By Jim Walsh | Ahwatukee Foothills News
Wilson Gee and his Japanese investors thought they were getting a great deal, selling the nine-hole Bixby Village course in Long Beach, Calif., and buying Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course and Ahwatukee Country Club for about the same price.
It was the launch of Gee’s golf empire in Arizona. He subsequently bought The Duke in Maricopa and Club West in Ahwatukee Foothills, with the sales from developers highly motivated to sell.