The Broomfield Eagle Trace Golf Club permanently closed last week. The cause? Drought, according to the club’s staff. “The drought in Colorado this year left us with very little water available, and has forced us to close as we will no longer be able to maintain the course,” read a statement on the club’s website. … The club was already scheduled to shutter in November after a full lack of water access went into effect due to a water-rights issue, according to reporting by The Denver Gazette’s news partners 9NEWS. The club’s owner privately sold the water rights to Owl Creek water brokers for more than $4 million. … Denver is under a Stage 1 drought declaration, and businesses were ordered by Denver Water to turn off their lawn watering and spray irrigation systems Oct. 1.

Other drought impact news:

• Golfweek: Colorado golf course closed due to lack of water. Neighbors worry what’s next
• KUNC (Greeley, Colo.): Orphaned cubs abound in Colorado as black bear families struggle to find food