Bama Duffer
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I haven't visited the board recently, but I wondered how things are going for the rest of you.
A couple of months back, one of our long-time driving ranges in the Montgomery, Alabama, area closed. I didn't think much about it, since it had always been pretty run-down and the times I visited it there weren't many folks hitting balls.
Just the other day, though, I discovered that River Run, one of our few public courses, has been foreclosed on and is no longer open. So there are now 36 fewer holes of public golf in Montgomery.
River Run was not a great course by any means, but it has limped along since the late 1980's. I've also heard that another local public course may be looking at some financial difficulties as well.
I assume this is related to the economy. Has anyone else noticed other closings in your area?
A couple of months back, one of our long-time driving ranges in the Montgomery, Alabama, area closed. I didn't think much about it, since it had always been pretty run-down and the times I visited it there weren't many folks hitting balls.
Just the other day, though, I discovered that River Run, one of our few public courses, has been foreclosed on and is no longer open. So there are now 36 fewer holes of public golf in Montgomery.
River Run was not a great course by any means, but it has limped along since the late 1980's. I've also heard that another local public course may be looking at some financial difficulties as well.
I assume this is related to the economy. Has anyone else noticed other closings in your area?