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In 1914, Michael and Irene Petrilak, immigrants from
Austria, purchased this beautiful 100-acre tract of land
to farm and raise their family of 14. In 1959, the two
youngest family members Walter and Andrew devised a plan
whereby they would keep one half of their herd of dairy
cattle on the lower half of the farm while turning the
upper one half of the farm into a nine-hole golf course.
Slowly but surely, the plan took off until it was
apparent that dairy farming was disappearing but golf
was here to stay.
In 1962, the brothers
converted the rest of the farm into nine more holes
creating the present day 18-hole course.
Sadly
Walter passed away in February of 2004. He is deeply
missed by all who knew him. Andy with his
son Paul is hard at work maintaining Skyline. Today
where you might once have seen a hay wagon heaping with
bails or a herd of dairy cows quietly grazing, you will
now find people of all ages working to improve their
driving, chipping or putting. |
