{"id":142104,"date":"2023-10-07T08:19:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=142104"},"modified":"2023-10-07T08:19:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:19:15","slug":"golf-course-left-abandoned-after-fire-destroyed-clubhouse-with-deserted-cart-in-bushes-and-fairway-now-a-field-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/golf-course-left-abandoned-after-fire-destroyed-clubhouse-with-deserted-cart-in-bushes-and-fairway-now-a-field-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf course left abandoned after fire destroyed clubhouse with deserted cart in bushes and fairway now a field | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A WEST YORKSHIRE golf club is now derelict after being abandoned in 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n Lofthouse Hill Golf Club closed its doors after 25 years in business, having opened in 1994 in Wakefield.<\/p>\n Originally a nine-hole course, it expanded to 18 in 2004 and could host up to 130 people.<\/p>\n The family-run business offered a driving range and a golf school, and the course measured 6,014 yards, with a standard scratch score of 70.<\/p>\n There was also a bar and restaurant on site with the venue available to hire for functions and events.<\/p>\n But that all stopped in November 2019 after the club went out of business on short notice.<\/p>\n The venue has fallen into a state of disrepair since with many areas overgrown – though evidence of its golf past remains.<\/p>\n A fire in 2021 as a result of an arson attack destroyed much of the clubhouse, with most of the roof collapsing and bricks being left scattered around.<\/p>\n However old scorecards survived the blaze, while an abandoned golf buggy lying in the bushes leaves behind a reminder of what once was.<\/p>\n But the fairways have grown out of control and are more recognisable as fields, while it is almost impossible to pinpoint where the greens once lay.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Rusted clubs and fire-damaged furniture have been left behind in the clubhouse, which once hosted a pro shop too.<\/p>\n
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