Golfers explore legal options as course faces end

GOLFERS at one of Cork’s top clubs were exploring their legal options last night after a leading business family confirmed its plans to shut the course next year.

The Scally family, which owns the five-star Hayfield Manor in Cork, and the Killarney Royal Hotel, said its Harbour Point Golf Course in Little Island is no longer financially viable. It will close in May 2009.

The family bought the course three years ago for €12 million.