Is Golf Available Where You Live? (COVID-19 Edition)

[Double Mocha Man]

6 minutes ago, billchao said:

There are no tee times available. They have not updated their system, yet.

Sorry.  Our courses open next Tuesday.  3 of our courses updated their system within hours of the Governor's announcement.  And all 3 are already fully booked for the opening day!

[Mr22putt]

5 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Sorry.  Our courses open next Tuesday.  3 of our courses updated their system within hours of the Governor's announcement.  And all 3 are already fully booked for the opening day!

You better start greasing your pals in the pro shops.....otherwise the only thing you'll be doing on May 5th is watching The Bachelor with your wife.

2somes only...... isn't helping WA golfers to obtain tee times.

[Double Mocha Man]

5 minutes ago, Mr22putt said:

You better start greasing your pals in the pro shops.....otherwise the only thing you'll be doing on May 5th is watching The Bachelor with your wife.

2somes only...... isn't helping WA golfers to obtain tee times.

I signed up for a 1:04 tee time yesterday.  I'm set.  Bet I could sell the second slot in my twosome for some good money... but I already invited a buddy.

[Mr22putt]

1 hour ago, Double Mocha Man said:

I signed up for a 1:04 tee time yesterday.  I'm set.  Bet I could sell the second slot in my twosome for some good money... but I already invited a buddy.

 

 

[DeadMan]

I played today. It was surprisingly normal once you got on the course. The course I played had foam in the cups so you could still "hole out" and no rakes in bunkers, but it was pretty normal besides that. The foam inserts are fine, but they definitely don't give you a great feel for holed putts. You're not going to make anything with pace. 

After having golfed, I feel pretty strongly that it should be allowed, based on what we know right now. As long as you're paying even a little bit of attention, it's easy to keep 6 feet away from the others in your group. I've had way closer contact with people when I go for a hike or run or walk on trails. The risk isn't zero, but it's pretty damn low. 

[Double Mocha Man]

1 minute ago, DeadMan said:

I played today. It was surprisingly normal once you got on the course. The course I played had foam in the cups so you could still "hole out" and no rakes in bunkers, but it was pretty normal besides that. The foam inserts are fine, but they definitely don't give you a great feel for holed putts. You're not going to make anything with pace. 

After having golfed, I feel pretty strongly that it should be allowed, based on what we know right now. As long as you're paying even a little bit of attention, it's easy to keep 6 feet away from the others in your group. I've had way closer contact with people when I go for a hike or run or walk on trails. The risk isn't zero, but it's pretty damn low. 

Are ya missin' the sound of the ball rattling in the cup?

[DeadMan]

5 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Are ya missin' the sound of the ball rattling in the cup?

Or hitting the flagstick and dropping, yes. 

[Double Mocha Man]

1 minute ago, DeadMan said:

Or hitting the flagstick and dropping, yes. 

Agreed.  There are some important sounds in life that other people don't have the pleasure of experiencing.  That is one of them.

[dennyjones]

[Double Mocha Man]

I don't think Beethoven was a golfer.  But he sure could compose a symphony.  Final movement, 7th, is my favorite. 

[metbid]

We HAD two beautiful 27 hole Municipal Golf Courses here.  But our Mayor (not a golf fan) has been trying to shut one down for years, claiming it didn't make enough Tourist dollars and was losing money.  She used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to not open one of the courses and limited the other to 18 holes at this time.  We are a City of 88,000 people and the overcrowding on the one course is going to drive a lot of golfers out of the area.

[Yukari]

57 minutes ago, DeadMan said:

I played today. It was surprisingly normal once you got on the course. The course I played had foam in the cups so you could still "hole out" and no rakes in bunkers, but it was pretty normal besides that. The foam inserts are fine, but they definitely don't give you a great feel for holed putts. You're not going to make anything with pace. 

After having golfed, I feel pretty strongly that it should be allowed, based on what we know right now. As long as you're paying even a little bit of attention, it's easy to keep 6 feet away from the others in your group. I've had way closer contact with people when I go for a hike or run or walk on trails. The risk isn't zero, but it's pretty damn low. 

One of the guys in the twosome we were paired with had 3 or 4 balls roll right over of bounce out due the the foam not being too far down in the cup.  

They need to place the foam a little deeper than an inch or two, otherwise some speedy putts that would otherwise drop in will pop right out or roll right through.

[Double Mocha Man]

12 minutes ago, Yukari said:

One of the guys in the twosome we were paired with had 3 or 4 balls roll right over of bounce out due the the foam not being too far down in the cup.  

They need to place the foam a little deeper than an inch or two, otherwise some speedy putts that would otherwise drop in will pop right out or roll right through.

I have had that happen with a slightly firm 3' putt, dead-center, with the cup upside down.

[iacas]

This is how Southern Pines handles things:

I can't say I particularly like this solution as many balls would thump the wood disc and bounce back out. You still had to make an estimate as to whether the ball would have gone in, and sometimes they wouldn't be perfectly flat, they'd angle slightly, so the ball might hit a high side and not even get about 1/8" below the green.

[Tony McCarthy]

We are trying to decide if we will be holding competitive events under these conditions.  The two players per tee time limit is a little bit of a shocker.

NJ Governor's Order

Beginning at sunrise on Saturday, May 2, golf courses can re-open, so long as they adopt minimum social distancing policies that include:

• Implementing electronic or telephone reservation and payment systems while still providing options for populations that do not have access to internet service or credit cards;
• Extending tee times to sixteen minutes apart;
• Limiting the use of golf carts to one person unless being shared by immediate family members, caretakers, household members, or romantic partners;
• Requiring frequent, and after each use, sanitization of high-touch areas such as restroom facilities, range buckets, golf carts, and push carts; • Restricting the touching of golf holes and flags;
• Closing golf center buildings, pro shops, and other buildings and amenities;
• Removing bunker rakes and other furniture-like benches, water coolers, and ball washers from the course; • Discontinuing club and equipment rentals;
• Prohibiting the use of caddies;
• Limiting tee times to two players unless the foursome consists of immediate family, caretakers, household members or romantic partners; and
• Requiring players to always maintain appropriate social distancing by remaining six feet apart from others.

Golf courses may impose additional restrictions as necessary to limit person-to-person interactions.

Employees, players, and other individuals on the golf course are encouraged to wear cloth face coverings while on the golf course.

Miniature golf courses and driving ranges must remain closed.

Updated/Reviewed: 4/29/20

Edited April 30, 2020 by iacas
fixed bad formatting

[jmanbooyaa]

Not terrible, that is how Bergen Point on Long Island has them. 
 

A lot better than the foam pool things in the hole. 

[iSank]

Just announced that Honolulu courses can open starting Friday afternoon. I just checked a few websites and their not updated yet, but pretty sure I’ll get out this weekend. 
Aloha,

iSank

[mvmac]

Golf course opening back up Friday!