Recreational golf
One of several holes appears at the Cabo Del Sol’s Ocean Course along the Sea of Cortez in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Feb. 22, 2020. Cabo Del Sol and the other 17 courses at the tip of Baja California are coming back to life as the coronavirus pandemic begins to lessen. (AP Photo/John Marshall)
Cabo's world-class golf scene revving back up after pandemic

By John Marshall May. 19, 2021 08:14 AM EDT

A closed Lakeview Golf Course facility is shown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ontario, on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The Ontario government has deemed golf courses and other outdoor recreational sports unsafe to open at this current time. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ontario keeps ban on outdoor recreation for 2 more weeks

By Rob Gillies May. 13, 2021 01:01 PM EDT

President Joe Biden's motorcade arrives at Wilmington Country Club, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Fore! Biden plays golf for the first time as president

By Jonathan Lemire Apr. 17, 2021 02:10 PM EDT

FILE - This June 2, 2017, file frame from video shows the Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla. Donald Trump’s struggling Doral golf club near Miami could be thrown a lifeline if a Florida bill being hammered out behind closed doors allows more gambling in the state and the property is allowed to operate a casino. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)
Trump Casino Miami? Florida gambling bill raises possibility

By Terry Spencer, Bernard Condon And Brendan Farrington Mar. 18, 2021 05:36 PM EDT

FILE - Erin Jaske and Scott Sandridge cross country ski across the Manette bridge in Bremerton, Wash., on a snowy day, in this Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, file photo. During the pandemic, people around the world sought relief from lock downs and working from home in leisure sports. (Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun via AP, File)/Kitsap Sun via AP
Call of the wild: Great outdoors is great escape in pandemic

By Pat Graham And Tales Azzoni Mar. 13, 2021 12:58 PM EST

President Donald Trump's motorcade drives to Trump International Golf Club, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

By Jill Colvin Dec. 25, 2020 01:21 AM EST

President Donald Trump's motorcade arrives at Trump International Golf Club, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

By Jill Colvin Dec. 24, 2020 06:37 PM EST

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus pray while maintaining social distancing during a service at the Chogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The Latest: As virus spikes, S. Korea tightens restrictions

By The Associated Press Aug. 23, 2020 08:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump tours a section of the border wall in San Luis, Ariz. While Mexico never did pay for the “big, beautiful wall” Trump pledged to build along the southern border — the signature promise of his 2016 campaign — the project is now under way, with 450 miles expected to be completed by the end of December (only a fraction of that, however, has been built along stretches where no barrier stood before.) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Trump delivered on some big 2016 promises, but others unmet

By Jill Colvin Aug. 23, 2020 07:42 AM EDT

People wear masks while viewing the gorilla habitat at the San Francisco Zoo on Monday, July 13, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
California shuts bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churches

By Adam Beam Jul. 13, 2020 03:39 PM EDT

Virus cases jump in Branson area after tourists return

Jun. 28, 2020 12:38 PM EDT
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A jump in coronavirus cases after many businesses in the Branson area reopened to tourists has health officials concerned. ...

Maine golfers have run of course because of closed border

Jun. 02, 2020 09:43 AM EDT
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine (AP) — The closing of the Canadian border because of the pandemic is giving Maine golfers the run of a golf club that straddles the...

A coast guard officer wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, walks on the dock as a ferry, right, leaves and another one approaches the Aegean Sea island of Milos, Greece, on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Greece restarted regular ferry services to its islands Monday, and cafes and restaurants were also back open for business as the country accelerated efforts to salvage its tourism season. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greece lifts its lockdown on hotels, pools, golf courses

By Derek Gatopoulos Jun. 01, 2020 04:07 AM EDT

In this drone aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, traffic flows on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway in Islamorada, Fla., towards Key West Monday, June 1, 2020. After being closed to visitors since March 22, 2020, to help curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Florida Keys reopened to tourists Monday. Tourism employs about 45 percent of the Keys workforce. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
Sobering US nursing home death report as lockdowns ease

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Curt Anderson Jun. 01, 2020 01:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, May 10, 2020, file photo, Cam Kim wears a face mask while hitting from the driving range at Presidio Golf Course in San Francisco. Golf is seeing an increase in participation since the coronavirus outbreak began taking off in the United States. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Americans finding ways to stay active while keeping distance

By Eric Olson May. 25, 2020 10:00 AM EDT

Western Montana virus outbreak tied to luxury golf club

May. 23, 2020 03:22 PM EDT
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — An outbreak of COVID-19 in western Montana is tied to an exclusive golf and country club developed by financial executive Charles Schwab...

A baby with a face shield waits to board a plane at an airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province Saturday, May 23, 2020. China on Saturday reported no new confirmed cases or deaths from the new coronavirus. (Kyodo News via AP)
Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond

By David Crary, Amy Forliti And Geir Moulson May. 23, 2020 02:02 AM EDT

A poll worker wearing a protective shield is seen at the Dunwoody Library on Monday, May 18, 2020, in Dunwoody, Georgia. Georgians were greeted with a few new procedures as they participated in the first day of in-person early voting for the state's June 9 primaries with the coronavirus pandemic still raging. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

By The Associated Press May. 18, 2020 09:12 AM EDT

In this Wednesday, May 6, 2020 photo, golfers play at the Kebo Valley golf club near Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. State residents are allowed to golf but the nearby national park remains closed to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
New England starts to reopen even as virus concerns persist

By David Sharp May. 08, 2020 09:45 AM EDT

Juan Desmarais, right, owner of Primo's Barbershop, cuts the hair of Ian Hothi on Monday, May 4, 2020, in Vacaville, Calif. Desmarais, a former US Marine, re-opened his business on Friday, May 1, 2020, after realizing it could be months before he had permission to operate due to COVID-19 restrictions. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Malls, movies and more: A look at reopenings by state in US

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2020 03:34 PM EDT