When do you think you will next play golf?

[HomerJSimpson]

Total rubbish.
Booked tee times.
Only 2x balls.
Absolutely no reason why we can't play golf.
The situation / golf course could quite easily be marshalled to prevent any close contact.
Fine if your not comfortable playing, stay at home.
But it's a ridiculous situation at the moment.

Lets start at the beginning. Is it an essential journey? I would say no. Would people adhere to the rules. I doubt it, especially over a short period of time. Who is going to marshal it. I wish I could stay at home but have been working in an ICU since the start of this and so believe me a game of golf to clear the head and recharge the batteries would be a godsend but the risks outweigh the benefits to me.

 

[Doodle]

Do you really believe every car on the road is on an essential journey?
The road are pretty busy, certainly way more busy than they should be in a lockdown, so there are plenty of people flouting that aspect of it.

Now we have a further 3 weeks lockdown, do you seriously think people will stay in?
No chance, they will start to say we've had enough of this.
There should have been a partial lifting of the lockdown from next Monday.
A further 3 week is unsustainable.

 

[Fish]

Do you really believe every car on the road is on an essential journey?
The road are pretty busy, certainly way more busy than they should be in a lockdown, so there are plenty of people flouting that aspect of it.

Now we have a further 3 weeks lockdown, do you seriously think people will stay in?
No chance, they will start to say we've had enough of this.
There should have been a partial lifting of the lockdown from next Monday.
A further 3 week is unsustainable.

So are you going to ignore the laws then? You sure sound like you will, bit like the tool caught on Blackwell GC, or are you just venting?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Sure people are dying & they will continue to die.
The original lockdown with to get the Nightingale hospitals in place.
That has now been achieved.
If we continue the lockdown, the virus will still be with us afterwards, so what are we achieving?
I'm sorry, but I see no reason in the argument that it is ok to walk / exercise on a golf course, but it's not ok to play golf on it.
The virus is here until a vaccine is developed, fact.
At some point we will (with certain restrictions) have to live with it.
& yes, people will die unfortunately.

People are walking with members of their own family or people they are already isolating with plus you can only travel if you are going to your place of work or on and essential journey.

All organised sports etc have been stopped , why should we as golfers be afforded any special treatment ? I’m sure that will add to golfs growing reputation.

There is no overriding critical reason for golf clubs to be allowed to be reopened - think of others

 

[USER1999]

Do you really believe every car on the road is on an essential journey?
The road are pretty busy, certainly way more busy than they should be in a lockdown, so there are plenty of people flouting that aspect of it.

Now we have a further 3 weeks lockdown, do you seriously think people will stay in?
No chance, they will start to say we've had enough of this.
There should have been a partial lifting of the lockdown from next Monday.
A further 3 week is unsustainable.

Is this for real?

Most people seem to think the lock down is the correct response. These are the people who have got it right. I don't know anyone who is thinking, that's enough of this.
How can you liftca lock down partially, until the stats show it has worked?

 

[Doodle]

Is this for real?

Most people seem to think the lock down is the correct response. These are the people who have got it right. I don't know anyone who is thinking, that's enough of this.
How can you liftca lock down partially, until the stats show it has worked?

The lockdown was to cut & stabilise transmission & to ready the NHS.
That has been achieved.
The damage to the economy & business will in the long run cause more deaths than the virus.

Even after an extended lockdown the virus will still be with us.
What do you suggest, we lockdown until a virus is developed?

 

[Fish]

 

[garyinderry]

Over 850 deaths today.

That should be enough to put an end to any thoughts of golf at the minute.

100 years ago men were heading off to certain death. We are being asked to stay at home. It really isn't that hard to do.

 

[Fish]

Over 850 deaths today.

That should be enough to put an end to any thoughts of golf at the minute.

100 years ago men were heading off to certain death. We are being asked to stay at home. It really isn't that hard to do.

Obviously is for some ?

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

But it's a ridiculous situation at the moment.

OK, if you say so

 

[Crazyface]

When the course are allowed to be open will they only allow local travel? My reason for asking is those who live close to the BIG courses, might be able to get on as the foreigners will not be there, and maybe, just maybe, the course might give out some nice deals as a thank you. You never know....

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Well - if we golfers were allowed to play then the public would be deprived of newly available wide open spaces in which to exercise during the lockdown...

(I don't think I am being serious though I might be)

Whatever - for all the reasons others have given we just accept that we aren't going to be playing for a good while...and that's the end of it. I lost 5 months of golf this time last year. I didn't get any refund. I didn't complain. And I'm still here.

 

[IanM]

There's a huge difference between talking a walk on a golf course and a 4 hour walk on it hitting golf balls. Although I understand folk who live next to their course being frustrated by the contrast.

Another 3 week restriction is completely sustainable. Just be sensible. The government will lift restrictions the second it is sensible... Twitter is full of people of a certain leaning currently saying they will lift it too early as "the bosses" are losing money and the Tories don't care about the loss of life.

Anyone who thinks we've broken the back of this needs to show me some evidence, as I have yet to see it.

I'm happy to lose all of May if that increase the chances of playing in June or July. Heck, if I see some of you lot in Scotland in October I will be delighted!

 

[Doodle]

After the next 3 weeks.
Then what?
The virus will still be with us.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

After the next 3 weeks.
Then what?
The virus will still be with us.

The hope is that the amount of active cases will have dropped as would the number of new deaths , more would have been tested and the level of immunity within the country will be increased.

If those factors are on the positive side then I suspect some small restrictions will be removed , might see us back to what it was just before lockdown.

Then the numbers will once again be looked at and see what happens

There is no definitive answer to it all - have to judge as they go along , if things work out then it’s possible schools will be open again end of May , then pubs etc in June with numbers restrictions, then in August/September time it will be a lot more relaxed,

But we have to see - we could be playing golf in May or have to wait until June but it’s better to wait until it’s judged that it’s the right time to relax.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

After the next 3 weeks.
Then what?
The virus will still be with us.

Indeed it will which is why a lot of ICU units are still not entering a phase of de-scaling. It will spike again whenever we start going back to work or schools open and will place another swell of pressure on beds and capacity. If it means we have to wait for a few more months for an official go-ahead I feel it's a small price. Golf will still be there. If people become selfish and think "I'm alright Jack" and break the restrictions it'll have wasted the whole period of time to date we've been in lockdown as the virus will come back with a vengeance and it'll be back to square one. It really isn't a hard concept to understand and realise golf is a long way down the list of necessities right now.

 

[Doodle]

Indeed it will which is why a lot of ICU units are still not entering a phase of de-scaling. It will spike again whenever we start going back to work or schools open and will place another swell of pressure on beds and capacity. If it means we have to wait for a few more months for an official go-ahead I feel it's a small price. Golf will still be there. If people become selfish and think "I'm alright Jack" and break the restrictions it'll have wasted the whole period of time to date we've been in lockdown as the virus will come back with a vengeance and it'll be back to square one. It really isn't a hard concept to understand and realise golf is a long way down the list of necessities right now.

Exactly & no it's not a hard concept to understand & that's my point.
Whilst the next 3 weeks may calm the virus down a bit, it won't magically make it disappear, & then what?

The economy by then will be in a right mess, some people will lose their jobs, businesses will go bust, golf club will be in big trouble, but the virus will still be there.

The economy must be restarted, social contact is inevitable, the virus will spike again.
Probably the safest place to be would be on the golf course.
So in that scenario, if it's ok in 3 weeks when the virus will grow again, why not now?

 

[Italian outcast]

Here in Italy I would imagine that playing golf will be one of the last things to open up
That may happen after things become much clearer as to the overall disease costs and the impact relaxing the more important economic and social restrictions have on this
In part it also depends on how golf is opened up elsewhere in Europe - they may look to the UK for that
I don't expect to play until July at the earliest

 

[Mick68]

I agree with the lockdown and the reasons for it. And I understand that golf's not that important in the overall scheme of things. But nothing will convince me that driving to a golf course and playing on your own and driving home again increases the spread of coronavirus.

 

[Fish]

Exactly & no it's not a hard concept to understand & that's my point.
Whilst the next 3 weeks may calm the virus down a bit, it won't magically make it disappear, & then what?

The economy by then will be in a right mess, some people will lose their jobs, businesses will go bust, golf club will be in big trouble, but the virus will still be there.

The economy must be restarted, social contact is inevitable, the virus will spike again.
Probably the safest place to be would be on the golf course.
So in that scenario, if it's ok in 3 weeks when the virus will grow again, why not now?