When do you think you will next play golf?

[HomerJSimpson]

As we are heading to the longest day, my priority is to spend the first few days after permission is granted to play, practicing and getting club on ball properly. Can't see a lot of point going out and chopping and potentially holding people up or not being able to enjoy it. I am sure come 6.00pm and beyond the club will be quieter and banking on getting out on my own if so. If not I'll simply book an arbitary time

 

[rulefan]

BRS booking starts at 0700 for me. What if I want to go out at 0600 by myself?

Are you sure that your club permits a 6.00am start - when the greenkeepers are very busy on the course?

 

[patricks148]

the sooner the better if what i saw today's walk, watched guys and his 4 kids on bikes ride across 4 greens that the didn't need to go anywhere near, only for 3 other family's to follow suite. tried to ask they why but was ignored, only to see a woman and a kid come from the other directions and again ride straight across the 5th and 14th greens. on the way back to the road a woman and her two kids left the kids bikes on the 18th green while messing around in the pond, asked them wht they had done that and she denied it, despite the bikes being a few feet away. so walked off only to see them leave via the practice putting green

 

[Diamond]

the sooner the better if what i saw today's walk, watched guys and his 4 kids on bikes ride across 4 greens that the didn't need to go anywhere near, only for 3 other family's to follow suite. tried to ask they why but was ignored, only to see a woman and a kid come from the other directions and again ride straight across the 5th and 14th greens. on the way back to the road a woman and her two kids left the kids bikes on the 18th green while messing around in the pond, asked them wht they had done that and she denied it, despite the bikes being a few feet away. so walked off only to see them leave via the practice putting green

Idiots. Should be flogged.

 

[rudebhoy]

BBC news reported that there will be an update next Sunday about easing the lockdown on the Monday. I assume that if they say golf can resume on Monday, most courses will take a few days to sort things out before reopening?

 

[moogie]

BBC news reported that there will be an update next Sunday about easing the lockdown on the Monday. I assume that if they say golf can resume on Monday, most courses will take a few days to sort things out before reopening?

A decent club shouldn't need a few days surely.....
Committee should have been talking to each other throughout this
Discussing exit strategy, guidelines to use going forward, just waiting to fill in a few blanks, like tee time gaps and amount of players per group, once announcements are made and governing bodies contact clubs

 

[gary996]

Is he really going to be announcing a relaxation of restrictions the day before!?
surely it’s more likely that it will be the following week (Monday 18th)?

 

[Sports_Fanatic]

A decent club shouldn't need a few days surely.....
Committee should have been talking to each other throughout this
Discussing exit strategy, guidelines to use going forward, just waiting to fill in a few blanks, like tee time gaps and amount of players per group, once announcements are made and governing bodies contact clubs

I think it would be more on any course works given that green keepers are currently only allowed to carry out certain activities. That being said there probably would still be something on implementation as each club may have been getting together but have different ideas and presumably they'll have to follow golf England guidelines.

That being said I thought they've said announcements will be made earlier than Sunday.

 

[hovis]

BBC news reported that there will be an update next Sunday about easing the lockdown on the Monday. I assume that if they say golf can resume on Monday, most courses will take a few days to sort things out before reopening?

if they are anticipating the announcement then I would expect most club will be working hard that weekend. if anything, get the greens respectable and we'll have to put up with longer fairways and deeper rough

 

[rudebhoy]

Is he really going to be announcing a relaxation of restrictions the day before!?
surely it’s more likely that it will be the following week (Monday 18th)?

That would seem more sensible however -

"Rumours are intensifying that the UK government could be set to announce an easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions next week, with the country’s courses being allowed to re-open for play from Monday, May 11.
The BBC’s well-connected golf correspondent Iain Carter and veteran golf writer Alistair Tait have both tweeted today to say that they’ve each heard about a May 11 return to golf."

https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/date-suggested-for-uks-golf-courses-to-re-open

 

[KenL]

the sooner the better if what i saw today's walk, watched guys and his 4 kids on bikes ride across 4 greens that the didn't need to go anywhere near, only for 3 other family's to follow suite. tried to ask they why but was ignored, only to see a woman and a kid come from the other directions and again ride straight across the 5th and 14th greens. on the way back to the road a woman and her two kids left the kids bikes on the 18th green while messing around in the pond, asked them wht they had done that and she denied it, despite the bikes being a few feet away. so walked off only to see them leave via the practice putting green

Your club should maybe do more, roping off greens etc.
They have done so at my place I hear.
The general public don't care about golf or understand that our greens are precious.

 

[Neilds]

Yep they should prioritise weekend teetimes for people working and as people who are furloughed can play during g the week.

Crown golf have announced only 2 bookings per person per week to allow as many as possible to book. Seems fair in my eyes

 

[peld]

That would seem more sensible however -

"Rumours are intensifying that the UK government could be set to announce an easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions next week, with the country’s courses being allowed to re-open for play from Monday, May 11.
The BBC’s well-connected golf correspondent Iain Carter and veteran golf writer Alistair Tait have both tweeted today to say that they’ve each heard about a May 11 return to golf."

https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/date-suggested-for-uks-golf-courses-to-re-open

This was quite quickly revealed as utter tosh.
simply no one knows, and we’ll have to wait until bojo on the 7th

 

[KenL]

Crown golf have announced only 2 bookings per person per week to allow as many as possible to book. Seems fair in my eyes

Fair unless the course is half empty.
At my club there will be people booking a time every day if they can.

 

[Jacko_G]

BRS booking starts at 0700 for me. What if I want to go out at 0600 by myself?

Most courses I know you're not allowed to as that is greenkeepers preparation time, get the greens cut etc etc without choppers firing golf balls in their direction.

 

[Jacko_G]

I believe many clubs are making arrangements to prevent players without a booking being able to bypass the system. Many are also recruiting volunteers to carry out monitoring.

Great idea. Put more people at risk.

 

[clubchamp98]

Most courses I know you're not allowed to as that is greenkeepers preparation time, get the greens cut etc etc without choppers firing golf balls in their direction.

Mine dosnt you can play at dawn.
Even before the comps.
Suprized me , as my last club didn’t.

 

[Doodle]

From what I am reading this morning, the Government have quite successfully implemented & maintained the lockdown, but they now have a real problem in how they relax it.

Social distancing of 2 metres in the vast majority of businesses situations will be impossible to maintain for them to stay in business.
The queue to board a plane will be it's estimated 1 kilometer long.
How to you maintain social distancing on a plane or public transport?

If as I suspect, the Government scrap the 2 metre rule, where does that leave the golf industry & the opening of club house's?

 

[Jacko_G]

Our country will change for a long and sustained period of time that is without a doubt.

Listening to the radio the other morning, restaurants will be crippled. No condiments on the table, not even salt and pepper. Cutlery coming in sealed bags. Any dishes out, even in cupboards unused will have to go back through the dishwasher every 30 minutes due to Covid 19.

It's horrendous..

The world has seriously changed!

 

[peld]

From what I am reading this morning, the Government have quite successfully implemented & maintained the lockdown, but they now have a real problem in how they relax it.

Social distancing of 2 metres in the vast majority of businesses situations will be impossible to maintain for them to stay in business.
The queue to board a plane will be it's estimated 1 kilometer long.
How to you maintain social distancing on a plane or public transport?

If as I suspect, the Government scrap the 2 metre rule, where does that leave the golf industry & the opening of club house's?

I doubt they will scrap the 2m rule anytime soon.
With respect to work - offices can operate a two team system (half in office, half at home, swap every 2 weeks). People should work from home. shops can operate a capacity system like the supermarkets. tradesmen and manufacturing are rarely in close contact, and if so, use PPE. Schools can operate be segregation and rotation of classes/year groups. Other large events or business just have to stay shut (sports events, bars, cinemas, some restauants etc unless they can keep people 2m apart at reduced capacity)
Planes will likely operate at a reduced capacity (and it'll be a while before everything operates back to 100%), they can board and queue by groups, and households and families travel together so queues arent as long as you make out.
Public transport, planes, confined spaces operate a reduced capacity and enforce masks.
If people are careful and stick to the rules it shouldnt be difficult.

Dont forget apart from a first weekend "surge", there will likely be a lot less people out and about. If i was 60+ I would be avoiding crowds for a long time.