All city golf courses sold out on opening day

This year courses opened earlier than ever as both previous years were record-setters for rounds played in the city. David Zura explains.

Over the last few years the city’s Golf Scene has been heating up and this season is no exception David zura spent the afternoon at one of the city’s five courses where another blowout summer is already being teed up how you doing how I’m good I’m good

How do you feel about that shot I felt great but it’s just been great to be out here enjoying the weather and getting out so early in the season this your first one first one golf baby it’s on it’s on get out folks get out get your

Tea times yeah opening day we’re sold out at all five of our golf courses all five city-owned golf courses are now open not only is this the earliest opening date ever but also comes at a good time City of Toronto staff telling us the last two years were record

Setters with more than 240,000 rounds played in the city in 2023 why do you think that is uh I have a theory so there’s a combination of a couple things so uh perfect weather for golf even though we had a little bit of a rain July it wasn’t very hot uh if

It’s too hot people will not come out and play golf it was a good summer for golf and there’s a there’s a a huge demand a growing demand for golf uh especially we’re seeing in women and uh junior girls golfers why do you think that is uh a

Lot of it I think with the with the girls is uh Brook Henderson and how successful she’s doing on the LPGA Tour he adds as Green Space becomes increasingly coveted in the City municipal golf courses are shifting into more yearr round operation now now hosting other sports like snowshoeing

And CrossCountry skiing as well as other variants of golf like disc and fling also new on the course a bench fitness program that takes you on a 10k run with 40 different exercises so it’s actually a very active open space coming in from the winter how’s your game a little bit

Rusty a lot Rusty so I have low expectations for March Golf and so I’m I’ve already exceeded those it’s one of those games where you’re competing against yourself all the time so you just want to get better are you one of those those guys who will come out rain

Shine snow after a long winter yes yeah absolutely I mean uh you know for me if it’s five and sunny I’m here to tell you the truth I think golfers are sort of a different breed they will come out when it’s snowing when it’s raining rain or

Shine snow or or or sun each of Toronto’s five City Run golf courses were sold out for opening day at the dawn Valley Golf Course d Zora City news