The wait goes on for Ross's Rackham golf course

Seems like those sweating on the fate of Detroit's Rackham Golf Course - a Donald Ross design - will have to sweat a little longer, as appeal court judges mull over the city council's proposal to sell the municipal course, which could leave it at the fate of housing developers.

You can zoom in on a sharp aerial of the course here. Tinkering to accommodate roadworks means that only the back nine remains of Ross's original work, which is reviewed at the latter end of this piece by golf architecture scribe Jeff Mingay. Lose Rackham, it must be said and you also lose the origin of one of the most beautiful golf course photographs you could wish to see...

The Save Rackham site has full details on the fight to save the course, while GolfWeek has been looking at the fate of municipal courses in general.