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

[boogielicious]

I’ve heard nothing on Massachusetts yet and they extended the lock down to May 18.😪

[NoBareFeet]

To restrict people from outdoor activities like golf, tennis, and beach visits seems to fly in the face of common sense.  Activities don't get much safer. Grandstanding run amok.  

[boogielicious]

Here’s a WaPo article about playing.

 

A round of golf provides trivial frustrations and triumphs that feel so welcome - The Washington Post

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A good walk, unspoiled: Even with precautions, the sport offers four hours of escape when we could use it.

 

[nevets88]

1 minute ago, boogielicious said:

Here’s a WaPo article about playing.

 

A round of golf provides trivial frustrations and triumphs that feel so welcome - The Washington Post

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A good walk, unspoiled: Even with precautions, the sport offers four hours of escape when we could use it.

 

One of my pet peeves is people standing close to me when I swing. I guess I won't have to worry about that anymore.

[Darkfrog]

The shelter in place order for the Bay Area was recently eased a bit, and I think golf is one of the activities that will be allowed. Not sure which local courses are open yet, but I am ready to play. Decided to use some vacation days for a four day weekend, and hopefully play a bunch of golf!

[Cartboy]

My course in Missouri has been open Fri-Sun only, tee times from 7:30-1:00.

I see that starting tomorrow the tee times will go from 7:30 until 3:50.

Not busy . . . 41 tee times are available.

[NoBareFeet]

The courses that are open here (and that's most) are far busier than usual.  Hard to get a tee time most days.  Haven't had a hard time getting a tee time in many years, until the last month or so. 

[mcanadiens]

10 minutes ago, NoBareFeet said:

The courses that are open here (and that's most) are far busier than usual.  Hard to get a tee time most days.  Haven't had a hard time getting a tee time in many years, until the last month or so. 

It's crazy busy here as well.

Just spent an hour on the phone trying to find a tee time for 3. Now, I'm going to be waking up early on a day off to drive to one of my least favorite courses because that's all I could get.

 

[Yukari]

2 hours ago, mcanadiens said:

It's crazy busy here as well.

Just spent an hour on the phone trying to find a tee time for 3. Now, I'm going to be waking up early on a day off to drive to one of my least favorite courses because that's all I could get.

 

Yeah this phone call only tee time is a drag.  But at least we have courses open.  So can't complain too much.

[Mr22putt]

2 hours ago, NoBareFeet said:

The courses that are open here (and that's most) are far busier than usual.  Hard to get a tee time most days.  Haven't had a hard time getting a tee time in many years, until the last month or so. 

Same here....and can't use my coupon book at most courses during these times too.

Edited April 30, 2020 by Mr22putt

[Double Mocha Man]

For some reason I woke up at 3AM last night so I grabbed my phone and made 5 tee time reservations over the next 10 days.  All online booking.  Simple, except I didn't get all my preferred day parts.

[boogielicious]

6 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

For some reason I woke up at 3AM last night so I grabbed my phone and made 5 tee time reservations over the next 10 days.  All online booking.  Simple, except I didn't get all my preferred day parts.

Are you sure you didn’t dream that? Or maybe you were sleep booking tee times. There has got to be a medical term for that!

[Double Mocha Man]

4 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

Are you sure you didn’t dream that? Or maybe you were sleep booking tee times. There has got to be a medical term for that!

Good one!  Sleep booking... I like that.  But I did wake up this morning with 5 email confirmations.  I did double book one tee time at two different courses... intentionally.  Will have to cancel one of the two dependent on how my twosome rounds out.

Edited April 30, 2020 by Double Mocha Man

[phillyk]

7 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Good one!  Sleep booking... I like that.  But I did wake up this morning with 5 email confirmations.  I did double book one tee time at two different courses... intentionally.  Will have to cancel one of the two dependent on how my twosome rounds out.

Still waiting on my invite...

[Double Mocha Man]

2 minutes ago, phillyk said:

Still waiting on my invite...

After a 10 month hiatus with two torn tendons in my elbow I'm not ready to take you on yet, Phil.  As soon as I'm able to whup you it's a deal.  Hit my new driver this morning at Dean's Barkley Village driving range.  He's been gone for 6 months, place is closed, but the gate was open and the grass was long.

[billchao]

Doesn't look like I'll be playing golf this weekend after all. I checked six different courses; some courses haven't updated their websites, yet, so I can't book a tee time for this weekend. One course has updated their website but they're showing no available tee times. I wonder if they're booked full already.

[phillyk]

14 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

After a 10 month hiatus with two torn tendons in my elbow I'm not ready to take you on yet, Phil.  As soon as I'm able to whup you it's a deal.

Not sure I want to wait that long.  You know, best way to get better is play with someone you know you could never beat ;)

[Double Mocha Man]

10 minutes ago, billchao said:

Doesn't look like I'll be playing golf this weekend after all. I checked six different courses; some courses haven't updated their websites, yet, so I can't book a tee time for this weekend. One course has updated their website but they're showing no available tee times. I wonder if they're booked full already.

Sounds like the ol' cluster f***.  Are you close enough to any of these courses that you could physically drive there and make a tee time reservation? And tell them to talk to their IT guy?