Lack of municipal public courses in wake county
Have lived in the triangle area and other parts of this state for well over 30 years at this point. I am curious if any of y'all know why Raleigh and/or wake county in general never seemed to have ever developed a municipal golf course? Although they are all pretty crappy, Mecklenburg had 4 when I lived there a bit over 10 years ago. Most if not all of those courses were built on old landfills. A number of other towns and cities in this state have municipal courses. High Point has two, which are both pretty decent actually. Greensboro has Bryan Park, which is a legitimately nice 36 hole course. Albeit, Bryan Park's development had a lot more to do with the Bryan Foundation rather than the city of Greensboro. Likewise, Wilmington has a municipal course. As does Asheville, Wilson, Asheboro, Sanford, and Mooresville. Most cities and counties the size of Wake County, especially in areas where golf is very popular, have municipal courses. It's just very odd that we don't have one in Wake County. I would imagine the reason is something related to city and county politics or something of the like. I guess one could argue that RGA is the equivalent of Raleigh's municipal course, but it's technically not one. Moreover, I am really just lamenting the lack of options and the elimination of all the cheaper courses in the region over the last 30 years. I long for the days of the availability of Wil Mar and Cheviot Hills, or even south wake county's crooked creek. We do still have Brevofield way up near falls lake, and for those that enjoy a good time, Garner "country club" or even the old 401 Golf Par 3 course. It's a damn shame that property is sitting there vacant. We can't even have a solid, cheap driving range around these parts anymore. Rambling here a bit obviously, but I am genuinely curious why this area never developed a muni.
Hit 'em straight, dudes.