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2024 Excellence in Golf Promotion: Harmston Family
Gordie Harmston lost his first election bid for the Roosevelt City Council, possibly because he advocated for a golf course that was not widely embraced.
Harmston subsequently won two other elections. His political experience summarizes the way Roosevelt GC came to be viewed in the Eastern Utah town that his great-grandfather founded in 1906. The course now is part of Roosevelt’s fabric, 50 years after its opening and 30 years after the addition of nine holes.
The course celebrated a half-century anniversary in May with a tournament that raised $60,000 for future projects. That’s an example of charitable events that support Uinta Basin citizens and bring further value to the vision that created the course.
The Harmston family’s contributions are being recognized with the Charles Nibley Excellence in Golf Promotion award. Named for the founder of the century-old Nibley Park Golf Course, the award commends “significant contribution to the development, growth or related promotion of golf facilities, programs, events or organizations.”
Gordie Harmston’s father, Gordon Sr., was a state senator and the longtime director of the Utah State Dept. of Natural Resources. He played a role in the opening of Wasatch Mountain Golf Course in 1967.
Feature written by Fairways Media senior writer Kurt Kragthorpe. Photography by Desert News sports writer Dick Harmon.