Vegreville Kinsmen Golf Course Opens for the 2020 Season

Vegreville Kinsmen Golf Course Opens for the 2020 Season

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

As part of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy, golf courses are now allowed to open.

The Vegreville Kinsmen Golf Course officially opened on May 4 with some special guidelines and restrictions to keep everyone healthy and safe.

Golf Course Manager Mitchell Wolfe said they officially opened on May 4 but they ended up actually opening on May 5 due to the weather.

Mitchell Wolfe, Manager of Vegreville Kinsmen Golf Course tries his hand at golf. (Rosanne Fortier/photo

“We’ve had a good turn out since we opened. I believe participating in golf helps a person’s life because it is great for people to be able to go outside now after being quarantined for six to eight weeks.

After all the fear and uncertainty we are dealing with, with this new reality, it is wonderful to see people being able to come out and about again; especially our senior clientele who are taking full advantage of being able to leave their house and go to our facilities here, and being able to enjoy our 100 acres of land without fear or worry of infection or cross contaminant because of COVID-19 procedures that we currently have in place. When the carts come in, they are bleached cleaned; we are wiping down counters and debit machines as people come through,” Wolfe explained.

Other COVID-19 restrictions are outlined on the golf course’s website. The clubhouse is closed to all activities other than paying for golf. There will be no kitchen, no bar, no events, no pro-shop, no bathrooms, outhouses will be locked. People must enter the clubhouse from the main entrance only and follow arrows on the floor, one person per cart, and no more than six people golfing or not per party, returned carts are to be parked on the grass by the hedges by the clubhouse, no coolers will be provided by the clubhouse, but you can bring your own. The clubhouse is only accepting debit or credit for payment, no cash, and it is mandatory to practice physical distancing. The golf course requested that if you are not well in any way or have been tested for COVID- 19 to please stay home.