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Photo by b en b rink /P ortland P arks & r eCreation
Jamarrion (from left) Za’Nayih and Day’anna get some tips about golf by participating in a junior golf program sponsored by Portland Parks and Recreation at the Colwood
Golf Center on Northeast Columbia Boulevard. Kids can play golf for free on Mondays this summer at Colwood and the Eastmoreland Golf Course. Tee times are available
on a walk-up basis.
Kids Tee Up for Golf
Play is free on Mondays at two public courses
Mondays are free golf days for junior
golfers up to the age of 17 at Portland’s
Colwood Golf Center in northeast Port-
land and the Eastmoreland Golf Course
in southeast.
Junior golfers can play for free from
sunrise until 3 p.m. on Mondays at both
city-owned courses until school begins
again this fall thanks to the program
sponsored by Portland Parks & Recre-
ation.
Kids ages nine and under must be ac-
companied by an adult when they play.
The revitalized Colwood Golf Center
is located in northeast Portland’s Cully
neighborhood and managed by Kemper-
Sports. In recent years the property has
received notable improvements and been
transformed into a haven for both junior
and beginner golfers, featuring a 9-hole,
par 3 course layout and premier driving
range.
The historic Eastmoreland Golf
Course features an 18-hole course lay-
out. The course offers a wide variety of
junior golf lessons, as well free use of the
driving range for kids up to the age of 17,
every morning.
“We want junior golfers who are both
experienced and brand-new to the game
to enjoy Portland Public Golf facili-
ties even more this summer,” says John
Zoller, Portland Parks & Recreation Di-
rector of Golf. “Golf is a fun, lifelong
game and we are delighted to welcome
the next generation of golfers for free, all
summer long.”
No reservations are needed nor taken
for Free Golf Mondays. Tee times are
offered on a walk-up basis every Mon-
day from opening until 3 p.m. based on
availability.
Officials with Portland Public Golf
have noted fewer kids playing golf in re-
cent years and hope to reverse that trend
by engaging and encourage the next gen-
eration of golfers and to foster greater di-
versity in, and access to, the game.
For more information on the program,
contact Colwood Golf Center at 503
254-5515 or Eastmoreland Golf Course
at 503-775-2900.