Golf club owner locks out members

THE owner of a private golf course was criticised yesterday for playing hard ball by locking club members out.

Golf club owner locks out members

Michael Bowes, the owner of Fernhill Country Club in Carrigaline, shut his 18-hole golf course on Sunday morning as a bitter row over membership rights escalated.

Up to 30 club members who turned up to play found the course entrance blocked. They staged a protest at the gates until mid-afternoon and vowed last night to stage another protest next weekend.

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