New lockdown will courses close?

[Crazyface]

Well I got that completely wrong didn't I. Still no worries, it's hissing down here, my course was shut on Monday, and seeing as I've got one last game booked in for tomorrow, fully expect it to be shut again.

Not to worry, all those professionals are immune to this covid stuff. Maybe we should have a shot of their blood?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Not had a an official communication from the club but had already resigned myself to the golfing fate. I had planned to wander up to the club after work for a last hurrah in the bar for a while. Guess the net is getting a go at the weekend

 

[GB72]

Who's up in arms? Getting a little OTT there.

Social media would suggest that the world of ending as a result of this

 

[robinthehood]

Social media would suggest that the world of ending as a result of this

Social media is always angry about something.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Well I got that completely wrong didn't I. Still no worries, it's hissing down here, my course was shut on Monday, and seeing as I've got one last game booked in for tomorrow, fully expect it to be shut again.

Not to worry, all those professionals are immune to this covid stuff. Maybe we should have a shot of their blood?

Which professionals ?

Do you mean the ones that are constantly tested on a daily basis ?

 

[Old Skier]

Which professionals ?

Do you mean the ones that are constantly tested on a daily basis ?

Don’t encourage him

 

[GB72]

Social media is always angry about something.

Fair point well made?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

We've had an email to confirm closure from close of business on Wednesday until 2nd December.

From our Chairman today '...to Wednesday, 2nd December or until the government terminate the lockdown rules'.

We are retaining all the greens staff and they will be able to concentrate their efforts on the major planned bunker work we have planned for the Winter - and so will minimise the disruption to play when we are able to re-open the course. Financially that's also good as we won't need the team to be doing so much O/T or need to bring in as much contract labour for that work. So that's a little 'silver' lining tinging the dark cloud.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Well that didn't take long; the first exemption has been made to allow pubs to sell takeaway beer. And there's absolutely no chance of people who are collecting their takeaway beer congregating and drinking it is there?

I thought that there were to be no exemptions when golf asked for one because it muddied the waters, so someone please explain this one to me.

What world are we living in when pubs & off-licences are deemed essential & remain open yet there was a ban on selling women's sanitary products because they weren't essential. We really are beyond help.

 

[robinthehood]

Well that didn't take long; the first exemption has been made to allow pubs to sell takeaway beer. And there's absolutely no chance of people who are collecting their takeaway beer congregating and drinking it is there?

I thought that there were to be no exemptions when golf asked for one because it muddied the waters, so someone please explain this one to me.

What world are we living in when pubs & off-licences are deemed essential & remain open yet there was a ban on selling women's sanitary products because they weren't essential. We really are beyond help.

There was no ban on sanitary products, just some mixup in a Welsh Tesco

 

[Fish]

There was no ban on sanitary products, just some mixup in a Welsh Tesco

How, did they get the Rams mixed up with the Sheep ?

 

[Old Skier]

There was no ban on sanitary products, just some mixup in a Welsh Tesco

Don’t spoil his disguised political attack.

 

[robinthehood]

I'm on the 9th tee and the ranger is following along behind taking all the flags and tee markers ?

 

[CliveW]

I'm on the 9th tee and the ranger is following along behind taking all the flags and tee markers ?

It's pitch black, no way could you play the back nine anyway!

 

[robinthehood]

It's pitch black, no way could you play the back nine anyway!

Teed off at 3:10 and 2 of us just squeezed in 9 holes. Was quite busy out too. He asked at the 9th tee how many more holes we were playing!!

 

[5OTT]

I would have liked to see the courses stay open but in a way i am glad they stood by the decision, every sport could argue their point to stay open with varying degrees of mitigation. If it going to be a case of 4 weeks and then back open then so be it.

497 deaths today suggests something has to be done, if staying off a golf course for a few weeks helps then fair enough.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I would have liked to see the courses stay open but in a way i am glad they stood by the decision, every sport could argue their point to stay open with varying degrees of mitigation. If it going to be a case of 4 weeks and then back open then so be it.

497 deaths today suggests something has to be done, if staying off a golf course for a few weeks helps then fair enough.

..and not just staying off the golf course - but not travelling to it also helps. And IMO every little helps, as every little or seemingly inconsequential risk aggregates to a larger risk with consequences.

 

[robinthehood]

..and not just staying off the golf course - but not travelling to it also helps. And IMO every little helps, as every little or seemingly inconsequential risk aggregates to a larger risk with consequences.

How does not traveling to the GC help? I would go on my own or with my son

 

[Ssshank]

As it is a respiratory disease increasing lung capacity is key, most people wouldn't walk 5/6 miles, yet when they play golf they can easily achieve this without noticing.

Also with that in mind, the weather will on deteriorate from here on in. Realistically this is the last month you can reasonably enjoy golf, come December/Jan you are very lucky to get a game in with course closures, frost exc.

 

[Foxholer]

As it is a respiratory disease increasing lung capacity is key, most people wouldn't walk 5/6 miles, yet when they play golf they can easily achieve this without noticing.

Also with that in mind, the weather will on deteriorate from here on in. Realistically this is the last month you can reasonably enjoy golf, come December/Jan you are very lucky to get a game in with course closures, frost exc.

So what! The 'responsible' response is to point out that Golf is somewhat different from other 'activities' but accept that in the best interests of the entire country, 1 or 2 (or 4) rounds of Golf are nothing if acceptance means a number of potential fatalities (elsewhere) avoid that fate!

Oh, and a round of Golf doesn't help with lung capacity unless either an extraordinary amount of hill work is involved or golfers 'sprint' around the course! Golf is a 'gentle' exercise...beneficial, but NOT aerobic!