It’s been a banner year for Nova Scotia golf courses despite the pandemic.
In fact, some courses around the province set records.
“We had over 26,000 rounds and we normally do around 17-18,000,” said Tanner Gayton, the director of golf at the Links at Penn Hills in Shubenacadie. “That’s a pretty large increase for us, especially because we lost six weeks.”
Those six weeks came in the spring when the spread of COVID-19 and the public health restrictions that came with it caused many Nova Scotia courses to open later than normal.
But golfers flocked to the courses once they could tee it up in May.
“It was a strange year to say the least,” said Dave MacMillan, the general manager of the Chester Golf Club. “Back in April, when COVID was really coming on strong, golf wasn’t even on the radar.”
Unlike most sports, a golf course allows for easy physical distancing.
“People came out in droves from the very beginning once we were allowed to open,” said MacMillan. “We had really nice weather all season long and our tee-sheet was basically full every single day.”
