{"id":8728,"date":"2020-03-26T15:03:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T19:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=8728"},"modified":"2020-11-22T22:19:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T03:19:12","slug":"should-you-golf-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/should-you-golf-during-covid-19.html","title":{"rendered":"Should You Golf During COVID-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some golf courses are open. Learn the precautions they are taking; what you should consider before playing; and a potential silver lining post-pandemic.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Golf courses are feeling the effects of COVID-19 too, but post-pandemic could see an industry boon (photo by Greg D’Andrea<\/a>)<\/center><\/small><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After a couple weeks of being stuck at home due to COVID-19, I can hardly blame you if you’re going a bit stir-crazy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This virus has us all on-edge. And with the milder spring weather rolling-in across the country, playing a round of golf sounds pretty amazing right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that end, I received an email from a local golf course yesterday announcing they were open for business! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My fingers couldn’t tap on that email fast enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn’t a joke – they are really open. Albeit with the following guidelines that included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Stay home if you’re not feeling well<\/li>
  • Book your tee-time and pay online (the clubhouse is not open to the public)<\/li>
  • Please walk if you can (just 1 person per cart)<\/li>
  • Maintain social distancing with other players and course workers on all areas of the course<\/li>
  • Holes have a foam insert so golfers do not have to touch flagsticks or reach into the cups<\/li>
  • No scorecards or pencils – the course suggests downloading and using the digital scorecard on their app<\/li>
  • Ball washers, rakes, benches and water coolers have been removed for safety<\/li>
  • There is now 10 minutes between groups teeing-off (normally 8 minutes) to help avoid close contact on the course<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    It sounds like they put a good deal of thought into keeping people safe out there. And to be honest, I’m wrestling with the notion of actually grabbing my clubs and going to play!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    But I won’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As much as I’d like to support local businesses – especially golf courses, that little voice in my head is telling me “now is not the time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There is just too much uncertainty for me, a family man with young kids, to venture out for several hours where others, whom I don’t know, are also occupying space (albeit from at least 6 feet away).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of course your situation might be different and you’ll need to use your own judgement based on several things including your risk-factor and local laws and mandates. At the very least, I would definitely check to see if your local course has taken specific safety precautions first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As for me, I’ll be staying home and I apologize in advance to my local golf courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, there is a silver lining in all this for golf courses and golfers in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Once COVID-19 dissipates and life begins to return to some sort of normalcy, golf is going to be an extremely viable recreation activity in a post-pandemic world.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    To begin with, golf is outdoors and in groups of no more than four. So social distancing shouldn’t be too much of an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With booking online, you’ll never have to walk into a crowded clubhouse. And the foam hole thing is a great idea. With the aforementioned “rules” listed above, you could probably play an entire round without ever getting within 6 feet of another human or touching something that doesn’t belong to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I’d venture to say golf might even experience a little boon later this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So hang in there – things will get better and when they do, golf should be at the top of your list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    UPDATE!<\/strong> (as of November 2020) <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    I ended up playing a couple of rounds over the summer when the virus calmed-down a bit here in the northeastern US.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I actually scored my best round ever the first time out this season (what a crazy year this has been) and then back to normal on my second outing. Either way it was great to get out there and play!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That said, it wasn’t totally comfortable. For example, I did have to enter the clubhouse to pay – and the person behind the counter wasn’t wearing a mask (I was). And we were paired-up with a twosome who kept getting within 6 feet (I get it, it’s so hard to remember to follow the social distancing rules – especially when you are doing something familiar – it’s simply force of habit to get within a few feet of someone on the putting green for example).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But I surmise folks will get better the longer we live with this pandemic (and it does seem it will be with us well into next year at least). Overall I’m glad I got out there and played and glad the game I love is a viable option during this surreal time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Before you go play, I echo my sentiments from this post: Call the course first to see what their COVID-related rules are and once on the course, don’t assume every golfer will follow them; wear a mask (I did pull my down when no one was nearby, like walking in the fairway or rough); keep your social distance; and stay safe!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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