{"id":624782,"date":"2026-04-24T04:19:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/624782\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T04:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:19:24","slug":"golf-is-back-in-full-swing-in-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/624782\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf is back in full swing in Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

After months of snow and cold, golfers in Winnipeg are finally getting back out, and for many, it all starts with that first swing of the season, one swing at a time.<\/p>\n

Last year alone, more than 129,000 rounds were played across Winnipeg\u2019s municipal courses, a 30 per cent increase compared to pre-COVID times. Even with a slightly later start this spring, expectations are high once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage everyone to get out. It\u2019s great to see all the young kids and lots of new people in the game, so let\u2019s keep it going,\u201d said Guido Cerasani, Shooter\u2019s Family Golf Centre and Restaurant.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, over at the range, golfers say the long winter has them eager to get back into the swing of things.<\/p>\n

\"\"Golfer at Crescent Drive Golf Course. (Mitchell Ringos, CityNews)<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m just most excited to just get back outside and spend some nice time outside, and then hopefully nice weather that comes around soon. But I mean, you can\u2019t beat golf,\u201d said one Winnipegger.<\/p>\n

Another Winnipegger said, \u201cCity courses are opening up tomorrow. A lot of the other courses are going to be following. I think it\u2019s going to be great. I think a lot of people are excited. We were here yesterday. The place was just packed with people.\u201d<\/p>\n

One golfer said, \u201cI think, yeah, it\u2019s hilarious that it\u2019s taking this long for people to figure out that it\u2019s a great game. Yeah, more the merrier.\u201d<\/p>\n

While a new golfer said, \u201cI got into golf last year, fairly new at it, still learning, but it\u2019s always fun, coming out to the course and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Crescent Drive Golf Course. (Mitchell Ringos, CityNews)<\/p>\n

From new golfers on the range to competitive play, the sport continues to grow across Canada, something Golf Manitoba says is being felt across the province\u2019s amateur scene. With more players signing up and more interest in tournaments than ever before, Golf Manitoba\u2019s executive director Brian Munz says it\u2019s only up from here.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen this trend since COVID, where each year has bettered itself the following year, and coming into 2026, it doesn\u2019t seem like there is any indication that those numbers are dropping,\u201d said Munz.<\/p>\n

From that first swing to the final putt, golfers here say they\u2019re just happy to be back.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tMitchell Ringos golfing at Crescent Drive Golf Course. (Mitchell Ringos, CityNews) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After months of snow and cold, golfers in Winnipeg are finally getting back out, and for many, it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":624783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-624782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}