Fox Bend Golf Course Reopens With Strict Restrictions

OSWEGO, IL — As golf courses across Illinois go back in business, Fox Bend Golf Course in Oswego will also re-open Friday, May 1, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. JB Pritzker had announced that while the stay-at-home order has been extended till May 30, Illinois golf courses could re-open if they followed the restrictions imposed by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Owned and operated by the Oswegoland Park District, the golf course will heed restrictions that include limiting play to twosomes, scheduling tee times 15 minutes apart, requiring the use of privately owned pull carts and keeping the clubhouse closed.

Golfers will also need to maintain 6 feet of social distance and carry hand sanitizer.

According to its website, beverage carts will not be in operation, but riding carts will be allowed for “individuals with physical disabilities or limitations that prevent them from walking the course”. Only one person will be able to ride on the carts.

A complete lists of restrictions and safety guidelines can be found online.

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