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12h ago

u/Manic_Mini

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RIP Wyckoff Country Club. Another historic course lost to scumbag developers in Western Mass.

Serious

Well, we've officially lost Wyckoff Country Club in Holyoke, MA, and this one really pisses me off.

Cesar Ruiz bought the course in 2025, promising the previous owners and community that he'd preserve it and invest millions into improving it. In just over a year, he's closing it and planning to build 126 upscale homes instead. So much for those promises.

And this wasn't some shitty muni nobody played. Wyckoff dates back to 1898, was redesigned by Donald Ross, and was easily one of the most challenging courses in Massachusetts thanks to its brutal layout and terrain.

And here's what really blows my mind. Who the hell is going to pay a premium for an "upscale home" in Holyoke?…