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Spofforth Golf Course has re-opened following months of uncertainty over its future.

The course, which provided its first update on operations since September last Thursday, was listed for sale for £2 million last summer.

It appeared to be under new ownership in October after Lister Haigh, which marketed the course, changed the listing to sold subject to contract.

But there were no announcements until last week when the golf course took to social media to announce the course would “finally” re-open on Friday, March 15.

The post said the course was “still very wet” but added the team “are eager to get back to golf”.

People can now book tee times for the 18-hole pay-and-play course, which costs £18 for a single player.

The Stray Ferret reported on the uncertainty of the site’s future this month after the apparent new owners remained silent on the situation.

We contacted the club again today; a person who answered the phone said the course had remained closed since November “due to the weather”.

However, when asked about the long-term future of the course and for an update on its ownership situation, the person said it was “a private family matter” and declined to say more.

Spofforth Parish Council previously told the Stray Ferret it understood “the sale has been concluded”.

The parish clerk also said at the time the family that owned the club was “still in residence at the house” but did not provide any further details.

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Spofforth Golf Course sold to unknown buyer

A family-owned golf course which has been on the market since the summer has found a buyer.   

Spofforth Golf Course was put up for sale with an asking price of £2 million and is now listed by agent Lister Haigh as sold subject to contract. 

In addition to what its website refers to as “the north’s premier 18-hole pay-and-play”, the 130-acre property includes a six-bay driving range, clubhouse, greenkeeping complex and car-park, a four-bed detached bungalow, a one-bed stables annexe and a double garage. 

The 72-par Spofforth Golf Course, which lies just west of the village of Spofforth between Harrogate and Wetherby, opened in 1994 as a diversification of Manor Farm, which previously produced cereals and beef.

The house is still subject to an agricultural occupancy restriction stipulating that it must be occupied by someone “mainly employed or last employed in the locality in agriculture”. 

It is not yet known who has bought the property or if they intend to maintain the golf course as a going concern open to the public. 

The Stray Ferret approached the vendors for comment, but was told it was a “private family matter”. 

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