Exceptional weather: golden deals for Quebec golf courses in September

The very rare rain and warm weather allowed the various golf clubs in the Quebec region to extend their high season by a few weeks in September.

“By the time they close in October, we’re almost full to go. We’ve had several people tell us it makes you want to renew your subscription,” exults Lorette Golf Club general manager Archy Donald Beaudry.

Whether private or public, all golf courses are inspected by The Diary says there has been a lot of traffic in recent weeks.

“You can count the number of days it rained on the fingers of one hand,” said Royal Québec Golf Club general manager Mario Bouchard. It’s amazing for our members and allows us to increase our subscriptions. increase.”

The Club, which celebrates its 150th^e anniversary in 2024, able to celebrate its history under radiant sunshine in the last few weeks.

“September is always good in recent years, but 2024 is exceptional. Let’s just say it worked out pretty well for us!”

Increasing

At Golf de la Faune, the administration claims that the number of players trying out will increase in September 2024 compared to previous years.

“I don’t have the official statistics because they haven’t been counted yet, but it’s really good. On the ground, we see that the people are there, and the sun helps us,” says the general director, Cynthia Laflamme, saying that the quality of the ground is exceptional.

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For the director of Golf Le Montmorency, Claude Langlois, the month that is coming to an end has made it possible to compensate for the beginning of the season polluted by closure due to rain.

“In May and June, we had more difficult days and we even had to close on certain days. Besides, we were doing work and we only had 17 holes. It feels good to have more people there,” he explained.

Cross your fingers

While it is planned to close their lawns for the last weeks of October, the management with whom we were able to speak are crossing their fingers that the coming month will be as profitable as the a previous one.

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“We want to finish strong. It would be unbelievable to be able to maintain the same quality of golf for such a long time,” concluded Mario Bouchard.