The National Golf Foundation reported in June that its database verification team had found that roughly 60 18-hole equivalents had closed, a 46% drop from the same time last year. It projected about 100 18HEQs to close by the end of the year, roughly 0.7% of America's total supply.
Pardue still has skin in the golf industry as owner of the Wizard Golf Club and Man O'War Golf Course, two popular value courses in Myrtle Beach. "So sad the course is closing," wrote reviewer 'MarkSMarkF'. "Loved playing this course!
A letter that went out to residents said, "Attempts to sell the Bluffs golf course and amenities will continue, and hopefully the search for a buyer will be successful." The course, which has been a go-to spot for golfers in south Louisiana, first opened in 1988.
A rainbow shines over Tomac Woods Golf Course, which will be redeveloped into a solar farm. Courtesy photo GolfPass Managing Editor Brandon Tucker has fond memories of playing high-school matches at Tomac Woods in southeast Michigan.