Archives : 2010 : April

Robert’s Pub Named in Honor of Muir Graves

Robert Muir Graves was the famed golf course architect that designed the beautiful Big Meadow golf course here at Black Butte Ranch (counted as

one of his best).  Muir Graves was self-educated in the craft of golf course architecture.  While he graduated from Cal Berkeley with a B.S. in Landscape Architecture he could not ignore his interest in the creative side of golf course design, thereby combining his love of both sports and design.  He spent time inspecting and studying the greatest golf courses in  England, Ireland, and Scotland.  Surprisingly enough when he first began his design business he was not a golfer.  It didn’t take long afterward to decide to learn the game.

There’s no question that Robert Muir Graves was innovative in his design of some of the best American golf courses.  The Ranch has taken the same approach when the project to revamp Big Meadow Clubhouse came about.  The interior has been redesigned with new colors, banquettes and booths.  The menu overflows with a  fresh epicurean imagination. To get things started off right why not order up a plate of Buffalo Chicken Sliders with chipotle aioli and Rogue River blue slaw. There are also  many family favorites such as Pub Mac & Cheese, Halibut Fish and Chips, and five different types of burgers.

Robert’s Pub is a great place to gather after a day of golf or a casual place to take the family for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Come and bask in the history that is reveled at Robert’s Pub.

See Ya around the Ranch!

Katie

BLack Butte Firefighters Climb Stairs for Charity

On March 7 Black Butte Ranch firefighters Dane Cook, Curtis Terry, and Richard Cearns took part in the 2010 Firefighter Stair Climb Challenge in Seattle.  They finished 97th in a field of 1,294 firefighters. The participants  climbed 1, 311 steps in Seattle’s tallest building, the Columbia Center,  while wearing 60 pounds of protective gear – including air tank and mask.

This stair climb is purportedly the largest  individual firefighter competition in the world.  Fire departments from all over the United States took part in this event along with firefighters from Germany, New Zealand and Canada.  They climb to raise funds the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Since the event’s beginning in 1992, firefighters have raised $2.7 million for the charity.

Thanks guys for making us so proud!