Significant damage has been caused to City of Wakefield Golf Club off Horbury Road by a group of people on motorbikes, according to Wakefield Council, which runs the site.
Large areas of the 18-hole course were vandalised, with the fifth and sixth greens most affected. The course has since reopened after the greens were repaired, although some areas remain difficult to putt on, a council spokesperson said.
Councillor Lukasz Borcz, cabinet member for culture and sport, described the incident as a "disgraceful and deliberate act of vandalism". He said: "This has caused significant damage to the golf course and a totally avoidable disruption for local golfers."
Wakefield Council has appealed for further information about those responsible for the damage.
Pattern of damage across Yorkshire golf courses
The vandalism at City of Wakefield Golf Club is the latest incident affecting golf courses in the region. Earlier this month, Concord Park Golf Club in Sheffield's Shiregreen area saw repeated damage from people using off-road bikes and e-bikes to perform wheel spins and doughnuts on the fairways.
Course owner Warren Allcroft said the damage extends beyond repair costs. "It's not just the repair costs - that's thousands - but a golfer comes and see the damage and decides they're not coming back here," he said. "It's on social media. People see there's damage, so they don't even come."
Another golf course in West Yorkshire has been targeted by vandals more than 20 times in the last two years, with six reports made to police. Staff at a third West Yorkshire club said earlier this year that motorbike and e-bike vandalism was a "daily occurrence".
New police powers
Under the Policing and Crime Act 2026, police forces have been given new powers to seize vehicles used anti-socially without the need to issue a warning first.
