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Golf Lockdown Discussion ** No discussion of breaking Restrictions **

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    #992
    ruamar
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭ruamar


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Absolutely no issue with that once the Club allows it.

    Thanks for replying, is this standard? Is there guidance from GUI or sports council?

    Thanks again


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    #993
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,004 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    No self respecting golf club is going to publicly open its gates for their members/guests/locals/joe bloggs to just come down and wander freely with their families around the course


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    #994
    Wichita Lineman
    Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    There are many health and safety aspects for starters that should ensure clubs are actively discouraging members and families to wander around the course when it's officially closed. In most clubs it's private property and non members are not allowed use the facilities for general purposes anyway.


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    #995
    ruamar
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭ruamar


    I wouldn't advocate non members being allowed on the course, just wondering if many or any clubs are allowing members to walk the course with care, avoiding greens, bunkers, etc. Once the member lives within the 5km limits.

    From my reading it would be at the discretion of the club and would not be breaking any Covid lockdown rules


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    #996
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    Wouldn’t you look a right eegit walking round a golf course with no golf clubs?


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    #997
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    ruamar wrote: »
    I wouldn't advocate non members being allowed on the course, just wondering if many or any clubs are allowing members to walk the course with care, avoiding greens, bunkers, etc. Once the member lives within the 5km limits.

    From my reading it would be at the discretion of the club and would not be breaking any Covid lockdown rules

    Why would any club do that? There 's plenty of other places to walk.


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    #998
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,375 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Wouldn’t you look a right eegit walking round a golf course with no golf clubs?
    Noted. Mustn't forget my golf clubs when I go for a walk on the course later this afternoon. :D


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    #999
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,188 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    I'd be ok with them letting me walk around the course. Might even bring a club or two. And that ball i found in the woods is probably mine, so i may as well hit it along the path that i'm walking :pac:


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    #1000
    ruamar
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭ruamar


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Wouldn’t you look a right eegit walking round a golf course with no golf clubs?

    I've looked much worse with the clubs that I could ever look without them :)


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    #1001
    Luckycharm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,540 ✭✭✭Luckycharm


    Exactly wrote: »
    Absolutely no issue with that once the Club allows it.

    Our course wanted to have designated Sunday walks around the course where you would be allowed get take away coffee. Gardai said no even though 2 parks within 100ms that are rammed with thousands of people who can buy take away coffee in the parks :rolleyes:


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    #1002
    Luckycharm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,540 ✭✭✭Luckycharm


    First time I was jealous of Donald, getting to play golf sat and sunday :P


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    #1003
    not yet
    Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭not yet


    Kind of related to getting back.

    Just booked a fitting on line in McGuirks for this Wednesday, got a text confirming booking. But every inch of me is saying it must be an error...

    Any thoughts.


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    #1004
    Whiplash85
    Registered Users Posts: 738 ✭✭✭Whiplash85


    Does anyone know what the likelihood of golf being back when current round of restrictions come under review again? We are at half way point now and tentatively looking to book a winter series...


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    #1005
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Whiplash85 wrote: »
    Does anyone know what the likelihood of golf being back when current round of restrictions come under review again? We are at half way point now and tentatively looking to book a winter series...

    I think when we come out of Level 5 that Golf will be back again.


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    #1006
    macslash
    Registered Users Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭macslash


    What date are we due out of this again? I'm all mixed up with the dates!


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    #1007
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,375 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    macslash wrote: »
    What date are we due out of this again? I'm all mixed up with the dates!
    Six weeks from 21st October. Which runs out on 2nd December. A Wednesday.


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    #1008
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I wonder will they go for the 3 ball nonsense again when it opens up.


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    #1009
    Roger_007
    Registered Users Posts: 21,886 ✭✭✭✭Roger_007


    From WhatsApp conversations with my fellow club members, there is a distinct lack of enthusiasm to get back playing this time around compared to the last time. Many of them are saying that we might as well just throw in the towel for the winter rather than go back playing in the winter weather and subject to whatever restrictions they come up with this time.
    There is certainly no enthusiasm to go back playing casual golf only, like we did the last time.


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    #1010
    fearruanua
    Registered Users Posts: 737 ✭✭✭fearruanua


    Roger_007 wrote: »
    From WhatsApp conversations with my fellow club members, there is a distinct lack of enthusiasm to get back playing this time around compared to the last time. Many of them are saying that we might as well just throw in the towel for the winter rather than go back playing in the winter weather and subject to whatever restrictions they come up with this time.
    There is certainly no enthusiasm to go back playing casual golf only, like we did the last time.

    Same here. I think it's all about the weather/time of the year. Plus we know that there won't be a ball in hit in a qualifying competition until early March. We had the summer months and long evenings ahead of us after the last lockdown.


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    #1011
    willabur
    Registered Users Posts: 1,622 ✭✭✭willabur


    fearruanua wrote: »
    Same here. I think it's all about the weather/time of the year. Plus we know that there won't be a ball in hit in a qualifying competition until early March. We had the summer months and long evenings ahead of us after the last lockdown.

    unless of course you are playing links.

    I can't wait to get back out playing. The weather has been pretty mild so far, last few weekends had some ideal golfing weather. I would expect our place to be maxed out again when things open up


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    #1012
    padmcv
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭padmcv


    No lack of enthusiasm here...I'm booking the 2nd off work to get out!


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    #1013
    fearruanua
    Registered Users Posts: 737 ✭✭✭fearruanua


    willabur wrote: »
    unless of course you are playing links.

    I can't wait to get back out playing. The weather has been pretty mild so far, last few weekends had some ideal golfing weather. I would expect our place to be maxed out again when things open up

    Unfortunately not.


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    #1014
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,004 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Roger_007 wrote: »
    From WhatsApp conversations with my fellow club members, there is a distinct lack of enthusiasm to get back playing this time around compared to the last time. Many of them are saying that we might as well just throw in the towel for the winter rather than go back playing in the winter weather and subject to whatever restrictions they come up with this time.
    There is certainly no enthusiasm to go back playing casual golf only, like we did the last time.

    i can understand them not being less enthusiastic as last time around with the weather being so different but to be honestly that sounds like a weird golf club with members who don't want to play the game


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    #1015
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,004 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I wonder will they go for the 3 ball nonsense again when it opens up.

    why was it nonsense. i thought it was great, some of the quickest golf I've ever played


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    #1016
    Frisbee
    Registered Users Posts: 23,568 ✭✭✭✭Frisbee


    Yeah dying to get back out. We have had so many mild and sunny days the past weeks I reckon I would have been getting two rounds a week in. Hoping it continues into December but Murphys Law means as soon as we can go back playing we will have three months of non-stop rain.


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    #1017
    DuckSlice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,885 ✭✭✭DuckSlice


    Seve OB wrote: »
    i can understand them not being less enthusiastic as last time around with the weather being so different but to be honestly that sounds like a weird golf club with members who don't want to play the game

    Yea it sounds strange. Most of the members in my club cannot wait to get back out and playing. The winter league had a record entry this year and there is still 6 rounds of it left to play.


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    #1018
    Roger_007
    Registered Users Posts: 21,886 ✭✭✭✭Roger_007


    Seve OB wrote: »
    i can understand them not being less enthusiastic as last time around with the weather being so different but to be honestly that sounds like a weird golf club with members who don't want to play the game

    I know a few who never play during the winter apart from maybe an occasional outing around Christmas, weather permitting. If your course is situated on ground which gets very heavy and muddy during the winter, it’s not that attractive to go out to play.
    As a previous poster stated, links courses have a tremendous advantage at this time of year.


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    #1019
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,004 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Roger_007 wrote: »
    I know a few who never play during the winter apart from maybe an occasional outing around Christmas, weather permitting. If your course is situated on ground which gets very heavy and muddy during the winter, it’s not that attractive to go out to play.
    As a previous poster stated, links courses have a tremendous advantage at this time of year.
    I'm a member in 2 non-links courses and i would hazard a guess most of the posters here aren't links members.
    we still want to play golf though!


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    #1020
    Russman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,886 ✭✭✭Russman


    I can't wait to get back and try out my new handicap !:D:D


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    #1021
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,577 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Russman wrote: »
    I can't wait to get back and try out my new handicap !:D:D

    It's an interesting one now that I think of this.

    In our winter league, when things get bad, we have a winter course on temporary tee/greens. I'm assuming that there was not a serious of slopes calculated for those.

    They usually just knock some points off your score, so assume that'll carry forward


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