casuk
Head Pro
A petition to save dalmuir GC if anyone could kindly sign thanks you
Dalmuir to close
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Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
OP
As someone with a bit of experience in these problems can the various clubs associated with the course not amalgamate and put together a financial rescue package to the council.
What level of joint club membership is there ? If it is above 500 it should be do-able with some joined up thinking and the assistance of the council.
You MUST keep the council on board so name calling and stupid comments by the golfers are a no no. They are doing a difficult job in difficult times.
PM me if you wish to.
As someone with a bit of experience in these problems can the various clubs associated with the course not amalgamate and put together a financial rescue package to the council.
What level of joint club membership is there ? If it is above 500 it should be do-able with some joined up thinking and the assistance of the council.
You MUST keep the council on board so name calling and stupid comments by the golfers are a no no. They are doing a difficult job in difficult times.
PM me if you wish to.
Mel Smooth
Hacker
Bryson getting behind Dalmuir and the essence of what these clubs provide to the communities around them.
kp17
Newbie
That’s brilliant from DeChambeau,
Signed there, played Dalmuir a couple times years ago, used to know the pro, great wee club, sad to hear
Signed there, played Dalmuir a couple times years ago, used to know the pro, great wee club, sad to hear
KenL
Tour Rookie
Saw somewhere that the council decision has been made. Hopefully some way to keep it going can be found.
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
Dalmuir golf course loses survival bid over funding
West Dunbartonshire Council said it could no longer subsidise the course after a decline in membership.
www.bbc.co.uk
The council said it would explore opportunities for the course to be passed into the hands of the local community via an asset transfer.
It said it spent about £145,000 subsidising the course in the last year, equating to about £805 per member.
That suggests the membership is around 180? Hard for any club to survive with that number.
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Possible contrarian view alert here but...
I think we get a bit misty eyed as golfers when it comes to closures, especially if we have a connection to or have played somewhere and have nice memories of it. But golf clubs have to be sustainable first and foremost. A £145,000 blackhole needing subsidised doesn't smell of sustainability.
Yes it's sad but unless someone is willing to pony up the cash AND then have to improve it or continually take the hit then I'm afraid curtains are inevitable.
We are set to lose a few in this area (council courses - yet TBC) and if it's the ones rumoured to be at risk then the membership have done nothing to prevent it from happening. They use the course because it offers cheap access (which is important) but if that cheap access doesn't add up to viability then what did they think would happen?
It's all fair an well guys like BdC vocalising about public golf mattering, but beyond sentiment, what is he offering?
Fife rover ticket is £494 a year to access 7 courses. That's around £70 per paying member to each course. Kinghorn gets the most use by far but also costs the most to maintain and relies on Fife Council subsidy (as do the others) and the council is officially skint.
I think we get a bit misty eyed as golfers when it comes to closures, especially if we have a connection to or have played somewhere and have nice memories of it. But golf clubs have to be sustainable first and foremost. A £145,000 blackhole needing subsidised doesn't smell of sustainability.
Yes it's sad but unless someone is willing to pony up the cash AND then have to improve it or continually take the hit then I'm afraid curtains are inevitable.
We are set to lose a few in this area (council courses - yet TBC) and if it's the ones rumoured to be at risk then the membership have done nothing to prevent it from happening. They use the course because it offers cheap access (which is important) but if that cheap access doesn't add up to viability then what did they think would happen?
It's all fair an well guys like BdC vocalising about public golf mattering, but beyond sentiment, what is he offering?
Fife rover ticket is £494 a year to access 7 courses. That's around £70 per paying member to each course. Kinghorn gets the most use by far but also costs the most to maintain and relies on Fife Council subsidy (as do the others) and the council is officially skint.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Yes, I saw that but what about pay and play. A council course should operate mainly on that basis.Dalmuir golf course loses survival bid over funding
West Dunbartonshire Council said it could no longer subsidise the course after a decline in membership.
The council said it would explore opportunities for the course to be passed into the hands of the local community via an asset transfer.
It said it spent about £145,000 subsidising the course in the last year, equating to about £805 per member.
That suggests the membership is around 180? Hard for any club to survive with that number.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Sad, but no surprise.
It would be cost effective for the council to pay the existing members subs at another local members club.
Crazy situation.
It would be cost effective for the council to pay the existing members subs at another local members club.
Crazy situation.
