SI.com · Dec 14, 2018
Wimbledon to Buy Adjacent Golf Course for $80 Million
The All England Club is about to get a whole lot bigger.
The site of Wimbledon has agreed to buy Wimbledon Park Golf Club for roughly $80 million, according to The Mirror. The 42-acre site will acquire 73 additional acres with the purchase and, according to The Mirror, will more than triple in size.
The deal required 75% of the golf club members' approval; in the end, 82% voted to sell the 18-hole golf courwse and clubhouse. Such overwhelming support makes more sense when you consider that each member of the club will receive roughly $80,000 as part of the sale.