“People are having to go to various other clubs, and some of which are now full because there are so many of us needing to move,” Ms Northover explained.
“The overwhelming feeling is one of great sadness that this green space will no longer be there because once it’s gone, you can’t get it back.
“It’s the physical exercise, the mental wellbeing you get from the sport, making friends, having a chat afterwards, playing competitions if you want to.”
David Young, who has been a member of the golf club for about 40 years, said the club had been “open to everybody, it’s not been exclusive, it’s always been very inclusive”.
“Lots of local people have valued what it offered, and that’s much more important than whatever has been won or not won,” he added.
Ms Northover said her favourite memory had been a hole-in-one on the second, “although I didn’t see it go in the hole because you can’t see it from the tee”.
She said she had made “friends for life” at the club, before adding that she was “off to play the course one last time”.