Golfers Can Now Book up to a Month in Advance

at Fraserview, Langara and McCleery Golf Courses

July 20, 2005 (No. 57) - Golfers reserving tee times at Vancouver's three full-length public courses - Fraserview, Langara and McCleery - now have access to Premium Advance Booking. This new service allows golfers to book tee times 6-30 days in advance, using the Park Board's online booking system. There is a non-refundable booking fee for this service - $5 per golfer for Langara, and $10 per golfer for McCleery or Fraserview.

This service is being offered on a trial basis for the summer of 2005, and will give golfers using the Premium Advance Booking access to a limited number of tee times per hour.

Based on response and feedback, it may be implemented as a standard offering for 2006. Standard booking up to 5 days in advance will continue with no booking fee and will have access to the majority of tee times.

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For further information, contact: Howard Normann, Supervisor of Golf Courses at 604-718-6533.

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation maintains 200 parks and 40 major facilities throughout the City of Vancouver. The Park Board's mission is to provide, preserve and advocate for parks and recreation services to benefit people, communities and the environment.