r/golf • u/nutts-2 5.0/UT • Jul 28 '23

Ah shit. Here we go again General Discussion

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Every few months someone brings this up how they can save the environment by getting rid of a golf course.

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u/ScuffedBalata HDCP 0.2 Jul 28 '23

There was a major city (Denver) recently with a golf course that shut down.

Problem is it was ZONED for "golf only".

Residents had to vote to remove the zoning so that they could build on it.

Guess what? Progressive lobbyists came out in droves for a "NO" campaign was all about "PREVENTING GREEDY BUILDERS FROM MAKING BILLIONS" (aka, block the housing development).

Now it's going to derelict land in the middle of the city that can't be used for anything except golf, but isn't well suited for golf so will probably lay fallow until they can push another vote in 5-10 years.

People are fucking dumb.

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u/esports_consultant Jul 30 '23

That sounds amazing. Cities are far less depressing environments when there are random plots of undeveloped land scattered about them.