The 18-hole golf course in Kent, Ohio will close at the end of the month after 50 years in operation. University officials said the golf course would be unable to reverse its five-year trend of diminished revenue and operating losses.
Kent State University has announced plans to close its 18-hole golf course in Kent, Ohio after 50 years of ownership, citing a decline in revenue and escalating operating costs, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
The par-70 course will remain open to golfers until the end of the month. University officials said it was determined that the golf course would be unable to reverse its five-year trend of diminished revenue and operating losses, the AP reported.
The golf course was reviewed as part of an audit for the Ohio Task Force on Affordability and Efficiency, which asked the state’s universities to evaluate all non-core assets to figure out their market value, the AP reported.
Kent State’s budget for the course this year was approximately $500,000. University officials said it’s no longer financially viable to keep it open, the AP reported.
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