Appeal after 'patterned holes' dug on golf course

"Patterned holes of varying sizes" were dug on a golf course causing thousands of pounds worth of damage, a club has said.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to reports of damage to seven greens at Bondhay Golf Club, in Worksop, caused in the early hours of Sunday, between midnight and 05:30 BST.

The club said in a statement this would cause "severe disruption" to golfers for a "number of weeks".

Police are urging anyone with information to come forward and the club is offering a £1,000 reward to help identify those involved.

The club said the turf was also chopped up and thrown around, "creating further mess".

"They have caused thousands of pounds of damage to the 18-hole course and disrupted the bookings for at least the upcoming days," the club added.

"The two greenkeepers already on duty were swiftly joined by members of the team who assessed the damage and got to work immediately in conducting initial surface repairs.

"This was just the beginning of a process to return the greens to as high a standard as possible, with work continuing daily.

"Damage of this severity undoubtedly will now cause severe disruption to our members and visiting golfers, and to the wider business as a whole.

"We will do everything in our power to make the recovery as swift as possible, but the impacts could last for a number of weeks."

The club said further CCTV cameras, surveillance equipment and other preventative measures would be installed to prevent future incidents.

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