SUMMERVILLE — A local golf club is searching for three kids who allegedly rode e-bikes on its course, causing what seems to be an increase in damage to both its grassy areas and similar spots around the country.
The Golf Club at Wescott Plantation at 5000 Wescott Club Drive posted a flyer to Facebook Nov. 2 asking the public’s help in identifying three young riders.
Sometime between 11:23 a.m. Nov. 1 and 7 a.m. Nov. 2, the individuals traversed the course, causing an estimated $1,000 in damages, according to an incident report from the North Charleston Police Department.
The club’s manager, who called the police, said he did so to make police aware that kids on e-bikes are repeatedly engaging in this behavior on the course, and that last time this happened, it caused the club $250,000 in damages, the report said.
The flyer asks anyone with information on these kids to contact the police department and the club.
“These incidents not only damage the golf course but may also affect surrounding property values,” the flyer says.
In mid-October, course managers at the Camas Meadows Golf Club in Washington reported that e-bike riders caused extensive damage across 10 holes, including fairways, greens and bunkers, according to a report by news outlet Katu 2 ABC.
Two days earlier, a golf course in Santee, Calif., incurred damage from two individuals on e-bikes who were seen tearing up the greens, according to another report by CBS 8 out of San Diego.
