CONSULTATION on the future of public golf in Glasgow has revealed most people are against scrapping the city’s courses, it is understood.

Participants in a survey by Glasgow Life were overwhelmingly opposed to no longer having the six public courses – including Knightswood, on Lincoln Avenue.

It is believed 37.5 per cent of respondents were in favour of a switch to seasonal opening hours, which could be from April to October.

More than 2,000 people responded to the consultation.

Our sister paper the Glasgow Times reported that the cost of providing the courses across the city hit £1.26 million in 2018/19 – but just £145,000 was recouped in income.

Options drawn up ahead of Thursday’s Glasgow City Council budget announcement included scrapping five of the six courses, with only Knightswood surviving, to save an estimated £530,000.

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Glasgow Life hopes to provide golf at most of the city’s public courses and alternative operating models are being discussed, it is believed, but decisions have yet to be made.

Future talks will consider the council’s key strategies around the climate emergency, property and land and asset management, as well as budgets and the responses to the consultation.

There are three 18-hole courses – Littlehill, Lethamhill and Linn Park – and three nine-hole courses – Knightswood, Ruchill and Alexandra Park – operated by Glasgow Life.

Declining use and a “substantial annual deficit” were cited as reasons for the launch of the consultation.

It is believed the number of rounds fell by 15 per cent between 2017/18 and 2018/19.

Options suggested during consultation included reducing fees, restricting opening hours or axing the courses.