\n The Northern Echo has attempted to contact the club owners on several occasions but has yet to receive any correspondence.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Cllr Colin Pease, independent ward councillor for Sadberge and Middleton St George, branded the closure as “very disappointing news” and said he had “no idea” about plans for the future.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “I did pop into the Pro Shop after a round, but the girl at the desk said they’d been told nothing. I have no idea on plans for the future.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I’m just hoping they find a buyer to continue with the golf.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Dinsdale Golf Club\n<\/p>\n
\n The letter sent to members and seen by the Echo states: \u201cThere is never a perfect way to make these announcements, however, we wanted to write to you personally to let you know that Dinsdale Golf Club will be closing from April 1, 2026.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThis has been an incredibly difficult decision and not one we have taken lightly.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Since arriving in 2018, we have poured our hearts into the club, improving the course, enhancing the facilities and rebuilding Dinsdale.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe club has been far more than a business to us, it’s been a central part of our lives.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cHowever, after dedicating ourselves fully to the day-to-day demands, we have come to the decision that now is the right time to step away and prioritise our families and other parts of life that have taken a back seat for far too long.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Dinsdale Spa is the third Darlington course to close in recent times after the original Blackwell Grange course in 2013 and Hallgarth Hotel’s nine holes in 2025.\n<\/p>\n
\n The news sparked a string of messages of both sadness and support, with the Durham County Golf Union saying it was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n It said it hoped there \u201cmay yet be a viable future for the site\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dinsdale Spa Golf Club, off Neasham Road, announced to members earlier this month that it would be shutting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-448195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}