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Eager to tee off for the spring season, some local golf courses are planning to reopen “immediately” after provincial emergency restrictions are lifted.

ClubLink, which operates four golf courses in Gatineau and Ottawa, said it plans to reopen as soon as emergency orders allow.

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Golf courses were among the many businesses deemed non-essential and closed by the provincial government, with orders scheduled to be in place in Quebec until May 4 and in Ontario until May 12.

The decision to reopen, ClubLink said, is “subject to any reduction or extension of the emergency orders.”

According to ClubLink, only essential maintenance work is being done on the links during the shutdown.

All courses are currently closed.

Local courses have implemented new pandemic-related safety protocols, with members and guests asked to arrive no earlier than 20 minutes prior to a pre-booked tee time. The clubhouse dining rooms will remain closed, and the club is asking members and guests to uphold physical distancing at all times.