Reimagined ‘The Glen Golf Park’ set to formally reopen on Madison’s West Side | Golf
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, 2022-07-06 07:00:00,
After more than a year, the city is poised to formally reopen “The Glen Golf Park” on the West Side, reimagined to offer golf but also a unique mix of outdoor recreation opportunities.
The nine-hole, 42-acre course underwent a privately funded $750,000 upgrade in 2021 that significantly boosted native plantings, redesigned holes and tees to make the course playable for people at all skill levels, created a free-to-use putting course and added walking paths.
But the city is also setting aside off-peak golfing hours for history, science, art and athletic programs, cross-country races, disc golf, hiking, movie nights, community events, picnics, fitness classes and more. In the winter, the course could host cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, fat tire biking and even skijoring, in which skiers are pulled by dogs.
“I think we’re proving great golf, great nature, and great non-golf uses can co-exist and thrive,” Parks Superintendent Eric Knepp said.
The Parks Division and Madison Parks Foundation are celebrating the reopening of The Glen Golf Park, 3747 Speedway Road, with an afternoon of family fun from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, with a rain date set for July 17.
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