Heritage Golf Group is serious about acquisitions again, and Bob Husband’s company recently hired Jeff Burkle as vice president of acquisitions to help the company acquire premier golf properties. This is the first major move after the San Diego operator and owner announced it had a new financial backer in Tower Three Partners.
Burkle brings with him more than 20 years of experinece in the golf industry, including 16 at Textron Financial. From 1993 through 2009, Burkle was a member of Textron Financial Corporation’s Golf and Marina Finance Division. While at Textron Financial Corporation he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility and became the Senior Credit Officer for the division in 2004, a position he held until 2007 before becoming the Regional Manager with mortgage origination responsibility for fifteen Mid-Western states. He has been involved in the underwriting, approval or origination of over $2 billion in golf course, golf resort and marina loans.
“Our success as a company depends on the dedicated and talented people within our organization,” said Husband, President of Heritage Golf Group. ”We are extremely pleased Jeff has joined our executive team and confident he will be an integral part of our future success.”
Burkle will help Heritage to expand its collection of private clubs and resort properties.
Prior to joining Heritage, Burkle most recently served as Co-Founder and Managing Director of Golf & Marina Capital Corporation, a financial intermediary and advisory firm focused on securing mortgage loans for owners of golf courses and marina facilities.