Bryson DeChambeau calls for Dalmuir golf course to be kept open

US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau has urged the local authority that operates Dalmuir to keep the municipal course on the north-west outskirts of Glasgow open.

The public-run course’s future will be debated by West Dunbartonshire Council at a budget meeting on Wednesday evening.

Dalmuir could be closed completely, reduced to 12 holes or remain at 18 but with a rise in membership rates and green fees.

More than 3,500 people have signed a petition urging the authority to save the course while the SNP group in the Labour-minority council has also backed the campaign to keep Dalmuir open.

Dalmuir was threatened with closure last year and the council says it costs more than £100,000 a year to subsidise the expenditure to run the course.

Long-time tour caddie Craig Connelly, who lives near Dalmuir, shared a video by DeChambeau on X during which the two-time US Open champion emphasises the impact golf can have on a community.

“I’m here to tell you how important a public golf course is to the ecosystem, not only just golf in general, but the community,” said the 31-year-old American.

“Sometimes people don’t realise the impact of golf and what it is for a community, whether it’s character development, personal growth, learning more about yourself or family development.

“If you don’t have golf courses like Dalmuir and a community like Dalmuir, it’s difficult to continue to grow not only just a sport, but a community.

“This golf course is super important and I hope people can understand how important it is to go out and sign that petition and keep this course alive and to make a different future for generations to come.”