Spring Green Municipal Golf Course is now open

The Spring Green Golf Course is open for business. With winter on the wane, many local residents are excited about the opportunity to once again enjoy outdoor recreation with family and friends. The arrival of COVID-19 a year ago made safe activities like golf incredibly valuable outlets for lots of people. The Spring Green Golf Club is gearing up for another year of high activity. Here’s what everyone needs to know about the course, fees, and expectations for the 2021 season.   Fees for 2021 will be the same as they were in 2020. Daily users will pay $10 for nine holes, or $20 for as much golf as you want to play in one day. For those interested in buying a season pass (unlimited golf), the rates are: family - $350, couple - $300, single - $235. For the 2020 season, in the interest of giving more young people access to golf, the club allowed juniors (under 18 year of age) to play for free. The club will once again be offering free golf for juniors, with one requirement: juniors must register with the Spring Green Golf Club by filling out a membersGhip form and getting a bag tag. A family membership would cover parents and college students between the ages of 18-24. Golfers bringing their personal motorized golf carts to the course will need to pay an annual cart fee of $50. The Village of Spring Green no longer handles the sale of memberships. If you would like to purchase one you can contact us at sgmunigolf@gmail.com. We also have membership forms in the sign-in folder at the starter’s shack by the first tee box.  When playing at the Spring Green Golf Course, the club asks all golfers to sign in at the starter’s shack near the first tee, and indicate whether you are a member or a daily fee patron. For those paying daily fees, there is an envelope payment system at the starter’s shack. Please encourage all golfers you know to sign in and pay the proper fees. Without managing that system properly the club would not be able to allow junior golfers to play at no charge. The club will be auditing golfers on a random basis to ensure they have signed in and paid. Those who are found to have played without paying will be subject to a fine from the Village of Spring Green.  The unusual impact of COVID-19 resulted in a number of on-course changes in 2020. Bunker rakes, ball washers, and benches were removed from the course. Flagsticks were not to be touched, and a special device was inserted into each cup to keep the ball from falling all the way to the bottom. As of the beginning of this season, the club will be going back to pre-2020 practices with most of those golf course fixtures. (There will still be a foam sleeve preventing the ball from falling to the bottom of the cup.) This decision is driven by the lack of scientific evidence pointing to the virus being spread by contact with surfaces such as bunker rakes or flagsticks. However, it’s still up to each golfer to decide whether to use any of those amenities while playing at our course. If you feel safer not touching the flagstick or bunker rake, please follow what you feel is best for you.  One noticeable difference this year will be the absence of trees lining the Highway 23 side of the ninth fairway. The village public works department removed the majority of those ash trees to prevent the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer. While replacement trees will be planted, it’s going to be some time before they will be large enough to help golfers by keeping their errant shots on the course. The annual membership meeting for the Spring Green Golf Club will be held on Tuesday, April 6th, at 6:00 PM in the Post House Garden. The meeting will be immediately followed by the SG Men’s League draft. In case of bad weather, the location will change to the Wisconsin Riverside Resort.