Thread: TX. Fence Dividing U.S./Mexico Border Puts Popular Course Out of Business

Fence Dividing U.S./Mexico Border Puts Popular Course Out of Business


Photo: Google MapsA Google Maps view of Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course. The red line is roughly where the border fence was built.

by Brendan Mohler Twitter Email
Posted: Mon Dec. 14, 2015

A fence of about 56 miles in length meant to protect the U.S./Mexico border has put a legendary Texas golf course out of business, according to the San-Antonio Express News.

The Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course in Brownsville, Texas, is sandwiched between the fence and the Mexican border. The fence, which was constructed only a few years ago, was not built directly on the border for logistical reasons but rather in a way that trapped the course in a sort of dead zone, gradually decreasing business and resulting in a full stoppage of operation in May of this year.

The course was initially built in the 1950s for golfers not wealthy enough to get access to a nearby country club and was later made home of the Pan-American Golf Association, an organization created to boost the game’s presence among members of the community. The course has been owned by Robert Lucio since 1987 and was built on the remains of Fort Brown, a U.S. military base that played a significant role in the Mexican-American war.

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Lucio told the San-Antonio Express News that "business was robust" until 2005, when he extended his lease another 25 years. Lucio, whose brother is a state Senator in Texas, soon learned of the Secure Fence Act of 2006, calling for hundreds of miles of fencing to protect the U.S. border. But Lucio had already extended his lease with Texas Southmost College, owners of the land on which Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course once sat.


Report: Trump Turnberry to No Longer Host British Open


by Josh Berhow

"Right away, even before the fence went up, it affected our business," Lucio told the paper. "We started having people not renewing their membership."

Lucio estimates that his revenue decreased by 40 percent within a year of when the act was passed.

"I wanted the government to at least say that what they’re doing here hurts people. But I guess they got exactly what they wanted: a no man’s land."

The San Antonio-Express News’ Aaron Nelsen aptly describes the toll the fence has taken on locals, and what could happen if further, similar measures are taken:

Yet the demise of Lucio’s business is seen by observers as a poignant reminder of the enduring effect the fence has had on border communities, especially as leading Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has rekindled the contentious debate with his proposal to continue building a wall along the 2,000-mile border with Mexico.

In addition to declining revenue, drug cartel violence in the area hurt Lucio's business and his ability to attract new golfers, let alone maintain usual customers.

"The reality is the border fence is there. It's not going away," Antonio Zavaleta, an instructor at the sociology and anthropology department at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, told the paper. "People who live here don't even think about it any more."

http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/fe...e-out-business

Note: Article under Trump's picture:

Report: Trump Turnberry to No Longer Host British Open

According to The Independent, the R&A has decided that Trump Turnberry in southwestern Scotland will not host future British Opens. This decision comes after its owner, Donald Trump, has made several controversial remarks.

by Josh Berhow

Posted: Sun Dec. 13, 2015

The R&A is taking a stand.

According to The Independent, the R&A has decided that Trump Turnberry's Ailsa course on the Firth of Clyde in southwestern Scotland will not host future British Opens. This decision comes after its owner, business magnate Donald Trump, made controversial remarks regarding Muslims in the United States, in addition to earlier comments about Mexican immigrants.

The Independent wrote: "The Independent on Sunday can reveal, after golf’s governing body, headquartered in Scotland, privately decided that [Trump's] reputation is now so toxic that the newly renamed Trump Turnberry can no longer host the game’s most prestigious tournament.

"Controversial remarks made by Mr. Trump in his campaign for the Republican nomination -- about Muslims, Mexicans, Chinese and women, among others -- have given him a near-pariah status in the global game, raising the risk of a boycott by sponsors and international players."

This news comes just days after GOLF.com reported that the PGA Tour said it will consider other sites for the 2017 WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral.

Turnberry has hosted four Opens, the most recent of which was in 2009 when Stewart Cink outlasted 59-year-old Tom Watson in a four-hole playoff, and was likely to host a fifth in 2020. Trump bought the resort in April 2014.

With supervision from the R&A, the course is currently in the process of being renovated and lengthened, changes designed to help bring the British Open back to Turnberry. One "insider" told The Independent that "2020 will not happen here. Turnberry will be back. But perhaps not Trump Turnberry."

http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/re...t-british-open
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Yeah? Really?

Well, maybe Americans will take a stand and no longer visit Scotland.

I guess the spirit of William Wallace no longer lives in Scotland.

What a shame for the people of Scotland.

In addition to declining revenue, drug cartel violence in the area hurt Lucio's business and his ability to attract new golfers, let alone maintain usual customers.

Lets see. Fence vs Drug Cartel Violence.

I'd say it was the Drug Cartel Violence that hurt your golf course business, not a border fence, but nice try to blame Donald Trump for everything in the Moon.

If our borders were properly droned and maned, we would not need a big fence. Aside from the aforementioned details, drug cartels $$$, golf courses etc, endangered species wildlife pass thru "their sanctuary" border territory in Arizona etc - not authorized for border patrol as it is a "sanctuary area" for wildlife.

Alas, the illegal invaders sneak thru, taking advantage of our wildlife sanctuaries and have been crossing there for years. No bother to them that a few years ago we had one existing jaguar in US territory, Macho B, unlawfully trapped & killed by US Fish & Wildlife Services. Recently one jaguar has appeared and is crossing borders. The Eastern puma IS extinct.

As far as EU golf courses, they made their bed - those that sleep with dogs come up with fleas.
(I'm a dog lover, just an expression)

Viva La Trumpe! We accomplished independence from Britain many years ago and thru Benjamin Franklin, as our French Ambassador, we received help to accomplish that goal.

Excellent post, artist

I have nothing to add, except for this:

All the globalist traitors to national sovereignty, all the treasonists who believe in a global economy and one world government combining all people under one roof governed by one sword, will deeply regret pissing off The Americans and destroying our ecology through overpopulation in the process.

It's so sad about our beautiful species. And all the threats and extinction are the result of overpopulation, habitat needed for farming to feed the world, loss of habitat altogether to build houses and development to put over-priced roofs over our heads, all the result of a greater respect for themselves than respect for others and future generations. Americans controlled our population so we wouldn't be in this position. Instead of following our good example, other countries defied it and bred like rabbits to the point where they not only had no jobs their own people, they had no food resulting in the Born To Die Before 5 theory of civilization.

It's totally disgusting what this world has done to our beautiful planet and to themselves in the name of "religion". That's right, in the name of religion. Breeding "under God" ... for power, prestige or money. Breeding without feeding is a sin. So suck on that one, then ask your favorite Catholic, "evangelist" or Imam how they justify it when they want to pour into a sovereign nation and steal from it. Stealing is a sin, too, you know. So what the US is faced with are bunch of thieving, breeding, beggars. How lovely!

This was not God's Plan, in my opinion.

Eu bought the garbage - let the USA NOT!

The fence was built because of the "the Secure Fence Act of 2006" and has nothing to do with Trump.


"Lucio, whose brother is a state Senator in Texas, soon learned of the Secure Fence Act of 2006, calling for hundreds of miles of fencing to protect the U.S. border. But Lucio had already extended his lease with Texas Southmost College, owners of the land on which Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course once sat."

"The course was initially built in the 1950s"

"The fence, which was constructed only a few years ago,"

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

The fence was built because of the "the Secure Fence Act of 2006" and has nothing to do with Trump.


"Lucio, whose brother is a state Senator in Texas, soon learned of the Secure Fence Act of 2006, calling for hundreds of miles of fencing to protect the U.S. border. But Lucio had already extended his lease with Texas Southmost College, owners of the land on which Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course once sat."

Correct. This has absolutely nothing to do with Trump. But the reason we're hearing about it now is to attack Trump over his intentions to build the rest of the wall.

So the property was once owned by the federal government and was then passed to a 501 C 3 which then leased it to someone named Luzio and the property became infested with drug cartel violence.

So what's the story exactly? The government gives it to a 501 C 3 tax fraud "charity" that leases it out to private enterprise and pockets the rents tax-free while allowing it to become infested with foreign drug cartels running drugs across the border.

The rest of the story is: This is the kind of crap that Donald Trump wants to stop, will stop, and all we have to do is get 'em to the White House to end this nonsense once and for all.

That's the real story here, in my opinion.

Thank you - let us be updated and prepared to defend our territory.