Vilna Golf Course

The Vilna Golf Course is a great place for newcomers to learn to golf.

The village of Vilna may be home to fewer than 300 people, but Vilna Golf Course still gets its fair share of visitors from all over the Lakeland area. The charming par-36 golf course backs right on to the edge of Bonnie Lake Campground, where golfers can get a relaxing stay and play experience.

Vilna Golf Course is also within a short drive of other resorts such as Garnet Lake Provincial Park, from where many of the course’s patrons will come to visit the 9-hole course.

“The course is in fantastic shape this year,” said Teresa Mason, the new manager of Vilna Golf Course. “It’s flat, it’s an easy walk, and it’s very family friendly.”

Mason said that her favourite hole is Vilna's signature No. 7.

“It’s a short par 3 that runs over the creek,” she said. “It’s quite pretty, quite scenic, and quite tough.”

Though there is a slight increase in challenge on the signature hole, Vilna is certainly not the most difficult course. With a strong junior program run in association with the local school, Mason said that the ease of the course allows newcomers a place to feel comfortable playing.

“The fairways are 100 yards wide,” she said. “It’s a great place to learn to golf.”