Golf Course Operations
This is the national debate, not a verdict.
Operating and subsidizing municipal golf courses.
Results:Low
High
(2-25)
Stuck: 195Active debate: 8Moving: 3
Where it is moving
Ainsworth, Nebraska
MovingAug 25, 20261 resultcity
Davenport City, Iowa
MovingAug 21, 20262 resultscity
Alice, Texas
MovingAug 18, 20263 resultscity
Andover, Kansas
Active debateAug 11, 20265 resultscity
- Golf-course report: irrigation success, robotic mowers on order; part-time staffing remains small
- City Council Meeting 11/25/2025
- City Council Meeting 10/14/2025
- City hears municipal golf course first-quarter report; robot lease stalled by contract venue clause
- City hears fourth-quarter and full-year report on municipal golf course; rounds down slightly, revenues flat
Tampa, Florida
Active debateAug 4, 20261 resultcity
Pryor Creek, Oklahoma
Active debateJul 28, 20266 resultscity
- Council eyes golf-course capital strategy, authorizes transfer to money market
- City of Pryor Creek - City Council Meeting - December 2, 2025
- City of Pryor Creek - Park Board Meeting - October 27, 2025
- Golf course posts stronger year; board eyes bridges, restrooms, carts and pro-shop improvements
- Pryor Creek golf course posts roughly $850,000 in revenue; board seeks quotes for new carts and discusses purchasing policy
- Pryor Creek golf course reports strong tournament revenues; council tables cart purchase decision
East Hempfield, Pennsylvania
Active debateJul 23, 20262 resultscity
Mountain Home, Idaho
Active debateJul 21, 20261 resultcity
Ottawa City, Kansas
Active debateJul 8, 20264 resultscity
- Commissioners press staff on golf course finances, irrigation and cart-path needs
- Ottawa City general manager details golf course repairs, irrigation problems and programming
- City staff report progress, challenges after taking golf course operations in-house
- City to assume golf-course operations Dec. 30 after approving lease amendment with JPM Enterprises
Luck, Wisconsin
Active debateJul 8, 20261 resultcity
Groton, Connecticut
Active debateJun 24, 20261 resultcity
Alma, Nebraska
StuckJun 15, 20261 resultcity
Junction City, Kansas
StuckJun 2, 20261 resultcity
McCall, Idaho
StuckMay 28, 20263 resultscity
- Golf-course advisory committee warns of irrigation, staffing and funding strains as tournaments surge
- Council backs higher tournament fees at McCall golf course; asks staff for analysis of smaller across‑the‑board increases
- Golf community reports strong season and demand to council during public comment
Pocatello City, Idaho
StuckMay 15, 20262 resultscity
Bangor City, Maine
StuckMay 14, 20262 resultscity
Overland Park, Kansas
StuckMay 6, 20262 resultscity
Roosevelt Planning and Zoning, Utah
StuckMay 5, 20261 resultcity
Tega Cay, South Carolina
StuckApr 20, 20261 resultcity
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
StuckApr 14, 20261 resultcity