The San Marcos, Texas facility has been closed since October 2015 due to $1.2 million in flood damage. The university has decided not to repair and reopen the golf course, instead constructing recreational fields on the site over the next three to five years.
Texas State University officials have decided not to reopen the campus golf course, which has remained closed since October 2015 due to flooding that continues to plague Texas golf courses this year, the San Marcos, Texas University Star reported.
According to a press release from the San Marcos, Texas university, flooding last October caused more than $1.2 million in damage. After extensive review, university administration decided not to repair and reopen the golf course, the Star reported.
Administrators consulted with various organizations, including Campus Planning, Campus Recreation, Student Affairs, the Department of Athletics, The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, the Center for Archaeological Studies and the City of San Marcos, and decided to construct recreational fields on the site over the next three to five years, the Star reported.
The fields will serve thousands more students than the golf course, while addressing the land’s archeological, water quality, flood mitigation and environmental significance, officials stated in the press release. Administrators have been considering permanently closing the golf course since March, the Star reported.
“At (a $1.2 million repair cost), it’s worth taking a closer look at whether that is the best use for students, faculty and staff of that space,” said Eric Algoe, vice president of finance and support services, in March before administrators decided.
Many residents from the Central Texas area enjoyed the golf course before it was closed, the Star reported.
“It was a neat place for students to be able to interact with citizens and residents or folks that are passing through from up north,” said course manager Victor Hernandez.
Mike Akers, women’s golf coach, used the course to teach intermediate golf classes. “It has certainly impacted area golf because it gave the most supportable place to play without question,” Akers said in March. “I don’t know where these golfers are going now.”
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