Has COVID-19 Affected Your Golf?

[phillyk]

10 minutes ago, iacas said:

Ignoring the fact that viruses are never "alive," do you have the URL to this? I keep hearing all sorts of time frames. Some have been up to eight or nine days.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
 as an aerosol for 3hrs and plastics for up to 72hrs. Although those are controlled environments, the time can still be long. 

[dennyjones]

5 minutes ago, phillyk said:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
 as an aerosol for 3hrs and plastics for up to 72hrs. Although those are controlled environments, the time can still be long. 

@phillyk, thanks for the link.   I just saw it on ABC news but couldn't find quickly.   

This is from the CDC website:  

Spread from contact with contaminated surfaces or objects

It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.

[Double Mocha Man]

1 minute ago, dennyjones said:

@phillyk, thanks for the link.   I just saw it on ABC news but couldn't find quickly.   

This is from the CDC website:  

Spread from contact with contaminated surfaces or objects

It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.

What is the main way?  Coughing, sneezing, talking... droplets of saliva suspended in the air?

[dennyjones]

2 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

What is the main way?  Coughing, sneezing, talking... droplets of saliva suspended in the air?

Person-to-person spread

The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.

• Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
• Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.

[CarlSpackler]

1 hour ago, snapfade said:

They are closing all of  the beaches of our county, 72 miles of shoreline tomorrow morning. All public beach access parking will be closed, and all Cocoa Beach city parks will be closed. No word on the golf course. I teed off at 6pm this evening and normally there is only a handful of us there, tonight there was a nice crowd. Must be preparing for the inevitable.

Very sad. 

[snapfade]

7 hours ago, CarlSpackler said:

Very sad. 

Update. Beaches will remain open, all the parking areas will be closed to prevent large groups being on the beach in close proximity. Which I don't mind, the Spring breakers and day visitors from Orlando or wherever leave their trash all over the place, so I kind of like it. 

[Papa Steve 55]

A new England super market, Stop and Shop, set aside Thursday morning from 6 to 7:30 for seniors to shop. Sounded nice. I'm up early so decided to head there. Big mistake. It was packed, Black Friday packed. At 6;30 there were no shopping carts available, 20 people at the deli counter, and already long lines to check out.

Public transportation ridership was down here, so the T dropped some trains. Result? More people in fewer cars. No plan.

We need to be looking for ways to spread shopping/people out, not condense it into a smaller window. 

End rant......

Edited March 19, 2020 by iacas
No politics

[boogielicious]

21 minutes ago, Papa Steve 55 said:

A new England super market, Stop and Shop, set aside Thursday morning from 6 to 7:30 for seniors to shop. Sounded nice. I'm up early so decided to head there. Big mistake. It was packed, Black Friday packed. At 6;30 there were no shopping carts available, 20 people at the deli counter, and already long lines to check out.

Public transportation ridership was down here, so the T dropped some trains. Result? More people in fewer cars. No plan.

We need to be looking for ways to spread shopping/people out, not condense it into a smaller window. 

End rant......

 

Thanks for the info. I was thinking of doing that (just turned 60).

One funny side story: Last week when Stop & Shop, Market Basket, BJs, etcs were all packed, my wife decided to go to a Shaw's in Burlington that never really caught on due to a crappy location. She found everything there and it wasn't packed. My neighbor said, "Nobody ever goes to Shaws!"

[Papa Steve 55]

7 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

Thanks for the info. I was thinking of doing that (just turned 60).

One funny side story: Last week when Stop & Shop, Market Basket, BJs, etcs were all packed, my wife decided to go to a Shaw's in Burlington that never really caught on due to a crappy location. She found everything there and it wasn't packed. My neighbor said, "Nobody ever goes to Shaws!"

Its just my wife and I, both retired. I'll go back at 10AM. let the madness calm down and the young whipper snappers should be at work, funding my retirement.

[RussUK]

My usual golfing haunt has advised 2 of the 3 courses are open for play. Just pay online or via phone. Obviously restrictions are in place regarding flagsticks and rakes but other than that people are welcome to play.

I would love to get some play in but not sure I will. Will stick to chipping and putting and hittng foam balls in the garden till further notice.

[TN94z]

11 hours ago, iacas said:

Ignoring the fact that viruses are never "alive," do you have the URL to this? I keep hearing all sorts of time frames. Some have been up to eight or nine days.

Me too. I have heard that what surface matters. For example, 3-5 hours on fabric and up to a few days on metal

1 hour ago, Papa Steve 55 said:

Its just my wife and I, both retired. I'll go back at 10AM. let the madness calm down and the young whipper snappers should be at work, funding my retirement.

So they were allowing younger people to shop during the designated senior window? That seems like the problem. When I first heard of stores doing this, I thought it was a great idea as long as it was confined to the elderly.

[David in FL]

11 hours ago, snapfade said:

They are closing all of  the beaches of our county, 72 miles of shoreline tomorrow morning. All public beach access parking will be closed, and all Cocoa Beach city parks will be closed. No word on the golf course. I teed off at 6pm this evening and normally there is only a handful of us there, tonight there was a nice crowd. Must be preparing for the inevitable.

Brilliant.  Move all those people from 72 miles of outdoor space to someplace indoors...

Are the beaches closed, or just the parking?  Last I heard it was just the parking...

 

Never mind.  I just saw your correction.  

 

Edited March 19, 2020 by David in FL

[Papa Steve 55]

2 hours ago, TN94z said:

Me too. I have heard that what surface matters. For example, 3-5 hours on fabric and up to a few days on metal

So they were allowing younger people to shop during the designated senior window? That seems like the problem. When I first heard of stores doing this, I thought it was a great idea as long as it was confined to the elderly.

No, it was just the elderly. But instead of them shopping say, 7-4, they were there at 6. Younger folks tend to shop after work. 

Edited March 19, 2020 by Papa Steve 55

[TN94z]

2 minutes ago, Papa Steve 55 said:

No, it was just the elderly. But instead of them shopping say, 7-4, they were there at 6. Younger folks tend to shop after work. 

Ok. I was about to say...

[CarlSpackler]

22 hours ago, No Mulligans said:

But it's fine to stick your hand in the petri dish, I mean the golf cup?

Here's a genius (and hygienic!) new way of cutting golf holes

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In an effort to keep sane and avoid unwanted germs, this genius superintendent at a Connecticut golf course has a bright idea.

I am curious if people should post scores for handicap when the holes are cut like this. 🤔

[DaveP043]

21 minutes ago, CarlSpackler said:

I am curious if people should post scores for handicap when the holes are cut like this. 🤔

A quick interpretation, my own personal opinion, and this may not be in exact accordance with the Handicap Rules.  I'd suggest that you record your Most Likely Score, as outlined in the Handicap Rules.  Certainly this works for balls that stop near the cup, but might be a little more problematic for a ball that strikes the raised cup liner.  In that case, I expect you should use your best judgement as to whether the ball would have gone in the hole (speed and line are both right) or whether it would have missed.  The only other course of action is not to post at all.  I suggest that you ask the pro of committee, if there is one.

[Papa Steve 55]

45 minutes ago, DaveP043 said:

A quick interpretation, my own personal opinion, and this may not be in exact accordance with the Handicap Rules.  I'd suggest that you record your Most Likely Score, as outlined in the Handicap Rules.  Certainly this works for balls that stop near the cup, but might be a little more problematic for a ball that strikes the raised cup liner.  In that case, I expect you should use your best judgement as to whether the ball would have gone in the hole (speed and line are both right) or whether it would have missed.  The only other course of action is not to post at all.  I suggest that you ask the pro of committee, if there is one.

I would hate to be a discussion re a hole in one for a ball that strikes the cup.....If it were my ball i would not take it. talk about needing an *.

[DaveP043]

33 minutes ago, Papa Steve 55 said:

I would hate to be a discussion re a hole in one for a ball that strikes the cup.....If it were my ball i would not take it. talk about needing an *.

From that far away, you wouldn't know it it hit the raised cup liner or the flagstick, I wouldn't count it for an ace either.  But again, my suggested procedure is only a suggestion, loosely based on the actual Rules for both play and handicap.  If anyone wants a real answer, they should ask their local authorities.