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[Thefish]

Tee booked for front 9 on Thursday morning, I’m ready but suspect my game is a long way off.

 

[Hackers76]

Bookings can be made from tomorrow and the course will be open from Friday. Two of our three 9’s open at a time to allow the greenkeepers to work on the other 9. Sticking to 2 balls only and the usual health and safety rules are being applied. Direct debits has been frozen and will be started again from start of June so we get the rest of the month free which is a nice touch.

 

[Kraxx68]

• Rules for play to include: players must not be displaying any signs of COVID-19, player is not required to be in isolation by recommendation from the Government and player must not have been out of the country within the last 14 days
• Golfers are only permitted to travel on their own or with someone they live with
• Social distancing must be adhered to at all times
• Cars to be parked in every other space on arrival to help maintain social distancing
• Golfers must remain in their car until 15 minutes prior to their tee time
• Golfers must not share food or drink, touch other players golf equipment or shake hands
• Following your game you must return to your car and not congregate

Matfen Hall Guidance

• Toilet facilities will be open for Golfers to use
• Shoes to be changed at the car and clubs and trolleys to be kept with person
• All players are asked to register at the academy reception on arrival, no earlier than 15 minutes prior to their tee time
• Only 3 people in the coffee shop at any one time – (2 golfers & 1 staff member)
• No buggies available for hire
• Hire trolleys available but must be pre-booked
• No hire club sets are available
• Tee time intervals will be every 10 minutes
• Practice chipping/putting green closed to individuals
• Players are not to go to the first tee until the group in front has moved on
• Bunker rakes removed
• Flags to remain in hole (holes have been adapted to help with ball retrieval)
• Bins have been removed so please take all litter home
• Use of benches is not permitted
• A social distancing golf marshal will be on the course and will be checking players on the course
• In high demand times, only one basket of 100 balls permitted per person at the range
• Only one use of the range ball machine on arrival
• The ball basket is to be left in the bay following use

Just a few from our club, but totally reasonable under the circumstances. We are also teeing off from the 4th on Standing Stone, and only using the Range Academy to sign in etc. Main club House and Hotel remain closed.

Roll on Saturday, Tee of at 10:30

 

[jim8flog]

Our course Rules came out yesterday
Basically as England golf guidelines

Ten minute intervals, two balls only, both players must be named, no booking the second slot as anonymous so you can only go out as a single if nobody books the second slot. Full 18 holes on the main course and 9 only on the 9 hole course. Juniors must play with an adult.

Only one booking every 3 days in advance, spare slots on the day can be booked on the day but only by phoning the office

Only one player allowed in the locker room at any time and all clubs etc to be taken home.

Driving range and practice facilities closed until there is guidance from England golf, except for putting green which can only be used immediately prior to your tee slot.

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

for the first time in history we are having a telephone booking system, 2balls only, no guest or visitors, 9 holes, change in car park, and leave as soon as the 9 holes are finished.

each telephone booking will be uploaded onto a google calendar so available times are shown

^^^^^^^ this pretty much for me too

 

[full_throttle]

It's a little chaotic, which is understandable, but we have one volunteer taking the bookings and entering them to a google calendar, the only way to book is by getting connected to the volunteer, so no voice message bookings.

Only booking for the following day,

In the first 40 minutes we have had 33 tee time bookings, 2balls at 10 minutes intervals.

 

[IanM]

Newport opens on Monday.

Full regs and procedures will be with us by Friday.

Rapid climb down by Welsh Assembly. Wonder why?

 

[KenL]

Newport opens on Monday.

Full regs and procedures will be with us by Friday.

Rapid climb down by Welsh Assembly. Wonder why?

They saw sense?

 

[richart]

We are fully open tomorrow.You can play nine holes teeing off the 10th early or full 18 teeing off the first in two balls. Booking on line. Can play twice during the week and once at the weekend. Booking up to seven days in advance.

I have three games booked, as have a feeling we might close again in a few weeks time.

 

[The Autumn Wind]

Pleasantly surprised that we can play full 18 hole rounds tomorrow, starting from 7am, at 8 minute intervals.
If social distancing is properly observed, this is a very sensible decision by our committee.

 

[rulefan]

at 8 minute intervals.
If social distancing is properly observed, .

That combination might be difficult.

 

[The Autumn Wind]

That combination might be difficult.

Why ? Our first hole is a short par 4, one 2ball should finish the hole before the next tees off. And the approach From the car park to the 1st tee is very wide and spacious.

 

[The Autumn Wind]

It really isn’t difficult to keep 10m from everyone else when outside at a golf club which has sensible online bookings, never mind 2m.

 

[Orikoru]

Got no idea. They haven't said a word yet.

My course has now made a post on the matter - they're remaining closed. Oh well.

 

[KenL]

My course has now made a post on the matter - they're remaining closed. Oh well.

What reason did they give?

 

[Orikoru]

What reason did they give?

They didn't.

 

[KenL]

They didn't.

Not good.

 

[Orikoru]

Not good.

It's a council-run public course, I'm not sure how that would affect their motivations, but this is all they wrote anyway:

"Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, Haste Hill and Uxbridge Public Golf Course remain closed until further notice.
Please review our website and social media for further updates."

There were no further updates.

 

[KenL]

I can see that a council course might not be as keen to open as a members or business course.

Still a pity for you though.

 

[backwoodsman]

, at 8 minute intervals.
If social distancing is properly observed

That combination might be difficult.

Even at my standard, after 8m minutes playing time I'd hope to have moved more than 2m?