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“The course came through the winter really good,” says Yarmouth Links manager George Watkins. “It’s in good shape. A lot of rain and water. The grounds crew has been out. We’re pretty happy where the golf course is. We’re looking forward to another busy year.”
Tournament season will kick off for the year at Yarmouth Links with a two-person scramble on May 5. “I think it’s the first tournament locally, probably, in the province,” says Watkins. “Everything is looking great. We had hardly any fallen trees on the course this winter and have already mowed the greens once," says River Hills manager Lesa Perry O’Connell.
River Hills is also one of three stops this summer on the Golf Nova Scotia Junior Invitational Tour. The tour began last year, says O’Connell.Cape Breton Golf Report: 71 hole-in-one shots recorded at local golf courses in 2023“It does bring a lot of kids from all over Nova Scotia," O'Connell says."They get so many points when they win and that allows them to go compete nationwide.” River Hills will be the tour host course on Aug.
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