New York Golf Course Sues a Neighboring Course, Citing Mayor’s ‘Conflict of Interest’

By Rob Harris, of Golf Dispute Resolution   New York’s Ives Hill Country Club has turned to litigation in an effort to stifle what appears to be a competitive threat by nearby Watertown Golf Club.   In a lawsuit brought by Ives Hill, it alleged that Watertown Golf Club, Inc. operates the course on land that it leases from the City of Watertown. Ives Hill wants to render that lease void and unenforceable, claiming that it was initially approved “despite a conflict of interest of the