The City of Jackson and Jackson County's merger of oversight of their Sharp Park and Cascades golf courses this year in the midst of industry-wide struggles has raised again the question: Should government be in the golf business?

Government’s role in owning golf courses a hot topic as industry struggles

They were Jackson County’s (MI) first 18-hole public golf courses and remained the only ones for decades. They are the places where generations of Jackson residents have learned the game that has remained a lifelong recreation. But the City of Jackson and Jackson County’s merger of oversight of their Sharp Park and Cascades golf courses this year in the midst of industry-wide struggles has raised again the question: Should government be in the golf business?


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