Big Changes Are Finally Coming to Burton’s Southmoor Golf Club

For the past five years, Genesee County residents have been driving by what must be one of the biggest eyesores in Burton. Even before it closed more than five years ago, Southmoor Golf Club was already falling apart and looking rough.

Don’t get me wrong, there was a time when the golf course was thriving and the bar was packed every weekend. I even remember when the mini golf course was nice and not overgrown with trees and weeds.

It really was a decent spot at one time, but over the years, it just fell apart.

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What's Happening With Southmoor Golf Club in Burton?

Well, good news, the city of Burton has purchased the former Southmoor Golf Club property, and they have some big plans. Plans that would turn that eyesore into

According to MLive, they plan to develop a public park on the 93-acre property.

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One of their plans includes creating a connection to the Iron Belle Trail, which currently passes through Grand Blanc Township and Davison Township.

Burton City Council member Steve Heffner:

The city would just keep adding and adding to this as time goes on, but this will finally give our community a place of their own that we can go and have baseball tournaments and soccer tournaments and family picnics, and just all sorts of stuff.

It’s unclear if they plan to tear down the building or if they’ll be able to repurpose it. I would have to imagine that place is beyond repair.

City officials say they’ll be going after more grants to help cover the cost of whatever improvements come next.