DeChambeau backs fight to save course in Glasgow

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.”