It’s a sad end for a course that once hosted such as Sarazen and Cotton.
Peter Alliss’s Dad was the pro there pre war, and it was in the running as a Ryder cup venue.
But it was never looked after , it was a mess when I played there a few times 30 years ago.
The greens were not looked after.
Although this decision to close it, has the smell of labour council f.u. Politics about it.
They probably see it as too “bourgeoisie”: which says they don’t know much about golfers!
Stagger, pannal is a good test, not far away, and wasn’t pricey.
Baildon similar. Don’t know about now. Fulford more expensive but worth paying.