For the second time this year, former Olympic star Bob Richards has bought a golf property in Waco, Texas. In January, the 87-year-old pole-vaulting champion paid $1.4 million for Lake Waco Golf Club. Now, for slightly less money, he’s acquired Twin Rivers Golf Club, the home of Baylor University’s men’s and women’s golf teams.
Twin Rivers opened in 2001, as Bear Ridge Golf Club, and was foreclosed upon in 2007. It cost its original owners $7.5 million, according to the Waco Tribune, but Richards picked it up for only $1.1 million. The club’s 12-year-old, Peter Jacobson-designed course is said to have flooding problems, but Richards thinks his primary challenge will be to attract new members. He aims to boost Twin Rivers’ number, which has been stuck on about 50 for years, to 225.