Anonymous donor pays for Jefferson City golf course improvements

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

With less than a month left until Thanksgiving, officials with the Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Department have a big reason to be thankful this year.

That's because of a large donation that funded a pair of projects, one in the spring and the other in late summer, given anonymously to help fund projects at Oak Hills Golf Center.

The first project, totaling $73,625.07, according to Parks and Rec spokesperson Ashley Wiskirchen, expanded the cart path on the course's 11th hole.

The other, much larger project, totaling $353,508, allowed for the re-growth of the green on the 18th hole. It was completed earlier this month, but the course will keep that hole closed until early next year, according to Wiskirchen.

The anonymous donation, which funded these projects, of more than $400,000, was given to the department in early August.

Wiskirchen said it shows that "our progress in caring for the municipal course has been celebrated by the community.