Golfdom, April 2010
Family Matters ALL PHOTOS BY LARRY AYLWARD The Kuehner brothers learned early on the most important aspect of their kins business 40 Golfdom A p r i l 2 0 1 0 B Y L A R R Y A Y L W A R D E D I T O R I N C H I E F Continued on page 42 Golf course superintendents Mark left and Dale Kuehner with their mother Janice Sherman I t was too much of a risk Genevieve Rack thought Making this deal could imperil the family business So Gen as family and friends called her cast her vote no for the family business to put up the financially stable golf course it owned near Pittsburgh as collateral to purchase a financially troubled golf course near Fort Lauderdale Fla It just didnt make sense to Gen to mess with a good thing The Rack family had owned and operated 7 Springs Golf Course an 18 hole public track near Pittsburgh for nearly 30 years It was 1985 and business was solid there Several members of the family worked at 7 Springs and lived decent lives Gen didnt see why the family should jeopardize a business it had worked so hard to maintain Gens husband Eddie Rack was a member of the Florida course the 36 hole Colony West Country Club in Tamarac Fla that was for sale He was approached about buying it when the club was near bankruptcy The Racks who were in their 60s at the time lived in Fort Lauderdale during the winter and trusted 7 Springs to their children Janice Sherman and Norman Rack who also had their kids working at the course The Colony West members approached Rack about buying
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