Transmittal - 10/19/2022ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS
MAYOR KRISTIN RIKER
DIRECTOR
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CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
____________________________ Date Received: _______________
Lisa Shaffer, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council: ___________
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE: October 19, 2022
Dan Dungan, Chair
FROM: Kristin Riker, Director, Department of Public Lands
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SUBJECT: Utah Golf Association Presentation to Salt Lake City
STAFF CONTACTS: Matt Kammeyer, Public Lands, matt.kammeyer@slcgov.com
DOCUMENT TYPE: Information Item
RECOMMENDATION:
Representatives from the Utah Golf Association would like present to the Salt Lake City
City Council during an upcoming work session in connection with the 100-year anniversary
of the Nibley Park Golf Course.
BUDGET IMPACT: N/A
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
In connection with the 100-year anniversary of the donation Nibley Park Golf Course to Salt
Lake City, the Utah Golf Association has requested to make a presentation to the City
acknowledging the contribution, the golf course and its staff have made to the game of Golf
in the state of Utah. The Nibley Park golf course was dedicated on May 20, 1922, on the site
of the former Wandamere Amusement Park. Charles W. Nibley purchased the resort in the
early 1900s and presented the land to Salt Lake City to be used to create the first public golf
course in the state.
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On the day of Nibley Park’s dedication Nibley said:
“When I think that this generation and the generations of men and women yet to come shall
find healthful enjoyment and rare pleasure here in playing that splendid outdoor Scotch
game known as golf, that thought gives me the highest satisfaction and most genuine
pleasure.”
The property has been the “gateway to golf” for thousands of players over the last 100 years,
with many of Utah’s best players growing up playing the nine-hole track before moving on
to professional careers.
Notes:
Individuals at the table include Easton Folster, Executive Director of the Utah Golf
Association and Matt Kammeyer, Director, Golf Division, Salt Lake City