A Triad public golf course has a new owner.

Bobby Evans purchased Pine Knolls Golf Club in Kernersville from Jim Butler, according to the Kernersville News. Evans and Butler each live in the community surrounding the golf course.

Evans told the newspaper that he wanted to preserve the golf course and prevent it from a sale to corporate owner. He also said he did not want to develop the property.

Forsyth County listed the excise tax as $7,400, making the sales price $3.7 million.