Repairs underway after Treasure Hills Golf Course vandalized
Harlingen, TX (KRGV) — Repairs are underway at Treasure Hills Golf Course after someone vandalized Hole 4 by driving across the green and leaving deep tire tracks in the turf.
Golfers cannot currently use that part of the course, and they have to change how they play the hole.
“There is absolutely no need whatsoever. Whoever did it knew what they were doing; they wanted to ruin Hole 4 and they did,” Harlingen golfer Arnold Celis said.
Celis has played at the course for 25 years. He was on the course early Sunday morning when he saw the damage and reported it.
Channel 5 News cameras were rolling as Harlingen police documented the damage Tuesday. Treasure Hills Golf Club owner Silvano Cristiano said crews will need at least three weeks to repair the grass, and the work will cost $20,000.
“We want to add cameras all over the golf course. We want to add one per hole to have more control of the people who enter the golf course outside the operating hours,” Cristiano said.
The golf course is offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 to anyone who provides information or evidence that helps police identify a suspect.
Celis said he hopes whoever is responsible will come forward.
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