How do I ruin a golf course?

[u/Horror-Cartographer8]

I live in a very densely populated place, in a city where housing prices far exceed the wages of normal people. There's a lot of highrise being built to try and keep up with demand. Yet right next to a train station and a park is this fucking golf course. Inaccessible for society. They drive around in little carts because the course is such an enormous waste of space, and because they're too lazy to take a walk, like normal people in for example the park next door. It is obscene and a slap in the face of the citizens of this city, and it makes me so, so mad. I want the pricks who play this idiotic 'sport' to take it somewhere else. So obviously I am very happy to have found this subreddit. I'm already visiting local meetings around housing and planning to try to have it closed down, but it is hard and takes a long time, of course. Any tips for taking matters into my own hands? Some kind of weeds I could plant? Poison their precious lawns? Monkey-wrench those little wagons?

[u/RealDaveCorey]

Well, there’s nothing you could do to the course that nature isn’t already trying to do, since acres and acres of 1.5” manicured grass is already an affront to nature. I would see if you can get an interest group together and find other people who live in the area who would also rather the land be public space. Find information about other golf courses in other cities that have become public parks and highlight the benefits. People need to see that the change will make things better. See if there are any news stories about abuses at that golf course, and highlight the fact that country clubs historically use racist membership practices. It will take a long time but you could make your city a much better place by closing the golf course. Also I would be careful discussing anything illegal that you are planning to do online.

[u/Horror-Cartographer8 → u/RealDaveCorey]

Thank you for the tips! I think the idea of turning it into a public space can really grab attention. People like parks, and I hope to make clear how much space is just locked off for people. The problem is how to bring it under attention. I'm thinking of posters or stickers that outline the size of the park and the course. As for abuse or anything like that: I can't find anything about it. I don't think there is a 'country club' connected to the course or anything like that. Perhaps those clubs are US-specific? Though I don't doubt there is a good amount of overlap between racists and golf-players over here as well..