Gwangju City Reopens Yeomju Park Golf Course Facilities

Mayor Lee Yong-seop: "We Will Create a Gwangju Community Where People with Disabilities Are Happy"

On the afternoon of the 11th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, attended the reopening ceremony of Yeomju Park Golf Course in Seo-gu and delivered a congratulatory speech. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City held the 'Yeomju Park Golf Course Facility Reopening Event' on the afternoon of the 11th at Yeomju Park Golf Course.

The event was attended by Mayor Lee Yong-seop, City Council Chairman Kim Yong-jip, Gwangju Disabled Park Golf Association President Ryu Ki-jun, Gwangju Park Golf Association President Lee Yong-beom, among others, and proceeded in order with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, progress report, and on-site inspection.

The renovation project of Yeomju Park Golf Course was promoted after being selected in last year's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Life SOC project competition.

In particular, a total project cost of 580 million KRW, including 400 million KRW in national funds, was invested to extend hole distances, install automatic watering facilities, replace natural and artificial turf, and renovate various facilities.

Through this, a newly created environment was established where citizens can fully enjoy park golf.

Yeomju Park Golf Course consists of a total site area of 11,847㎡, with 9 holes on the course and 2 holes for putting practice, and operates from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in summer) except on holidays.

On weekends, it opens from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the convenience of users.

Park golf is a compound word of park and golf, a lifestyle-oriented sport where people can enjoy exercise and social activities. It is especially popular among people with disabilities and the elderly, and the number of enthusiasts has recently increased rapidly.

In fact, the average daily users of Yeomju Park Golf Course reached about 160 before COVID-19.

Through this renovation, it is expected to meet the rapidly increasing demand for park golf and to have effects such as guaranteeing the basic right to sports by creating a living sports environment for marginalized groups including people with disabilities.

Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “I hope that Yeomju Park Golf Course, newly renovated and reopened, will be an opportunity to improve the quality of life of our citizens,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to ensure that the city administration philosophy that ‘Only when people with disabilities are happy is the Gwangju community happy, and only when people with disabilities are not inconvenienced is Gwangju a livable city’ is reflected throughout disability policies.”

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