Chirk Golf Club closes after failure to find a buyer
Chirk Golf Club has closed after administrators failed to find a buyer for the troubled business.
The golf club employed seven staff and had a membership of nearly 300. It is understood that the staff were informed of the decision to close on Monday with all roles being made redundant.
The club had been put up for sale after Birmingham-based insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor was appointed in August to run Myddleton Leisure Limited, the operating company.
The club went on sale with immediate effect, with its owner Guy Myddleton, also the company's sole director, working with the administrators to find buyers.
The club hit trouble after the heavy rain this summer saw a drop in the number of users on the course.
Mr Myddleton, who built the 18-hole course in 1992, said at the time: "It has been a very difficult decision. Trading conditions for Chirk Golf Club had been made more difficult this year by the terrible summer weather, which has affected the number of visiting golfers."
A statement on the club website said: "Chirk Golf Club ceased trading with effect from close of business on Sunday."
The club comprises an 18-hole championship course, a nine-hole academy course and is situated in 200 acres of ground. The administrators have been operating the business of Chirk Marina while a buyer for Myddleton Leisure is sought. But the marina, which is owned privately by Mr Myddleton, is not up for sale.
Richard Dixon, chief executive of the Welsh Golfing Union, said: "It is very bad news."
Chirk councillor Terry Evans said: "I really hope that a buyer can still be found. This is bad news for the Chirk economy."
