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Ashland officials close Oak Knoll Golf Course due to storm damage

Heavy winds took down one side of the fencing at the driving range at Ashland’s Oak Knoll Golf Course Tuesday. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
November 6, 2025

City officials: Oak Knoll driving range suffered ‘extensive damage’ with wind gusts toppling poles that supported netting

Ashland.news staff report

The Oak Knoll Golf Course and driving range are closed due to storm damage.

According to a news release on Ashland’s city website, crews are clearing debris from a storm that brought heavy rain and strong winds Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. The driving range suffered “extensive damage,” with wind gusts toppling poles that supported the range’s netting.

City officials hope to reopen the golf course in coming days, but said the driving range will remain closed indefinitely while they assess the full extent of the damage.

Rachel Dials, deputy director of Ashland Parks & Recreation, said during the Parks & Recreation Commission meeting Wednesday, Nov. 5, that wind gusts blew over 17 poles at the driving range. She said another seven that were left standing are “unstable.”

Email Ashland.news associate editor Steve Mitchell at stevem@ashland.news.

Parks workers watch as the second side of the driving range fence comes down after the crew used a cable to pull over the first pole, which resulted in a chain reaction, bringing down the others. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
Oak Knoll Golf Course lost one side of the driving range fence Tuesday and the other Thursday morning as parks personnel removed it because of safety concerns. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
The last poles of the driving range fence fall at Oak Knoll Golf Course. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
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