After years of uncertainty about the future of the Mason Rudolph Golf Course in Clarksville, the city appears to be poised to reopen the 112-year-old course.
The back story
While the driving range has remained open, the course itself has been closed for the last few years. As a result, Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts announced that the course would permanently close and transition into the Mason Rudolph Legacy Park . Golfers were furious when they heard the announcement, alleging the city didn’t keep up with the course so it would be easier to close.
“The efforts were not made to keep it up as a golf course,” Michael Long, an avid Clarksville golfer told NewsChannel 5 last year.
“We didn’t do it on purpose. It was just a series of issues that came up,” Mayor Pitts said last May…