what CoronaVirus precautions are your club taking?

Remind me

Likely parks and beaches will be shut after tonight so lots must arguments to bed

downthemiddle

Golfhead65 wrote: »

I'm in total agreement, I'm booked in for a game at 10-30 Sat morning, fancy joining me... keeping your distance of course

I hope your booking is refundable.

Golfhead65

downthemiddle wrote: »

I hope your booking is refundable.

Hope your club survives, not for your benefit mind you, for the good people there

Golfhead65

downthemiddle wrote: »

I hope your booking is refundable.

Very insecure bitter man

IngazZagni

Calm heads folks.

On a follow on to my previous post I’m more than happy to follow the new advice being given tonight.
Of course the most important thing is people’s health.

Beyond that businesses will massively suffer over the next couple months. Not all of them will reopen and that includes golf courses. So it’s important you stay in touch and support your local club through this time.

Keano

Golfhead65 wrote: »

Very insecure bitter man

Please don’t post in this manner again or you’ll be taking a little holiday from this forum

HighLine

Anyone hazard a guess as to whether golf course maintenance will be considered an "essential service"?

spacecoyote

HighLine wrote: »

Anyone hazard a guess as to whether golf course maintenance will be considered an "essential service"?

For the next two weeks, I'd assume a definite NO

HighLine

spacecoyote wrote: »

For the next two weeks, I'd assume a definite NO

I would think the same. Obviously insignificant in the grander scale of things but this will pose a serious problem for golf clubs in the weeks ahead.

Ollieboy

HighLine wrote: »

Anyone hazard a guess as to whether golf course maintenance will be considered an "essential service"?

Yes, it will be. It was included in Italy and Spain so I would expect the same here

FixdePitchmark

HighLine wrote: »

I would think the same. Obviously insignificant in the grander scale of things but this will pose a serious problem for golf clubs in the weeks ahead.

I'd imagine - it will start all out lock down - but then a refined list will be issued , including maintenance of sporting grounds (at some point) - or all maintenance that can adhere to social distancing policy as issued but HSE/HSA

Well, will have to be something like that- as there will be far more problems than golf created.

FixdePitchmark

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

I'd imagine - it will start all out lock down - but then a refined list will be issued , including maintenance of sporting grounds (at some point) - or all maintenance that can adhere to social distancing policy as issued but HSE/HSA

Well, will have to be something like that- as there will be far more problems than golf created.

Yeah one man per tractor or a mower should be OK you'd imagine.

downthemiddle

Golfhead65 wrote: »

Hope your club survives, not for your benefit mind you, for the good people there

This is a sentiment I would fully endorse. Thank you for your good wishes.

GreeBo

Ollieboy wrote: »

Yes, it will be. It was included in Italy and Spain so I would expect the same here

I can't see it being included in essential medical services.

I'd expect sprinklers to be minimized to retard growth where possible.

prawnsambo

GreeBo wrote: »

I can't see it being included in essential medical services.

I'd expect sprinklers to be minimized to retard growth where possible.

Open to correction, but I don't think essential services was restricted to medical only. For example, transport services, food shops and supermarkets, pharmacies etc. are remaining open as they are essential. I would have thought banks would be as well. My understanding is that a list will be provided.

FixdePitchmark

prawnsambo wrote: »

Open to correction, but I don't think essential services was restricted to medical only. For example, transport services, food shops and supermarkets, pharmacies etc. are remaining open as they are essential. I would have thought banks would be as well. My understanding is that a list will be provided.

Correct - there are more than just medical services that are deemed critical.

It is hard to make an argument for golf - but general maintenance of certain things are required for the normal economy and society to restart.

If people can generate procedures and adhere to the instructions issued - I'd imagine some stuff will restart fairly quick.

We really have a lack of appreciation of these very jobs that keep everything working and moving in the world around us.

prawnsambo

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

We really have a lack of appreciation of these very jobs that keep everything working and moving in the world around us.

Just remaining on the golf topic (although your wider point is probably valid), I know I personally appreciate the work greenkeeping staff do on our course. When I'm out practising, I often run into them on the course and they will invariably stop working to let me play on. At which point, I will tell them to keep working as what they're doing is more important than my having to wait a few minutes to hit a ball.

Often resulting in an 'after you' stalemate.

CalamariFritti

A couple of days ago I got quite pig-headed here over the golf closure thing. You may remember. If you don't, better again.

I was on about the actual risk of infection on the golf course and got quite argumentative and came across rather self-centred I guess. Most importantly I failed to see that none of that matters anymore. I acted quite the idiot. I'm after realising that now.

Apologies if I riled up anyone the wrong way. Hope everyone is well and we come out of this better on the other side.

Seve OB

It’s a decent man who admits they got it wrong.

Fair play.

Ollieboy

HighLine wrote: »

Anyone hazard a guess as to whether golf course maintenance will be considered an "essential service"?

List issued, green keepers not mentioned directly but roles that they cover at clubs are included so I don’t see any issue for clubs.

Kingswood Rover

CalamariFritti wrote: »

A couple of days ago I got quite pig-headed here over the golf closure thing. You may remember. If you don't, better again.

I was on about the actual risk of infection on the golf course and got quite argumentative and came across rather self-centred I guess. Most importantly I failed to see that none of that matters anymore. I acted quite the idiot. I'm after realising that now.

Apologies if I riled up anyone the wrong way. Hope everyone is well and we come out of this better on the other side.

Top Man Calamari respect, and we will come out the better for it. l think this has made a lot of us that might have not normally have contemplated too much on life until possibly perhaps our twilight years really question what is important about our lives and the society we want to live in.

GreeBo

Ollieboy wrote: »

List issued, green keepers not mentioned directly but roles that they cover at clubs are included so I don’t see any issue for clubs.

I didn't get that from reading the list...what roles are you thinking?
I think risking lives to cut grass is crazy, fwiw.

GreeBo

prawnsambo wrote: »

Open to correction, but I don't think essential services was restricted to medical only. For example, transport services, food shops and supermarkets, pharmacies etc. are remaining open as they are essential. I would have thought banks would be as well. My understanding is that a list will be provided.

Sorry, that was meant to say essential OR medical services!

Euphoriasean

CalamariFritti wrote: »

A couple of days ago I got quite pig-headed here over the golf closure thing. You may remember. If you don't, better again.

I was on about the actual risk of infection on the golf course and got quite argumentative and came across rather self-centred I guess. Most importantly I failed to see that none of that matters anymore. I acted quite the idiot. I'm after realising that now.

Apologies if I riled up anyone the wrong way. Hope everyone is well and we come out of this better on the other side.

Fair play. I think we have all been guilty of this no matter what side of the fence we were on. Time for this thread to settle a bit, we're all on the same side. Hope we all keep safe and are golfing in the not too distance future.

FixdePitchmark

I think this gives a window for golf course maintenance to be done on Monday anyway - then course should be fine this time of year for 2 weeks - in fact will do them good.

"There will be a grace period until 6pm on Monday 30 March for people who need to make necessary arrangements to wind down their activities in an orderly way. This should however be done in a way that minimises travel and personal interaction as much as possible."

I do anticipate in the review that grounds maintenance will be included - as it is an activity that can be done within any HSE/HSA guideline that will be issued.

But, I do understand the logic of saying no to stuff unnecessary (golf) , as when say 3/4 people are in work - personal interaction will happen , as just pure human nature also there are common facilities where equipment , lunch, toilets, mess rooms etc are shared and it is very hard to maintain standards in these areas.

Rikand

The R&A apparently issued guidance that green keepers could continue to perform essential maintenance. If your greens were untouched for 3 weeks, it could be 3 months before they got back to normal.

downthemiddle

Rikand wrote: »

The R&A apparently issued guidance that green keepers could continue to perform essential maintenance. If your greens were untouched for 3 weeks, it could be 3 months before they got back to normal.

I don’t think the R&A will have the final say in the matter.

HighLine

The R&A won't have any say in the matter. What is most likely going to happen IMO is that an absolute skeleton crew will cut greens, fairways and tee boxes over the next few weeks. And it will be done on the quiet. Not getting into the rights and wrongs of those actions, that is just what I'm guessing will happen.

Roger_007

HighLine wrote: »

The R&A won't have any say in the matter. What is most likely going to happen IMO is that an absolute skeleton crew will cut greens, fairways and tee boxes over the next few weeks. And it will be done on the quiet. Not getting into the rights and wrongs of those actions, that is just what I'm guessing will happen.

The medical official at the UK press briefing was talking about the gradual relaxing of restrictions over 6 months depending on how things are going. I doubt if reopening golf courses will be anywhere near the top of their agenda.
It will probably be the same here so I wouldn’t be optimistic about playing any golf this side of October.

blue note

I saw on social media that corballis are still maintaining the course anyway. It's the right thing to do I reckon. I'd say minimal risk for what we'll get out of it.