Jimaroid
Journeyman Pro
Just checking one of our entry sheets for saturday 30th may and there are some highly dubious interpretations of "local" going on.
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our start sheets are full now and have been for weeks.
our roll up group was asked to cancel all the long term bookings (they play every, mon, wed and fri) only for other people to just book multiple times, some have two or even 3 times a day
The club should be scrubbing out any existing bookings now there is a date to start play again and setting some 'rules' in place around how the booking system is going to be run. For example ours is currently only operating 48 hours ahead and members are asked to limit games to a max of 3 a week and play weekdays if you are not working.
I suspect your booking system will be closed down shortly to make the changes necessary to set it up around the guidelines for starting intervals and player numbers. If you can't get a tee time until the date you mention I would be appalled.
CliveW
Tour Winner
But what if your nearest course is over five miles away? Loads up here are more than 20 miles away.
Grant85
Head Pro
Yes - I'd imagine courses will be very busy given no one has played since early March and a lot of people will still be on furlough, not to mention it will be likely restricted to 2 balls 10 mins apart.
PaulS
Active member
Real classy membership doing that - no thought for their fellow members.our start sheets are full now and have been for weeks.
our roll up group was asked to cancel all the long term bookings (they play every, mon, wed and fri) only for other people to just book multiple times, some have two or even 3 times a day
Club should delete all bookings and then only allow a specific amount during the week whilst it’s 2 balls.
Jimaroid
Journeyman Pro
We'll see. I'm hoping the unions, trust and clubs do this sensibly with some sort of sanctions for people who take it too far. One name I see is resident in Glasgow... 10 or 20 miles is I suppose within reason but 70? Nah.
i can feel a snotty email coming on
Robster59
Tour Rookie
Our club hasn't opened up BRS yet as it's waiting for direction from the Golfing authorities. I imagine it will be a bit of a bun fight then. I'm hoping they will manage it so that people don't play silly buggers. I've got 4.5 days holiday to take before the end of June so if need be I'll take some time off during the day if that's the only slot I can get.
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
Where did it say you could meet one person from another household? I heard you could meet one other household , no mention of numbers.
abjectplop
Hacker
My club has booking from 1st June onwards for 2 balls and 9 holes only.
CliveW
Tour Winner
Hot off the press from Scottish Golf...
https://ocs-sport.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/sg/2020/05/Return-to-Golf-FINAL.pdf
https://ocs-sport.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/sg/2020/05/Return-to-Golf-FINAL.pdf
CliveW
Tour Winner
From the Scottish Gov. publication...
https://www.gov.scot/publications/c...otlands-route-map-through-out-crisis/pages/4/
"Seeing family and friends: We are planning in this phase to change regulations to permit people to use public outdoor spaces for recreational purposes, for example to sit in a public space. We are also planning for one household to meet up with another household outdoors, in small numbers, including in gardens, but with physical distancing required."
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
My understanding of one household is that everyone in that household could meet up with everyone else from another household, other wise why would they not word it ‘one householder’
CliveW
Tour Winner
That's how I understand it too. It would mean you can meet family members rather than just individuals as long as they all lived in the one house.
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
So we can play 3 or 4 balls at the clubs discretion if all come from 2 households
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
In the introduction from Scottish Golf it states ‘guidelines and procedures’ not rules, does this means clubs could have some leaway with some of the guidelines.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Possibly, but I would be surprised if they went against the guidelines.
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
Under the procedures from Scottish Golf I’ve just read golfers should only broadly travel 5 miles from their home to play, also clubs should determine how many tee off.
KenL
Tour Rookie
This is guideline. Sturgeon said on the evening news that the 5 miles were to try and prevent hordes of people travelling to landmarks and that people should use judgement.
Plenty people are travelling more than 5 miles to walk their dogs on their favourite walk, some of which are along golf courses!
Will be interesting to see if any clubs try to police this. Will be a lot of angry golfers if they do.
inc0gnito
Assistant Pro
Course local to me has put up their guidelines. With play available from and on the 29th May.
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