Wind-down announcedAugust 21, 2026Bakersfield, California

August 21, 2026

Ownership says the course is winding down — foreclosure is in motion.

A statement released today by current ownership says Scarlet & Gray Golf Course, formerly Rio Bravo Country Club, will begin winding down all operations. It cites severe financial distress, an active multi-million-dollar note default, pending foreclosure, and a failed emergency rescue sale in Kern County Superior Court.

From an August 21, 2026 ownership statement issued under the name of Jeremy Willer. It is one party’s account — not a court order.

Record

  1. 1975

    A championship course in the foothills

    Robert Muir Graves opens the 18-hole layout.

  2. May 2017

    Neighbors buy it to save it

    About 13–14 homeowners form a mutual-benefit corporation and go into escrow.

  3. 2022

    Listed at $4.9 million

    328 acres, clubhouse, and a parcel zoned for 22 lots.

  4. Dec 2023

    Sold to the Willers

    Jeremy and Kimberly Willer purchase the club.

  5. Jan 2026

    Closed without warning

    The club shuts until further notice.

  6. Feb 2026

    Reopened as Scarlet & Gray

    Randy Willer reopens the course to the public under a new name.

  7. Aug 21, 2026

    Wind-down and foreclosure

    Ownership announces operational wind-down and pending foreclosure.

Straight answers

Why Signal instead of email?

A pledge has your name, street, and a dollar figure. Email sits on Google’s servers and in forwarded inboxes. Signal is end-to-end encrypted — only you and the organizers can read it. This website never stores the form. Donations still go through PayPal because that is a payment, not a pledge.

Is the course actually in foreclosure?

The August 21, 2026 ownership statement says yes: an active multi-million note default, pending foreclosure actions, and a failed emergency sale. That is an ownership press statement, not a recorded trustee’s sale notice. We verify the recorded documents in step two of the plan.

Who owns it right now?

Jeremy and Kimberly Willer purchased the club in late 2023. Neighbor strategy does not depend on picking a side in that dispute. It depends on being a credible buyer for the land.

What does a donation actually pay for?

The legal and due-diligence fund: a real-estate attorney, title report, appraisal, and the first 90 days of organizing. It is not the purchase price.

I don’t play golf. Why would I put money in?

Because you live next to 328 acres of irrigated open space that sets the character and the comps of the neighborhood.

Is this affiliated with Scarlet & Gray or the Willers?

No. Save Rio Bravo is an independent neighbor campaign, in the spirit of the 2017 homeowner purchase.

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