I signed the petition to open the golf courses.
Golf is as safe as being at home, in your home.
Maybe safer than being at home if you go outside, walk around the block and talk with neighbors at the end of their driveways as you walk.
Here's the golf process that will be deployed.
1. Call the course get a t time, pay over the telephone, if you use a cart it will be waiting for you near the first tee which you will ID by the cart #.
2. One person in a cart which makes no sense for spouses or those who live together so I'm sure that will change.
3. Maintain distance on tees. There will be no ball washers near the tee's so bring something to get that done. A bottle of water and a small sponge works great. The sponge cleans off and dries better than a towel so its useful the entire round.
4. Cups are raised 1/4-1/2 inch, flags are pulled ( for those of you in Pittsburgh that means no flags), play to the green, putt to the raised cup the ball bounces off the raised cup. Most courses paint the cups white so they will be visible. A lot are using the down time to re-paint cups not knowing how long this process will be required.
Maintain distance on greens.
I played to raised cups last week it works great considering the situation.
Most can see the white part of the raised cup from 100 - 120 yards out if the terrain is flat.
If you cant just play to the middle of the green the cup cant be far away.
Actually many pros teach that to mid - handicappers play to the middle of the green- the pin wont be far away and as you get better you can pin hunt.
At this point golfers just want to get out and hit the ball.
5. Maintain distances on fairways and rough.
6. Golf courses naturally create separation of 100's of yards due to the nature of the game.
7. Drop you stuff off at your car when you finish.
8. Leave the cart in front of the club house.
9. Walk directly to your car and go home.
10. Golf courses have spray washers, so they'll wash and disinfect the carts with the spray washers.
Repeat the process.
Golf turns out to offer more separation from others than a walk in the neighborhood or park.
Golf is as safe as being at home, in your home.
Maybe safer than being at home if you go outside, walk around the block and talk with neighbors at the end of their driveways as you walk.
Here's the golf process that will be deployed.
1. Call the course get a t time, pay over the telephone, if you use a cart it will be waiting for you near the first tee which you will ID by the cart #.
2. One person in a cart which makes no sense for spouses or those who live together so I'm sure that will change.
3. Maintain distance on tees. There will be no ball washers near the tee's so bring something to get that done. A bottle of water and a small sponge works great. The sponge cleans off and dries better than a towel so its useful the entire round.
4. Cups are raised 1/4-1/2 inch, flags are pulled ( for those of you in Pittsburgh that means no flags), play to the green, putt to the raised cup the ball bounces off the raised cup. Most courses paint the cups white so they will be visible. A lot are using the down time to re-paint cups not knowing how long this process will be required.
Maintain distance on greens.
I played to raised cups last week it works great considering the situation.
Most can see the white part of the raised cup from 100 - 120 yards out if the terrain is flat.
If you cant just play to the middle of the green the cup cant be far away.
Actually many pros teach that to mid - handicappers play to the middle of the green- the pin wont be far away and as you get better you can pin hunt.
At this point golfers just want to get out and hit the ball.
5. Maintain distances on fairways and rough.
6. Golf courses naturally create separation of 100's of yards due to the nature of the game.
7. Drop you stuff off at your car when you finish.
8. Leave the cart in front of the club house.
9. Walk directly to your car and go home.
10. Golf courses have spray washers, so they'll wash and disinfect the carts with the spray washers.
Repeat the process.
Golf turns out to offer more separation from others than a walk in the neighborhood or park.
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