‘Mindless Act of Criminal Damage’: Golf Course Faces Lengthy Recovery After Vandalism

It takes one night and a gap in the railings to undo months of greenkeeping. Cheshunt Park Golf Course found that out this week, and the sad part is how familiar the story has become. Eight greens at the Broxbourne public course were churned up overnight between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, leaving a stretch of the layout unplayable. Broxbourne Borough Council did not hold back in its statement: “This is a mindless act of criminal damage that has had a significant impact on one of the Borough’s valued leisure facilities.” The damage hit the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th…