Angry Baltimore County residents are asking officials to reconsider closing Gunpowder Falls golf course, which they said has potential to be a moneymaker if managed properly.

Officials plan to shutter the 112-acre public course in Kingsville at the end of the year and convert it into a regional park. But frequent players — who say the executive-size, relatively easy course is ideal for seniors and beginners — are lobbying local lawmakers and demanding a public hearing on the issue.