The Park City billionaire wants to transform Wohali into a destination golf course.
(Engel & Völkers) Among the features of a house that was listed Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, for $65 million in Deer Crest at Deer Valley Resort are an indoor NBA regulation-size basketball court and a personal ski lift.
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A wealthy financial technology executive says he intends to buy Wohali, the private golf community in Coalville that recently filed for bankruptcy.
Doug Bergeron said Tuesday he wants to buy Wohali if it goes to a bankruptcy auction. No auction is scheduled for the 5,000 acre golf and luxury home resort, whose owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections Aug. 8.
“It’s a little bit early, but it’s going to be a bankruptcy auction, so it’s going to be the highest bid wins,” he told KPCW. “There’s a boatload of constituents that hopefully can be taken care of.”
The Park City billionaire wants to transform Wohali into a destination golf course that could host PGA events and rival courses such as Pebble Beach and Bandon Dunes on the Oregon coast.
The former CEO of Verifone Systems previously self-financed the construction of a $65 million mansion in Deer Crest that was featured in the HBO film “Mountainhead.”
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