PUBLIC golf courses across the city could face closure after consultation on their future was opened.
Glasgow Life, the cultural and sporting arm of Glasgow City Council, is seeking the views of members of the public before deciding how courses should be used going forward.
It claims the consultation is needed due to low usage and a “substantial annual deficit”.
Options being considered include reducing fees, restricting opening hours or scrapping public courses in Glasgow.
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Axing the city’s six public golf courses was contemplated when budgets plans were being drawn up by the Council earlier this year.
However, the option was not included in the SNP authority’s final budget, which was agreed at a meeting in February.
It is believed the closures would bring savings of more than £1m.
A report will be produced and made public after the consultation period ends on Sunday, July 7.
“We manage six public golf courses on behalf of the City Council,” a Glasgow Life spokeswoman said.
“Low usage figures combined with a substantial annual deficit incurred in the maintenance of these facilities has led us to open a consultation with all interested parties, including golfers, non-golfers, and local communities, as to the future provision of these courses.
“The consultation runs until Sunday, July 7, at which point a report will be compiled and any proposals shared with the public.”
There are three 18-hole courses – Littlehill, Lethamhill and Linn Park – and three nine-hole courses – Knightswood, Ruchill and Alexandra Park – operated by Glasgow Life.
The consultation includes an online survey, which asks participants to rank six options for the future of the courses.
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These are: seasonal opening hours only (April to October) to save money, revised/restricted opening hours to save money, substantially reduce the price to play to ensure much more use, substantially increase the price to play to reduce the annual deficit, reduce the number of public golf courses to limit the deficit and no longer have any public golf facilities and leave private golf courses to meet the demand.
Participants are asked what they think should happen to the courses if they were to be closed. It also asks golfers a series of questions about the price of playing on Glasgow Life’s courses and how frequently they visit.
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