Golfers happy municipal courses reopening

Charlie Brockman couldn't be happier that municipal golf courses reopened Friday, part of the second phase of Gov. Kevin St it t' s plan to restart Oklahoma' s economy.

Brock man, an aircraft mechanic at Tinker Air Force Base, said his beloved sport of golfing has helped him maintain his equilibrium during the shelter in place that' s followed the C OVID -19 outbreak.

“I've been playing two to three times a week ,” said Brockman, keeping matches at John Conrad Regional Golf Course in Midwest City, FireLake Golf Course in Shawnee and Cedar Valley Golf Club in Guthrie.

But Brock man' s go-to course is Early wine Golf Course in southeast Oklahoma City, which reopened for play Friday.

“I live in Moore, so that's where I practice and actually play the most,” he said.

Karen Black said her father in Purcell is ecstatic that Oklahoma City courses are reopening.

Her dad, 84, and his wife play everyday, and their rounds have been slowed significantly with the throng of Oklahoma City golfers who, in the wake of closed courses, have flocked to Brent Bruehl Memorial Golf Course in Purcell to play.

Erin Eng elke of Edmond said her son Gabe, who's 14 and plays on t he Cimarron Middle School and Junior PGA golf teams, is“super anxious to get out and play.” Gabe teed off Friday at Kicking bird Golf Club in Edmond.

Meanwhile, Ellen Ingram, of Still water, said her 15- year-old son, Nate, couldn't care less about golf, but can't wait to get to the bowling alley.

“Apparently at l east one opens May 1 in Oklahoma City—not Still water ,” Ingram said, “so the negotiating/ whining/ begging has begun.”