BATON ROUGE, LA – BREC scaled back a plan to close City Park Golf Course to golfers on Sunday afternoons after staff discovered a group had been using the property for a weekly activity involving golf clubs, golf balls and the golf course.
The group had been meeting in foursomes for years without anyone thinking to put it on the events calendar. Staff were able to confirm the activity by looking out the clubhouse window.
“We asked what they needed from us to keep the program going,” said a parks employee. “One guy said he’d like us to quit standing on his ball.”
The Nov. 29 event is still on. BREC will keep the course open for full days in December and January while it reviews how the first event goes.
Regular golfer Earl Hebert said he’s willing to fill out a survey if it helps. He asked that they leave room after the question about his usual score so he can explain the wind.
