The Courtland (Ala.) City Council voted unanimously to close the golf course, which opened in 2001 at a cost of $5 million, and made just over $9,000 during the month of July, down by $40,000 from the revenue made during the same month last year. The course will be auctioned at a future date. Golf…

The town-owned course in Courtland, Ala. is being listed nationally for $2.3 million. “It will go as a golf course,” said the owner of the real-estate firm selling the 228-acre property with six lakes, an 18-hole course and clubhouse. The town is selling the course because it is no longer receiving annual bond payments from International Paper.