Cartboy
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Yeah, probably no worse than the regular flu, and besides, it was probably time to go for most of them. 😷🙄
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Nothing says golf more than The Villages: The Villages - 76 cases/20 deaths
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Like I said, go play golf if you want. 😷
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Then go play, and have fun. I already said that's OK with me: But, others do play, and that was my point, that if those who wish to socialize socialize, that's fine with me. We're all big boys. 😷
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My bad . . . I didn't realize this is a discussion about private golf courses. Although, having said that, both of mine are 99.999999999999999999% members-only right now, and I would not go play. But, others do play, and that was my point, that if those who wish to socialize socialize, that's fine with me. We're all big boys.
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FWIW, for those who don't take the pandemic seriously, I am not opposed to them gathering in large groups, playing golf, going to bars, the beach, concerts, political rallies, or whatever they want, so long as they stay by themselves and don't mingle with those who take it seriously. I don't mean to be mean; this just seems like a way for folks to do what they want. Does that make sense?
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Since we got back to Missouri from Florida, I have been mowing every two days. We've only had 10 confirmed COVID cases in the County where my course is located, 3 cases in the County where we live, but there's no way in hell I'd go play golf. There'll be time for that when the time's right. Besides, I have grass to mow, and plenty of other stuff to do. 😷
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😷 That gave me a well-deserved chuckle. In any event, as I think about the way I/we have done things in operating a golf course the last 14 years, a lot of them are cringe-worthy under the current circumstances, and probably need to be rethought going forward. A lot of the needed changes are things customers prefer anyway. One person per cart, smaller groups, less-frequent tee times. When any play at all is questionable, it makes Pace of Play seem relatively minor. 😷
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Huh? Huh? In that same post, I talked about traditional golf outings, corporate events, and tournaments, and one we have every year where 240 golfers are at the clubhouse at the same time. That's more than 10. 😷 thinning the herd 😷
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The more I think about it, the more I realize that it no longer can be golf as usual, for however long it takes. Golf is, in fact, a social event, distancing is next to impossible, and groups of 10 or more are routine. Many courses, including the northern course where I've worked since before the Grand Opening June 6, 2009, rely on corporate outings and tournament. We host one tournmanet with 240 golfers, a shotgun start for 120 at 9 AM and another 120 at 2:00 PM, with both groups going to the range, and eating a buffet. The carts some in and we flip them as fast as we can unload bags and trash, load new bags, and refill ice and water. 240 golfers in the same area at the same time. That sort of routine definitely is out for now. & it makes me rethink a lot of what we do routinely, golfwise and otherwise.
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Expect to read somewhere that Inslee and his wife beat each other.
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We just traveled Alabama and Mississippi, and there was very little evidence of social responsibility. WalMart seems to be doing a good job, via their employees, but it has not transferred to their customers. Masks? Huh? Distancing? Virus? Must be a Yankee city thing.
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Beaches? Ours was the last beach open in SW FL the big Spring Break weekend. On that Saturday, there were people from all over overrunning our beaches, parking everywhere, anywhere. If we were to have an outbreak from that, it would be about now. Actually, officials are expecting our peak in 10 days. That Sunday @ 6:00 AM, our beaches were closed, and all the outsiders left. A few days later, the County put Beach Closed signs on the little streets that end at the beach, and that ended the outsiders parking. Locals within walking distance are still going to the beach and a remote pay parking lot that is free now is normally full. Deputies are patrolling . . . more police protection than normal. But, the private beach clubs still have a lot of cars in their parking lots on beachy days. The beach resorts have shut down, except for the timeshares (which have owners). But even those are down to a half-dozen cars. Good timing, actually, because we are getting beach replenishment, and that has to be done by May, sea turtle season. The replenishment team is to where they have half a public beach, and then six private properties, and they're done. They already did the other main public beach, which would have been shut down for that anyway. Now that the Snowbirds have left, shopping is civilized again. The line is set up at our WalMart, but I did not have to wait at 8:15 this morning. I got our preferred brand of TP, 2-ply, big rolls, multi-pack. I heard we may need to take some north, because the hoarding is just hitting there now.
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I meant to say my Northern course is now open 7:30-1:00, with carts needing to be in by 6:00, Fri-Sun. I've been watching tee times online, and no one is playing. I don't even see the members taking tee times.
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My wife said that he said that he and our Great Nephew are quarantined for 14 days, but he didn't give the details. He's a rural mail carrier, and mail carriers would be open to a lot of exposure.
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Normally golf course Player Services. Right now Pandemic Unemployment Compensation.
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Outside of the spotlight, coronavirus spreads through rural America Rachel Maddow looks at how the coronavirus is spreading to rural areas of the United States where smaller populations do not necessarily mean greater safety and where hospital resources can be more challenging.
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I think we all know that some people are clueless. People in small rural areas where the healthcare system is not overwhelmed are a good example. They don't know what the new normal is. My BIL is in a very small, very Ozarky Southern Missouri town that had not had any cases in the County . . . until yesterday one got confirmed. So, my wife was talking to him, and he was like, "Yeah I was in so-and-so's this morning, and he said the guy that has it has been there a lot. He was sitting inn that chair just the other day." Of course, my wife said, "Well, so-and-so has been exposed, and now you have been exposed, plus everyone you've been around." He was clueless. It's not like those college kids partying on the beach, but it's the same thing, being around people who have been around people who have it. It started with one guy walking through Grand Central Station in NYC. It's our normal time to go back to Missouri from our Florida home, and I check both areas every day. Both are close to hot spots, but not in them. - - - - - - Lacking any national support, guidance or organization, it's good to see some of the Governors taking charge, and cooperating with others. Excess vents are being flown from California to New York, and Inslee offered a Washington field hospital to wherever needs it more. Lots of private sector help, too.
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Yes, best wishes. So, guess I said it wrong. I was just trying to emphasize how powerful this virus is. It was around before the first human got it, and now there's no-telling how many million humans have it. It will be around regardless of what humans do, not that that is a reason not to do the best we can. As for Taiwan . . . "Early Action, Technology & Millions of Face Masks" . . . pretty much rules out the US's Early Denial, No Testing and No PPE chances for a good outcome.
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No, it's correct . . . so far.
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To cut to the chase . . . no one, anywhere, has been able to contain/mediate/stop the virus. Why tempt fate?
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and Cher
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& some are consumed by common sense.
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I supervised/retrained the outside staff at one of our local SW FL courses a few years ago . . . 27 holes, 400 members, 300-400 rounds a day . . . so I know that feeling well during Snowbird Season. I golfed there a couple weeks ago, for the amazing fee of $30, and two couples of "Outside Golfers" were verbally abusing a staff member after their round, saying that sure wasn't worth thirty bucks. BS I also supervise the outside staff at our Northern course, and am a member at another mostly-private one . . . and that attitude toward "Outside golfers" is widespread. Frankly, a few them deserve that sentiment, and taint the rest. Like lawyers and timeshare salesmen, 99% of them make the other 1% look bad. We're about the same, age and golfwise. I've been playing since before high school, and played in high school. By a fluke, I was Conference Medalist my Senior year, but my game has always been very unorthodox, a left-handed baseball batter playing golf right-handed. I did a minor change at age 70, strengthened my grip mostly, and went from a 20 to a 14. Also, I play exponentially better from shorter tees, like Slope doesn't fully account for it. I also have a few Kansas connections . . . friends in Topeka and Wichita, and so forth. Lots of Jayhawk and Wildcats friends.
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Same here, just announced yesterday. Our Florida Courses have been classified as essential. Our Northern course just got reclassified as essential. Only open Fri-Sun 1-6 for now. 1 per cart. No pairings with strangers. No clubhouse. Online payments only. No rakes. No touching flagsticks. Disinfect carts before and after.