"The Houndslake Community centers around a 27- Hole Championship golf course in the Aiken area. Designed by Joe Lee, who designed the likes of La Costa, Doral, and Disney World. The three nines provide pleasure to the average golfer and a memorable challenge to the advanced player. All three nine holes play to a par of 36 and average just over 3,300 yards each. Our Azalea and Dogwood nines boast over 50,000 Azaleas planted during construction in 1974 to compliment the splash of Dogwood, Holly, and Kalmia in the area." quote from the Houndslake Country Club website.
Rumors are running around that Club Owner, Weldon Wyatt, is going to close the Laurel Golf Course at Houndslake Country Club. The reason stated by the Aiken Standard Newspaper is: Lack of Play and residents and members say they do not play because of poor maintenance of the course. As you can see in this beautiful photo by Thom Abbott, of Southside Gallery, the 9-holes are along water and the wooded areas close to Hitchcock Woods.
The houses along this course are some of the most valuable in the development, but now these values are in jeopardy. This course is an integral part of the community and closure could collapse the housing values in this area of Aiken. I encourage Aiken residents and members of the Club to help save the Links! Start Playing the Laurel, again! Call a member and play, if you are not a member become one, everyone in this part of Aiken needs to help support the future of the golf course.
The economic devastation that this closure would bring to the Aiken housing market does not benefit anyone. I hope citizens that live in Houndslake will write letters in protest of this closure. The Members of the Houndslake Country Club need to join forces and stop this devastating action. Help Save the Laurel 9! Write to the newspaper and the club, get your voice heard. The membership was not asked about the Club's sale to Wyatt, but now the members need to stand up and be counted, not only for the Laurel, but for our economy!
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