Roadman takes top post at Adams GC, Jackson moves up at Battle Creek

After 18.5 years running Battle Creek Golf Course in Broken Arrow, Dee Roadman has accepted a job as director of golf at Adams Golf Course in Bartlesville.

Roadman, 56, will spend the next few months putting together a staff and restocking the pro shop as Adams is currently closed for rebuilding all 18 greens. It is expected to reopen in September.

“Dee is uniquely qualified for this position as we transition Adams Golf Course through the Greens Replacement Project and other changes that have been ongoing at the course,” said Assistant City Manager Laura Sanders. “He brings a wealth of experience from his many years of service in the golfing industry, specifically in overseeing a premier public golf course in our region of Oklahoma, Battle Creek Golf Club in Broken Arrow. We are excited to bring Dee onboard and can’t wait for him to bring a new and fun experience to the golf patrons of Adams.”

Roadman said the new greens and a tree removal project designed to improve turf grass conditions will make Adams one of the premier public courses in the region.

Initially from Florida, Roadman completed the Professional Golf Management Program and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University. He has worked as a golf professional in Owasso, Norman, Hutchinson, Kan., and Corvallis, Ore., and served as director of golf of Stevinson Ranch Golf Club in Stevinson, Calif., from 1999 until 2006. In 2006, he began serving in his current role of director of golf at Battle Creek Golf Club in Broken Arrow.

Replacing Roadman as general manager at Battle Creek will be Colton Jackson, who has served as head professional there the past four years. Jackson, an Enid native, previously worked four years at Broken Arrow Golf & Athletic Club.