By Paul Maryniak | Ahwatukee Foothill News
After months of unfounded rumors, it’s finally come to pass: Wilson Gee and his partners last week sold the Ahwatukee Golf Club to a Litchfield Park couple who also own a course in Avondale.
Charles and Lisa Gibson, operating as Free Drop LLC, paid $3.2 million for the course, according to real estate tracker vizzda.com.
Built in 1976 and owned by Bixby Village Golf Course Inc. since 2006, the 141-acre site includes an 11,868-square-foot clubhouse and an 18-hole par 72 championship golf course that was designed by the late professional golfer and pilot John Guthrie Bulla.
Charles Gibson hit the ground running as soon as the deal was sealed.
He deferred an interview with the Ahwatukee Foothills News for a few weeks, saying he was too busy refurbishing the grounds. This week, for example, he was resurfacing the parking lot and having a crew renovate the tired clubhouse interior.
“I’m super busy, as you might understand,” said Gibson, a professional golfer who played on the Arizona State University golf team in the early 1970s.
