New ownership says it will even change the name of Lombard Glen G&CC to “Rolling Greens” as part of its commitment to encouraging guests to partake while and after playing. Recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada in October 2018, but many clubs imposed bans after the new law was passed.
The new ownership of Lombard Glen Golf and Country Club in Lombardy, Ontario, Canada, says it will make the club “cannabis-friendly,” reported Leafly.com, a website that describes itself as “the world’s largest cannabis information resource.”
The friendliness will actually extend to a pledge by the ownership team to renaming the course “Rolling Greens,” Leafly.com reported.
The club’s new ownership team is led by Gordon Weiske, a Toronto-based investor whose most recent and much-hyped project—Cannabis Air, a cannabis-friendly hotel of sorts in downtown Toronto’s Village by the Grange condominium complex — never made it to fruition, Leafly.com reported.
Still, Weiske appears to be enthusiastic about his latest venture. “Our tagline is going to be ‘come roll with us,’” he told Leafly.com
“My phone has been buzzing almost non-stop since the announcement,” Weiske added.
Lombard Glen G&CC, which was founded in 1966, has a 160-acre, nine-hole course with a liquor-licensed clubhouse that can accommodate 154 people, Leafly.com reported. Before the announcement, it was best known for being the home course of Canadian professional Brooke Henderson, currently ranked eighth in the world, for much of her youth.
Lombard Glen will not offer cannabis for sale, Leafly.com reported, but rather allow and even encourage guests to partake while and after they play golf.
Leafly.com reported that Lombard Glen will not allow people under the age of 19 on the premises after it becomes cannabis-friendly, although it did not specify if this applied to all areas of the property or just in designated areas where the consumption would be allowed.
The Lombard Glen course is in the tiny town of Lombardy (population of about 100), which is about a ten-minute drive from the Smiths Falls, Ont. headquarters of cannabis cultivation giant Canopy Growth, Leafly.com reported. But Weiske pointed out that Canopy Growth has no connection with the golf course.
While many Canadian golf courses made it a point to ban cannabis use on their grounds soon after recreational cannabis use became legal in the country in October 2018, Leafly.com reported, Weiske and his team see it differently. “Golf is really a natural fit for this,” he said, “as golfers have been having a beer or two on the course for years—and now they can enjoy smoking and still play the game.”
Weiske’s team is scheduled to take over Lombard Glen course on April 1, 2019, Leafly.com reported. Because none of the investors has a great deal of experience when it comes to running a golf club, they have said that they have reached an agreement with the previous owners, Dave and Jean Sherman, to oversee day-to-day operations after the takeover.
The idea is not without precedent, Leafly.com reported, as California already has a few cannabis-friendly golf courses and a combination cannabis farm and golf course is being developed in Michigan.
Tell Us What You Think!
You must be logged in to post a comment.