Business golfers, who make connections and entertain clients on the course, are more likely to sit down for more formal meals after a round. The Bel Acres restaurant also serves breakfast for many golfers who get together for an early round. Many golf tournaments usually end with an awards banquet, at which steak and prime rib are always popular menu items. Although menus seem to lean pretty heavily toward meat, golf courses are not immune to the trend toward light eating that's been sweeping Canada for the last decade. Wraps are catching on at many golf courses and are popular with golfers who don't want to be too heavily weighted down.
Nobody wants lamb after a round of golf.
Since a round of golf usually takes about four and a half hours, most courses have a food kiosk at the halfway point that offers golfers options such as burgers, chips and sandwiches. Meek estimates that about 65 per cent of golfers at The Bridges ride in carts, with an even higher ridership at resorts.