When do you think you will next play golf?

[Rlburnside]

Snow gone booked for 10am tomorrow

 

[D-S]

Its amazing that it might well be postponed for a few weeks even after the schools have gone back. I assume they think that Scotland 'were dicing with death' keeping courses open whilst schools were shut. I also assume they believe that Scotland must have hidden the massive spike in infections/hospitalisations/deaths caused as a result of their recklessness. I would also be interested to know the science behind taking the risk of opening schools and allowing slightly more social contact outdoors but keeping courses shut. I fully understand the 'we're all in it together' nature of closing courses when everything else was shut down but not including golf in the first wave of easing seems to have no decent rationale.

 

[Billysboots]

Its amazing that it might well be postponed for a few weeks even after the schools have gone back. I assume they think that Scotland 'were dicing with death' keeping courses open whilst schools were shut. I also assume they believe that Scotland must have hidden the massive spike in infections/hospitalisations/deaths caused as a result of their recklessness. I would also be interested to know the science behind taking the risk of opening schools and allowing slightly more social contact outdoors but keeping courses shut. I fully understand the 'we're all in it together' nature of closing courses when everything else was shut down but not including golf in the first wave of easing seems to have no decent rationale.

Totally and utterly agree.

 

[SammmeBee]

Its amazing that it might well be postponed for a few weeks even after the schools have gone back. I assume they think that Scotland 'were dicing with death' keeping courses open whilst schools were shut. I also assume they believe that Scotland must have hidden the massive spike in infections/hospitalisations/deaths caused as a result of their recklessness. I would also be interested to know the science behind taking the risk of opening schools and allowing slightly more social contact outdoors but keeping courses shut. I fully understand the 'we're all in it together' nature of closing courses when everything else was shut down but not including golf in the first wave of easing seems to have no decent rationale.

How many people in Scotland have actually played/which courses have been open over the last month or so......?

 

[KenL]

How many people in Scotland have actually played/which courses have been open over the last month or so......?

Not many but it would be allowed in 2s as long as you live in that local authority.
That is the main issue for many members around here.

 

[IanG]

How many people in Scotland have actually played/which courses have been open over the last month or so......?

Played regularly throughout January (two-balls only) but been snowed/rained off since start of February. Thaw kicking on now so I'm hopeful we'll be back out next week sometime. Fingers and toes crossed.

 

[davidy233]

How many people in Scotland have actually played/which courses have been open over the last month or so......?

Our place has been absolutely rammed (considering of course that it's two balls) when it's been open

 

[Sports_Fanatic]

I think we know any delay is an image point rather than risk. I can see that if you’ve stated number 1 priority is schools and likewise presenting an image of cautious approach to easing that you send schools and have a gap before other measures.

I thought they’d open any outdoor activities first so hopefully a very short delay.

Still if it is March that’s quicker than most predictions on this thread so perhaps we should be happy whether start or end, particularly if that suggests vaccines are being success.

 

[Curls]

Weather getting mild next week. I’ve been ok up til now but a warm breeze and sunny afternoon and I’ll have the shakes.

 

[CliveW]

Our go to guy at Dunbar reckons Wednesday at the earliest

Theres a big difference between Sunny Dunny and Blair. I have open invitations at Dunbar and Gullane, but as they are outside my local
Cooncil district I can't go.

 

[KenL]

Theres a big difference between Sunny Dunny and Blair. I have open invitations at Dunbar and Gullane, but as they are outside my local
Cooncil district I can't go.

Neither can about half the membership.

 

[Oddsocks]

If we get released in March, the plan is a few range session and a couple of trial rounds at two courses local before joining and playing full time as of april, C19 allowing of course

 

[Blue in Munich]

May as well go optimistic and post - morning papers suggest golf will be back between 8th March (school returns) and end of March, before outdoor eating at pubs by Easter.

I expect these "leaks" are to test the water of public opinion. First two seem sensible given Covid progress, not sure about hospitality but risk greatly reduced outdoors i guess.

The public opinion in this household is that it should never have been banned.

 

[Imurg]

If we get released in March, the plan is a few range session and a couple of trial rounds at two courses local before joining and playing full time as of april, C19 allowing of course

I'm undecided...
Last time I went to the range and it went disastrously wrong when I got on the course...
Might go in cold this time.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Its amazing that it might well be postponed for a few weeks even after the schools have gone back. I assume they think that Scotland 'were dicing with death' keeping courses open whilst schools were shut. I also assume they believe that Scotland must have hidden the massive spike in infections/hospitalisations/deaths caused as a result of their recklessness. I would also be interested to know the science behind taking the risk of opening schools and allowing slightly more social contact outdoors but keeping courses shut. I fully understand the 'we're all in it together' nature of closing courses when everything else was shut down but not including golf in the first wave of easing seems to have no decent rationale.

Keeping golf shut never had any rationale;

https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/golf-reopening-safe-says-science/

 

[hovis]

If we get released in March, the plan is a few range session and a couple of trial rounds at two courses local before joining and playing full time as of april, C19 allowing of course

No way. You can't go to the range or practice net first. You're robbing yourself and your playing partners of 4 hours of comedy gold. Just think in 3 years you'll be having a pint saying “remember when I shanked that ball though the starters window".

 

[hovis]

I'm undecided...
Last time I went to the range and it went disastrously wrong when I got on the course...
Might go in cold this time.

This is the way

 

[Oddsocks]

No way. You can't go to the range or practice net first. You're robbing yourself and your playing partners of 4 hours of comedy gold. Just think in 3 years you'll be having a pint saying “remember when I shanked that ball though the starters window".

I played every week throughout 2019 knocking it round to 12hc, played 4 times last year where scores were consistent in the 32/34 area so no robbery, just gives me time to find my new home.

 

[USER1999]

Must admit, I was planning practice ground first, and then first tee. Partly to avoid the bun fight for tee times, partly due to work, partly due to being totally unorganised, and partly to try to tune in my new stick of awesomeness.

Probably end up on the first tee, straight in, what the heck, go for it.

 

[gopher99]

i have a trip to St Andrews/ Gleneagles booked for 28th June. I am hoping that lockdown will have eased slightly by then, do you think this is still realistic?