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Eighteenth fairway under construction (1997)

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Page 1 of our Brochure

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Page 2 of brochure

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Page 3 of brochure

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Jan and Cindy presenting Tom with plaque Congratulating him on winning the 1995 U.S. Senior Open

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One of the first advertisements for our project in 1995​.

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Cindy & Jan Skola, Founders of Old Kinderhook -1994

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Hillside that had to be moved for Hole #5

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L-R Jan Skola and Cindy Skola, Owners/Founders/ and Developers of Old Kinderhook, Tom Weiskopf, Golf Course Designer, Bland Pittman, Land Planner (1994)

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​Jan with Bland Pittman, Tom Weiskopf and his assistant, Dave Porter​.

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​Jan with Ken Nickels and Mark Jennings, University of Iowa Asst. Athletic Director​.

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One of the first to play Old Kinderhook.. friend, Ken Nickels from Iowa City.

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Front page of the Golf Magazine

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The Windmill in all it’s Glory!

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I’m checking on the progress

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Bland Pittman, our land planner from Tulsa

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Our son Gage, getting out of the pool that was next to the old Ranch House

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Visionary of Old Kinderhook- Jan Skola 1994

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Cindy’s keeping everyone doing their jobs! 1995

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Little bit of info here…

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These were the people that Cindy and I hired to help us make Old Kinderhook happen.

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Where Jim Redmond’s Empire Resort was, before the condo building was built

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Shows the location of hole #14

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Our first visit to the property in 1994.

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Pictures of the Ranch House and pool

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Our first Billboard…

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The old Ranch House and Bell Tower

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This is where the entrance to the land is.

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Hole #8. White post designates the landing area

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Hole #6

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Where hole #13 would be

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Aerial view of the land when Cindy and I first purchased it.

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Hole #3

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Views of where the Condo is located now

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Hole #10 pond, but had to be reshaped to it’s current shape

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Hole #9 construction

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Driving Range

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Shaping #10 fairway

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Looking across #10 and #14 fairways to the old house and buildings

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Hole #8

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Hole # 3

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This is the entrance to the land where our Guard Shack is now.

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Our son Gage checking out the progress..

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The sign says it all….

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Tom’s initial visit to our project

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Weiskopf’s initial visit to the property

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Hole #12

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Our LOGO!

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One of the first signs we made

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Still during the building process in 1998

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Holes #6, #7, and #8

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Holes #13 and #14

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Various pics of the beginnings

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Shows holes #1, #2, and #4

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638 acres of golf and residential

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Our initial proposed drawing of what we wanted to build as our Clubhouse

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What we contemplated naming our Project, but decided on Old Kinderhook

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Jan Skola, Original Owner and Developer and Course Designer, Tom Weiskopf

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Tom Weiskopf standing in the field of what is now the 18th fairway

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Jan Skola, Bland Pittman, Dave Porter, Tom Weiskopf, Jack Donovan

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Jan Skola making sure the green is suppose to be where Tom has it marked!

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Our son Gage climbing out of the pool -1995 (WAS LOCATED NEXT TO WHERE THE BELL TOWER IS, along #14 FAIRWAY)

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Early morning fog

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Birdseye view of hole #13 soon after we opened the course in 1999

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Aerial view of hole #14 and the old clay block storage building where the Bell Tower Villa’s are now

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Overlooking Old Kinderhook

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#11 green

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The longest running Old Kinderhook employee

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Windmill on 18 fairway

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View from the Hotel

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#18 Green and fairway -View from the Hotel

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Boutique Hotel on site

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Taken from the Hotel

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View from the 4th floor of the Hotel

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OVERLOOKING #13 FAIRWAY AND LAKE​

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