When I was a kid, the 9 holer that was behind our backyard fence was sold and subdivided into residential, commercial and school property. It was an old Tom Bendelow as near as we can tell. They hired us neighborhood kids for about 50 cents an hour to help roll-up sod that they cut on the course FWs to resell for lawns. (of course it was old blue grass FWs not bent but probably heavy on poa).
My question is if anyone knows of any companies or even side jobs of GC construction companies like Wadsworth or Landscapes, who specialize in reversing the construction process and de-constructs for salvage, dying golf courses, like what is happening at Beechtree?
Beechtree is reportedly being converted into housing tract. So, sod may be available, though bent isn't actually lawn grass cultivar. But, perhaps area courses with significant area for enlarging turf nursery, could benefit, or sports fields in need of replacement of turf...
Then there might be the sprinkler heads, and associated irrigation hardware, and of course the pumphouse machinery. And, if coper wire is in the irrigation wiring, that could be worth something more than the effort to dig it up.
Obviously, the maintenance facility has plenty of machines and tools...
And, of course to whatever extent the club house is furnished and kitchen equip.
Jay Flemma mentioned the parkland grounds with hardwoods. While housing is reportedly coming in, not all those hardwoods are ideally positioned, and those that come down for roads and lots may have great worth if there are desirable hardwoods of good size and shape. Smaller trees may be able to be dug up with tree spades for transplanting into the new lots.
And, perhaps the well and pump station is in an aquifer that only requires a resevoir tower and treatment house to supply the new subdivision. So, they might leave the highcap well and pump in place...
I guess it is an obscure topic, but it is at least about golf course 'de-architecture', which is topical for our deconstructed social-economic times...
