(KMZA)--The Seneca City Council heard the annual report from Spring Creek Golf Course Wednesday evening, and received a request for additional financial support.
Course Superintendent Tony Altenhofen told council members that while 2025 brought some challenges, the course has plenty to be proud of and is looking ahead to a busy 2026 season.
One highlight for the coming year is a new event-- the PGA Junior Tour will visit the course in June.
Altenhofen said the course made two major capital improvements last year, adding 30 new spots to the cart sheds and completing a full overhaul of its irrigation pumps. The total cost of those projects was about 145-thousand dollars.
Financially, the course reported more than 1-point-6 million dollars in total income. However, higher expenses led to a net loss of about 93-thousand dollars for the year.
Income is projected to increase by roughly eight percent in 2026, but the course still expects to finish the year about 12-thousand dollars in the red.
Altenhofen asked the city to increase its annual 10-thousand-dollar subsidy to help offset rising expenses.
Mayor Joe Mitchell said the golf course provides an economic benefit to the community and that the city intends to continue supporting it. However, he said any request for additional funding should be reviewed by a council committee.
