![]() The proposal is now before the Philipstown Planning Board. Phase 1 of the HVSF plan includes (1) parking, (2) use of the current tent for the 2022 season and (3) a repurposing of the existing pro shop and cart barn. Davis cited that figure in the statement, attributing it to “drastic declines in the number of golfers, particularly among millennials.” has been on a steady decline, according to the National Golf Foundation, with more than 800 closing in the past decade. The land there is owned by the Open Space Institute.Īfter a building boom that ended with the housing crash of 2007, the number of golf courses in the U.S. Davis also runs the Highlands Country Club on Route 9D in Garrison, which has a nine-hole course that he said will remain open. The plan to downsize to nine holes was dropped because it would require a redesign and other costs that “would not be justified,” he said. The course will close regardless of whether the Town of Philipstown approves the Shakespeare festival move to the property, Allemann said. “However, with the end of the pandemic in sight and faced with a number of deferred maintenance items, we have decided to focus our resources on our core hospitality businesses which employ more people and, we believe, have a brighter future,” he said. “Like so many commercial golf courses around the country, we simply failed to become economically sustainable in light of declining play and the increased number of courses” in the region.Īllemann said the decision to close the course had been postponed by the COVID-19 shutdown when golf became one of relatively few recreational activities allowed by New York State. “We’ve invested heavily in golf for two decades,” said Chip Allemann, general manager of The Garrison, in the statement. The statement cited “many years of significant losses from golf operations and the failure to achieve any significant synergy between golf and its core wedding, catering and restaurant businesses.” The golf course will begin its final season on Monday (April 5). The other businesses operated by The Garrison - a wedding and catering venue, a small inn and The Valley Restaurant - will remain in operation, Davis said in a statement. The plan had been to reduce the course from 18 to nine holes to make room. Chris Davis, the owner of The Garrison, said on Friday (April 2) that he plans to close its 18-hole golf course after the 2021 season because of significant financial losses but will ensure conservation easements prevent commercial development of the land.ĭavis said the decision was independent of a plan by the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival to move its longtime home at Boscobel to 52 acres Davis donated at The Garrison site.
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