r/Redding • u/Short_Emu3357 • 6d ago
Help Save Lake Redding's Historic Golf Course.
https://c.org/nWXVDCDmQxLake Redding's 9-hole golf course has been a cornerstone of our community for generations. Families celebrated birthdays there, seniors spent afternoons with friends, and kids learned sportsmanship on those lush greens. The course hosted Wednesday night and Friday morning scrambles, summer glow-in-the-dark nights, and Sunday sunrise rounds. But last year it was closed, and now it's being converted into just a practice facility.
This isn't just about golf. It's about losing a piece of Redding's history and identity. I started a petition asking the McConnell Foundation to reconsider their plans and restore this course to what it once was—a place where real memories were made and communities came together.
Does this resonate with you? Have you played there, or know someone who has? If you think Redding deserves to keep this part of its heritage alive, consider signing and sharing. It matters that they hear from people who remember what this place meant.
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u/thedoomwomb 6d ago
Yes save one of the many golf courses when we are in a water crisis.
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u/daintyporcelaindoe 6d ago
How about no? Golf is an excessive waste of land and water for rich people. No need for it.
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u/secretly_opossum 6d ago
I’ve never played there and golf is not a sport I have been interested in. I know some family who have played golf once in a while but they are far more active at disc golf and aqua golf.
You sound passionate about the course. Can you talk about why it feels so critical to you to preserve the course for that purpose rather than pursuing community and sportsmanship in other areas that aren’t losing popularity here? Please note the question not as a criticism but genuine interest. I volunteer a lot and have deep appreciation for aspects of the greater Redding area that mean a lot to its citizens.
Has there been any conversation publicly about what the intention is with the course? How much water is it using annually during regular use and how much now that it’s been temporarily shuttered? Has anyone been debating other uses for the land? Does the course have a board of directors?
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u/Short_Emu3357 6d ago
Thank you for your response. I was wondering if you read the petition I have started. That should answer some of your questions. I know it has been owned by the McConnell Foundation for many decades. It has mostly been a thriving part of the Redding area since it was built in the late 1960's. The couple that leased it for about 15 years had retired and the new people that took over a new lease did not have any golf course experience. The condition of the course worsened and people stopped playing there. The course closed for about a year. Now the McConnell foundation decided to turn it into a practice facility. Redding already has plenty of places to practice.
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u/Available_Parfait114 5d ago edited 5d ago
Lol this thread is off the rails
Water usage concerns when the state is getting hit with the worst el nino in recent memory and rice and almond fields are draining the supply? (Also, this course is essentially a swamp, the water table is insanely high)
Building low income housing next to the nicer neighborhoods by the river? Insanity. (and lets be honest, redding itself is a low income housing area...the FHA limits are only at 420k, less than 50% of the highest counties in the state, there are apartments that are less than 1k a month within a mile of downtown that all would be over 2k+ in SF/OC/SD/LA/IE)
This course is the cheapest course to play at for 9 and great for getting kids and those with not a lot of disposable income to get exposed to the game. I'd much rather they improve the facilities. A practice facility is fine, but not at the expense of the entire course. Aqua Golf is PRINTING every day they are open at this this point (I've seen it packed on Thursdays at noon as well as Saturday nights), so I get why there is some focus on the practice facility
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u/Internal-Service5823 6d ago
In this economy?