Eight days ago the Dauphin Lake Golf Club opened to the public for the 2020 season. It was a welcoming surprise to Ray Karlson and the crew as he expected the province to not allow golf as early as they did.

However, with some precautions, the season is now well underway and things have been going well at the DLGC.

"It was pretty good until the last couple of days when it was quite cold," said Karlson. "We had almost 100 golfers out in one day on a couple of occasions and that's quite solid with everything that's going on. It was a pretty solid week for us."

As mentioned above, this year's golf season comes with precautions because of COVID-19. Two things set in stone allow just four golfers per tee-time and only one person is allowed in a single cart unless you're planning on driving with someone you live with.

Those directives are put in place by Golf Manitoba and all golf courses must abide by them or else they can be fined more than $2500.

For the most part, many golfers are abiding by the laws set. In a few cases; however, Karlson has had to educate a group of golfers.

"I've had to approach a few people over the past week and give them a friendly reminder on what's happening," added Karlson. "Those friendly reminders will start disappearing pretty quickly here. If people don't want to abide by the rules, we're going to have to ask them to leave. It's unfortunate, but it's the rules and we need to follow them."

Karlson wants to assure all golfers that the Dauphin Lake Golf Club is a safe environment. You can also still order from their restaurant for take-out.