A popular Scottish golf course has been forced to close after vandals carried out an attack that is expected to take months to repair.
The nine-hole course at Caird Park in Dundee was targeted in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Almost £50,000 worth of greenkeeping equipment was stolen and used to destroy multiple holes on the council-run facility.
In a statement on Facebook, Golf Dundee said it was impossible to know how long the course would need to be closed for.
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“We are so sorry for the disruption this will cause to the hundreds of 9 Hole members who use and enjoy the course but can assure you that we will do whatever we can to re-open the course as soon as possible,” read the statement.
“There is no doubt, however that, due to the total destruction caused in some areas that we will re-open, at some point, with a reduced number of holes.”
Speaking to The Courier, Caird Park Golf Club captain Ian Gordon said: We don’t need this. We have recently been welcoming more people back to the club and now this happens.
“Something has to be done to increase security and stop these people doing this.
“Vandalism of this type is going to scare…
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