Museum of the Rockies

The Museum of the Rockies is one of the crown jewels of our community, and Black Bull Golf Club is proud to be a major sponsor of the 2007 Wine Classic. The Wine Classic, which is the major fundraising event for the Museum, is all the more special this year as the Museum celebrates its 5th anniversary. With our sponsorship we are expressing our pride in the Museum and its achievements as well as in our community.

With 94,000 square feet, the Museum of the Rockies is the largest natural history museum in the region. It includes the only Digistar planetarium in the Northern Rockies and has developed a fully interpreted Living History Farm on 11 adjacent acres. A constantly changing schedule of exhibits and planetarium shows mean there's always something new to see; some of the current exhibits include Dinosaurs Under the Big Sky, Picasso: 25 Years of Edition Ceramics, and Tutankhamun: “Wonderful Things” From The Pharaoh’s Tomb. The Museum is located on the Montana State University campus at 600 W. Kagy Blvd. Check the Museum of the Rockies website for more information and hours.

Partner Overview: The Winchester Group

The Winchester Group, LLC is a multi-faceted firm with extensive experience in development management and oversight of club operations of exclusive high-end private golf courses communities and daily-fee golf courses.

These include such private courses as the Quarry at La Quinta, California, Estancia Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, Tradition Club in La Quinta, California, The Reserve in Indian Wells, California, Stock Farm in Hamilton, Montana, and The Bridges in Rancho Santa Fe, California. These also include daily fee golf courses such as those at Branson Creek in Branson, Missouri, Longbow in Mesa, Arizona, Maderas in Poway, California, Moreno Valley Ranch in Moreno Valley, California, and Oak Valley in Beaumont, California.

Winchester is dedicated to providing quality customer service to its clients and its projects. Experienced professionals work to create the best possible solutions to design, construction, and managerial challenges to the golf course, clubhouse, ancillary buildings and offsite utilities and roads.

Bozeman, MT Designated as "Dream Town"

According to a new study by Bizjournals, Bozeman, MT offers the best quality of life in the United States and has been designated as a “dream town”. Bozeman is an ideal place to live; very few places offer a small town feel with the booming business and economy of a big city. The number of small businesses in Bozeman has grown by almost 28 percent and the population has increased by 15.3 percent in the past five years. In addition, 41 percent of adults residing in Bozeman have a bachelor’s degree, ranking this community sixth among all the nation’s small communities.

The study was inspired by the increasingly popular interest of small-town life and big-city business opportunities. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 1.7 million people move from metropolitan areas to smaller cities each year. Towns throughout the United States were ranked on factors such as economies, traffic, costs of living, and education systems.

Aside from the thriving statistics, Bozeman offers a multitude of outdoor activities, culture, and style. Surrounded by Rocky Mountains and clear blue skies, just some of Bozeman’s activities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, fly fishing, golfing, rafting, skiing, and snowboarding. The historic downtown area of Bozeman offers numerous unique dining, nightlife, and shopping experiences. Bozeman is also home to Montana State University which currently enrolls 12,000 students and is one of the city’s largest employers.

Partner Overview: CLB Partners

CLB Partners, Ltd. is a real estate company specializing in the development of quality residential communities. The firm focuses on luxury new-construction product, emphasizing homes in unique upscale environments. Its current portfolio includes mid- to high-rise loft condominiums, an oceanside enclave, and brownstone-style townhomes.

Since its founding in 1997, CLB Partners’ residential communities have been built exclusively in Texas and California. Black Bull is the company’s first project in Montana. “We are so pleased to have the opportunity to partner with The Winchester Group in bringing luxury golf-course living to Bozeman,” states Will Cureton, founding partner of CLB. “They are the golf course experts, and we are proud to lend our residential expertise to the design and construction of the Club Homes. With its spectacular surroundings and wonderful amenities, I believe Black Bull will set the standard for the ultimate golf club lifestyle for years to come. Needless to say, we are approaching this project with great enthusiasm”!

Scott Rodgers, senior developer with CLB, also notes, “Working with Jerry Locati and his team has been a great experience. Having an architectural background myself, it is a privilege to have the opportunity to participate in planning a community which will be in perfect harmony with its unique setting”.