The Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club projection date to open the course is between April 15 and 17. The weather will ultimately be the biggest determining factor, but the driving range has been open since March 28.
General Manager and Executive Professional Kyle Mulligan said the golf course is looking good after the winter.
“We’ve looked under some of our tarps, to look at some of the greens and, as far as we can tell, everything is healthy and has come through the winter quite well,” he said.
They are expecting warm weather in the next few weeks to help get the frost out of the ground as the greens are taking shape.
What the golf course needs to do to meet its projection date is to fix their water system.
“The most important part is to ensure that we have a water source that’s working, when the frost has left the ground.” Mulligan said.
Since the driving range was opened a couple of weeks ago, Mulligan has seen many people come down to use the facility.
“We’ve had a lot of people through. Our first weekend we had people lined up to hit balls, we had people standing behind the line … to wait for an opportunity to hit balls,” he said.
Mulligan said that he is excited for the upcoming golf season as there is a new management in place at the course.
“For us, there’s new management involved here at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club and for us it’s an opportunity to showcase the new programs we’ve put into play,” he said.
He also mentioned that, not only does he expect the golf course to be busy the first couple of weeks after it has opened; he expects it to be busy all summer as golf is a sport that any age can enjoy.
