Country Club Members Are Bearing the Brunt of the Golf Recession
- With courses closing around the U.S., the rules are changing
- ‘That is the reality, and it’s based in good business sense’
The Ocean Course
Across the verdurous fairways of the New Seabury Country Club lies a golfer’s utopia, with stirring ocean views and osprey racing overhead. Inside the clubhouse lurks rebellion.
Members are suing the Carl Icahn-owned resort on Cape Cod, accusing managers of scheming to raise fees and call a halt to refunds on millions in initiation payments. The plaintiffs are also angry about what they describe as strong-arm tactics and cold indifference to attempts to broker compromise.