years ago. Records show the company paid $6.1 million for the land.
Heritage now owns 39 private or semi-private courses across the country, including The Golf Club at Bear Dance in Larkspur, Plum Creek Golf Club in Castle Rock and Colorado National Golf Club in Erie. It bought those three clubs in 2022.
It bought the private club at 5416 Vardon Way from Ryan Flack, whose family owned and operated it for more than 20 years.
“It was a good long-term relationship and the timing was right. We’re very thankful that they selected us,” said Heritage Chief Acquisition Officer Scott McMartin, who has known Flack since he started operating the club.
Ptarmigan, which opened in 1987, features an 18-hole course designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus. It also has a swimming pool, racquet courts and a clubhouse.
Ron Flack, Ryan’s dad, bought it in 2004 for $4.8 million, records show. He and his son revamped several parts of the clubhouse during their tenure, according to the Ptarmigan website.
The older Flack died this past summer, in part leading to the sale, McMartin said. Ryan Flack did not respond to a request for comment.
“It was a combination of high comfort level with Heritage, the right price and the timing with the family. It was just an opportunistic situation,” McMartin said of Flack’s decision to sell.
McMartin said Heritage will improve several aspects of the club, which is already underway with the clubhouse. While the course is in good shape, his team is evaluating whether to give some bunkers a face-lift.
“Once we acquire a property, we go in pretty big with capital,” McMartin said. “We don’t like to stretch it out over years.”
He said Heritage has been looking to expand into Fort Collins because of its growing population and it being a university town. Ptarmigan also fit McMartin’s criteria when it comes to a new club: private with full amenities in a residential area. He said the company also likes to target legacy family-owned clubs that want a dependable exit.
McMartin said Heritage is under contract to buy two more clubs in the eastern U.S and interested in buying more clubs along Colorado’s Front Range.
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Former Virginia Gov Glenn Youngkin hints at political future, says he’s ‘chomping at the bit’ after exit
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Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signaled his political career may not be over, telling Sean Hannity he still has “more to give” just under three months after leaving office.
“I have more to give. I just do. The one year of campaigning and the four years of running, so five years, went by in five seconds. It was amazing,” Youngkin said on the “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” podcast.
In the full episode, debuting Tuesday, Youngkin sat down with the Fox News host to discuss his time in office, as well as what things have been like since his term expired in January.
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin addresses the crowd during an early voting rally on Sept. 21, 2023, in Petersburg, Va. (Steve Helber/AP)
“Every morning [when I was governor], I woke up literally bounding out of bed, ready to roll, and that was the most purposeful I’ve ever felt in my whole life.“
Youngkin oversaw a range of conservative measures passed in the state, including a push to ensure age-appropriate curriculum in public schools.
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He also pushed for tax cuts, including efforts to reduce the state’s grocery tax, rolled back COVID-19 restrictions early in his tenure and emphasized tougher public safety policies.
His time in office concluded earlier this year, when Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration succeeded his.
“I’ve been out of office for six weeks. I took [my wife] Suzanne on vacation, which she so deserved. She’s been amazing. I think she’s of the best first ladies in America,” he said.
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“But six weeks has felt like six years… You’re chomping at the bit.”
While Youngkin stopped short of outlining specific plans for the future, his comments suggest he is keeping the door open to a return to public office.
Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
Virginia
Denver police arrest man suspected in fatal shooting on E. Virginia Avenue
Denver police have arrested the man they believe was responsible for a fatal shooting on E. Virginia Avenue on Thursday afternoon.
According to an arrest affidavit, the Denver Dispatch Center received a 911 call around 12:35 p.m. to report a shooting in the 10100 block of E. Virginia Ave. The caller told dispatch workers that a white SUV was fleeing the scene.
Responding officers found a man who was critically wounded. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Investigators reportedly discovered a handgun, the victim’s cellphone and money in the area where the shooting happened. They also located surveillance footage in the area, which appeared to show the victim exiting a white Chevrolet Tahoe as gunshots could be heard. He walked to the east, looking for help, before collapsing on the ground.
The affidavit says a conversation was discovered on the victim’s Instagram account in which he was speaking with another person who was selling a firearm.
Aurora police assisted investigators using the Flock License Plate Reader system, identifying the Tahoe at several locations. Police said the vehicle had unique characteristics on the passenger rear wheel. The affidavit says that, before the shooting, the vehicle had a rear license plate, but after the shooting, it was missing.
Investigators found the vehicle, executed a search warrant and found a fired cartridge case in the back seat. A person connected to the case reportedly told officers that he drove his friend, later identified as Daniel Puga Villegas, to meet a person to collect money from him. However, he says an argument took place, and Villegas shot the victim, then ripped off his temporary rear license plate and, while still holding the gun, told him to drive.
Villegas was arrested on Sunday with assistance from the APD and is facing charges of first-degree murder.
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