The golf complex at Fort Bliss is named after him.
For decades, locals quietly enjoyed this world-class layout hidden in a municipal golf complex.
It will be one of the largest golf complexes in the world.
At Mission Hills, the country's largest golf complex, outside the city of Shenzhen, people play under the lights until two in the morning.
According to state parks officials, Bethpage is the largest public golf complex in the country.
"With the golf complex, we get the benefits without the expense," he said.
Taxes from the golf complex are expected to equal the $285,000 a year General Motors now pays on the site.
Mr. Hoeffler said a study done for the commission confirmed that the area would support the golf complex.
Others are drawn to the huge new golf complexes in places like China or Dubai.
More than 15.2 million rounds have been played on its five courses over nearly seven decades as the largest government-owned golf complex in the United States.
