Video: MN golf courses open under new executive order
Apr 19, 2020 08:30AM ● By EditorWatch the KARE 11 Report here
By Jennifer Austin of KARE 11 - April 18, 2020
The executive order issued by Governor Tim Walz Friday allows for a number of outdoor activities, including the opening of public and private golf courses.
The executive order requires golfers, and anyone else outdoors, to maintain social distancing guidelines.
Brookview Golf Course in Golden Valley implemented a number of changes to keep golfers and employees safe. Tee times at Brookview are now 20 minutes apart instead of ten, giving golfers more space.
Disch says 90-percent of Saturday's tee times were booked within a two-hour span Friday after the Governor announced his order.
"I've been waiting for it ever since the snow left," said golfer Jake Willson. "Being able to get out here and get out of the house a little bit is what we've been looking for."
The order also allows for marinas to open, so people can access their boats and get out on the water.
"They can have access to their boats, as normal. No congregating though, and typically we don't have that anyway," said David Smith, Sales & Business Manager at River Valley Power & Sport on Lake Minnetonka.
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