By Paul Maryniak | East Valley Tribune
To the casual observer, the 135 acres of rolling green and 60 acres of granite stretching across the heart of Sunland Springs Village in east Mesa just looks like a scenic golf course in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains.
But in the last year, it has emerged as a sliver of hope to thousands of homeowners across the country who fear their quality of life and their investment are slipping away because of a major shakeup in the golf industry.
Threatened by the sale of their 27-hole public golf course, about 400 of the approximate 2,430 Sunland Springs homeowners banded together and bought it from owner Farnsworth Companies in January for $1.19 million.
