“It’s not going to affect us too much because we can play anywhere,” Wayne said.
“It would be a great shame to lose this facility, but ultimately we’re not going to stop playing if it closes; we’ll just go somewhere else.”
But Justin says its a deal-breaker, which could see him relocating.
“Working afternoon shifts means that living in a town with no golf course would be difficult,” he said.
“There’s just no way I could get in 18 holes in the morning in another town and still make it back in time to get to work.”
As Corowa Golf Club weighs its options and contemplates the future, support is growing to find a way to keep the golf course active.
Club Corowa CEO Peter Norris said it was essential that the community retained the golf course.
“It would be a really tough one if we lost the golf course for our town,” Mr Norris said.
“The town is already doing it tough, with empty shops.
“From our point of view, the immediate focus is ensuring that we retain the golf course.”
Mr Norris said Club Corowa would be willing and legally able to contribute to a recreational facility in town, but that itwas “tricky” for registered clubs to help other registered clubs.
“Grants from registered club to registered club are not permitted, so we're bound a little bit there” he said.
“Our board has got some legal advice, and essentially a financial package is not something we're able to do.
“However, we will be very active in in helping to come up with a financial plan to retain the golf course.”
He said a solution could lie in a collaborative effort from the bigger companies in the area.
Corowa Golf Club is actively looking for ways registered golfers can retain their Golf Australia memberships and handicaps by transferring their memberships to other clubs.
