When you think of sports affected by mounting COVID-19 restrictions at the moment, your first thought probably isn't for golf. After all, in this part of the world golf season is long in the rearview mirror. 

Despite the fact that there are no tee times available right now (though certain golfers would probably take them if there were), the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club is still feeling the effects of COVID-19 even in the winter months. From Christmas parties to weddings, their restaurant and lounge is normally still fairly busy this time of year. 

"Just like everybody else, your business has been impacted," said head pro and GM Amanda Minchin. "For us, November and December are huge revenue that sort of gets us through the winter. We have weddings booked in the new year, but if things stay the way they are I don't know if we'll be able to have those either."

The course is trying to find ways to cut expenses, but it hasn't been easy to do so. The one piece of good news is that the pro shop has so far been allowed to remain open, which means Christmas shopping for golf equipment can still happen at a traditionally busy time of year for it. 

"We're doing what we can," Minchin said. "The golf shop is going to be open, starting next weekend every weekend until Christmas. We are seeing traffic there with people ordering gifts and custom orders. That hasn't slowed down, which is nice to see."

Like any other business, however, the golf course is dealing with a situation that doesn't have an end in sight. Even planning for next season, something that normally occupies them this time of year, isn't an option. 

"It's different," said Minchin. "Obviously, right now is our planning stage for the year and like everybody else it's kind of hard to plan. We're sort of (wondering) what's going to happen next week and what's this going to look like. It feels different, but we're just going to adjust and figure it out and hopefully come up with new ways to engage people."

Minchin added that because golf was one of the few sports able to go ahead more or less as normal over the last spring and summer, there may be more interest in golf this year and they might see an uptick in people seeking memberships for the coming spring.