10.07am 8th January 2025 - <a href="https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/property/">Property</a> <br><a href="https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/11750/Uxbridge-public-golf-course">Uxbridge Golf Course</a> in Middlesex is to close temporarily while a specialist operator is sought to take on the management of the course and nearby <a href="https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/hastehillgolf">Haste Hill</a>, both of which are currently run by Hillingdon Council. <br>The decision to close Uxbridge temporarily on January 14 follows a decline in player numbers at both sites during the past year, further hampered by wet weather.<br>Despite recently increasing fees, considerable council investment and an annual taxpayer subsidy, both courses have continued operating at a significant loss.<br>Advisers have now been appointed to source a new operator following an initial search last year by the council.<br />The council has reported that staff at Uxbridge will move across to Haste Hill Golf Course, although that site is also under threat of temporary closure if a new operator cannot be found quickly. <br>Councillor Eddie Lavery, Cabinet Member for Community and Environment, said: “We’re very proud to be in the unique position of owning several golf courses as part of Hillingdon’s great leisure offer for residents. However, with increasing pressures on council finances, the staffing, maintaining and running of these courses is a significant taxpayer subsidy for a service used by relatively few. It is an unsustainable position.<br>“We are actively seeking a specialist golf operator that will have the expertise we do not have to provide a more tailored offer that works for everyone.”<br>Uxbridge Golf Course, which first opened in the 1940s, offers a 12-hole, par-47 layout, while Haste Hill boasts a 5,720-yard, par-68, 18-hole course. <br>A major redevelopment of Stirling Leisure's Hamersley Public Golf Course and driving range near Perth in Western Australia is complete, with golfers now able to experience golf the Inrange way following its official re-opening last month.<br>Trojan Battery, a leading supplier of batteries for the golf cart industry and the wider utility vehicle market, will begin its 100th anniversary at the 2025 PGA Show in Orlando from January 21-24.<br>Specialist golf PR, marketing & sponsorship agency Sports Impact has appointed experienced sports industry executive Nick Addecott as its Chief Marketing Officer to drive strategic initiatives and enhance the agency’s bespoke marcoms services to clients worldwide.<br><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/property/uxbridge-course-faces-temporary-closure-while-council-seeks-new-operator/" rel="noopener" data-via="eGolfBusiness" data-hashtags="GolfBusinessNews">Share on Twitter</a> <br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/property/uxbridge-course-faces-temporary-closure-while-council-seeks-new-operator/&title=Uxbridge+course+faces+temporary+closure+while+council+seeks+new+operator&source=GolfBusinessNews.com" rel="noopener">Share on LinkedIn</a><br>GolfBusinessNews.com (GBN) is for the many thousands of people who work in the golf business all around the world.<br>We cover the full range of topics both on and off the course. We aim to supply essential information both quickly and accurately in a format which is easy to use. We are independent of all special interest groups.<br><a style="font-weight: 600;" href="https://eepurl.com/bpOC9">Click here to sign up</a> for our free twice weekly golf industry news summary<br>View the <a class="gbn-latest-email" href="https://golfbusinessnews.com/weekly-emails/the-latest-news-from-gbn-37/">latest newsletter</a> here<br>5/7 High Street<br>Dorchester-on-Thames<br>Oxfordshire OX10 7HH<br>United Kingdom<br><a href="mailto:publisher@golfbusinessnews.com">publisher@golfbusinessnews.com</a><br>© 1999-2025 <a href="https://golfbusinessnews.com">e.GolfBusiness.com Limited</a> | All Rights Reserved. | <a href="/privacy-policy/">GBN Privacy Policy</a> <br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxNU3huU1ppN2xQNDNfYS1NeXRqODVuYUxfaGl6RFVLQTVqb0Nwc21iRmNPbTlETXlwVTkySktBM09zb3pDNHl1dzJvSGdaWjU3Si16dTVzdTJpVTl4YVdwOHVaRXNnUzVhNmo1WGNhRTdPYmE2Mm1yanFETzRJZHRHOU5haFdObDJPVnI2UEFnX24yLS0xaGl0UmdEX0tWR3JLM0xZN0trdW55S2tkSXVjellOTURxNkU?oc=5">source</a>
