Beautiful weather leads to great business for golf courses

“We’ve seen an influx in bookings, we’re approximately 3000 bookings over where we were at this time last year,” Wilson said.

“We’ve been busy every day. Even when the rain was going we were still busy. So we’ve had a great season of this year,” said Pine Valley Manager-Supervisor Margaret Goings.

The sunny days have certainly been enjoyed by golfers, but equally as important is the extra rain this season has seen. Notably, July saw around 20 millimetres above the average rainfall, and that’s been a key factor in keeping the courses well maintained.

“We’ve had nothing but compliments on how green the greens are, and the grounds people have been able to keep up with everything and they’ve kept them really beautiful looking,” Goings said.

The additional rain means money has also been saved on the water bill, so Wilson says the money saved can be used elsewhere to focus on other improvements.

“We are defining our fairways, improving our teeing grounds, essentially improvements to the course to make the overall play better for all of our players,” he said.

August’s forecast looks to continue with the sunny days, but also have rain mixed in, meaning it’s possible the good times will continue for the golf courses.

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by Tommy Osborne

Beautiful weather leads to great business for golf courses

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