Game of golf sees resurgence during COVID-19 pandemic

Some courses saw even more golfers during the pandemic then in previous years.

News 12 Staff

Dec 3, 2020, 12:31 PM

Updated 1,400 days ago

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While restaurants and businesses on Long Island continue to fight stay open, the game of golf has actually seen a bit of a resurgence during the pandemic.
Turns out, while the pandemic was keeping everyone inside, local golf courses were the perfect panacea.  Acres of space and spaced out tee times.
Some courses saw even more golfers during the pandemic then in previous years.
At the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course, more than 33,000 rounds were played, a 22% increase from last year and a 60% increase from two years ago.