Yongin, a city in Gyeonggi Province, has opened a four-bay screen park golf course at the Yongin Indoor Gymnasium in Mapyeong-dong, Cheoin-gu, the city said Friday.
The city built a four-bay screen park golf course at the Giheung National Sports Center last year, and added four more bays at the Yongin Indoor Gymnasium on Friday. When three bays open at the Arpia Sports Center on Saturday, the city's screen park golf facilities will expand to a total of 11 bays.
The new screen course was designed to replicate an environment similar to an actual field, allowing year-round use. It was built to be unaffected by weather conditions such as fine dust, extreme heat, and heavy rain, and was constructed as a barrier-free facility with ramps for people with disabilities.
The facility is open to any Yongin resident. The fee is 6,000 won, and operating hours are from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. Tickets can be purchased on-site.
The city also runs training programs for park golf beginners. Introductory lessons are currently being held at the Giheung National Sports Center, with plans to expand them to the Yongin Indoor Gymnasium and the Arpia Sports Center.
The city currently operates three outdoor park golf courses: Arpia (9 holes), Pogok (9 holes), and Giheung Lake Park (14 holes). It plans to build additional park golf courses at Yeokbuk 2 Neighborhood Park (9 holes), Namsa Jinwicheon riverside (18 holes), the upper level of the Wonsam public wastewater treatment facility (9 holes), Suji Central Park (9 holes), Mohyeon Gyeongancheon riverside (9-18 holes), and Dongmakcheon (9 holes).
"Because there are practical constraints on building outdoor park golf courses, we will continue to expand indoor facilities so that residents can enjoy park golf close to home," Mayor Lee Sang-il said. "We will secure the necessary budget to meet growing demand for park golf and push ahead with related projects without setbacks."
