[Steve Lang]

   Why not name the place?  Are they going to ban you?


Sounds like price gouging, which may be illegal...  Are you going to ask all teh courses in Moore County?

[Dave Doxey]

played a course today that displayed a "no single carts. single carts $30 surcharge" sign at the entrance and pro shop.
i booked alone so no worries but it pissed me off. Won't name the place but within 15 mins. of Pinehurst.

Not unusual.  I play in  senior league in northern Virginia that plays a wide selection of public and private courses.   In 2020, over half of the courses refused to provide single rider carts without charging extra. Most were publics.  Private courses tended to be more accommodating.


I wonder if, in the future,  cart companies will find a market for smaller, single rider carts.

[Peter Sayegh]

steve, didnt want to air it.
kalen, the place was EMPTY. took pics on every tee/approach. didnt see another golfer/group today.
covid bright side: never seen so many cigarette butts on a course in my life. so, lots of people are playing apparently...and still littering.

[Tommy Williamsen]

Just saw on BBC news that England and Scotland are on full lockdown til mid February. Yikes.

[Thomas Dai]

Just saw on BBC news that England and Scotland are on full lockdown til mid February. Yikes.

Golf still permitted in Scotland but no golf now allowed in England (nor Wales nor NI/RoI)
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[Pete_Pittock]

on the bright side my club is now re-instituting club care, and sand/seed bottles are back. 

[Thomas Dai]

After recent comments I imagine folks in England/Wales/NI will be damn lucky to be playing golfing again until at least 8th March, maybe longer.
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[James Reader]

After recent comments I imagine folks in England/Wales/NI will be damn lucky to be playing golfing again until at least 8th March, maybe longer.
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I really can’t see any chance at all of a change in England before 8 March (they won’t do anything before the schools reopen) and I can imagine when they do allow golf again it’ll be very limited for a time. Two balls? Within 5 miles?

[Jim Hoak]

44 pages of comments.  Almost 1100 comments.  Going back to March 14, 2020.
What a horrible year!
Looking back over these comments, it seems so long ago--and yet like yesterday.
It also seems like one long nightmare from which we can't wake-up.
What will life be like for all of us a year from now?  Any golf restrictions left over?

[Tommy Williamsen]

People like me only have been inconvenienced. I have friends who have lost multiple family members to the disease. My grandchildren enrolled in an online Denver school and do ballet on ZOOM. My son has diabetes and my oldest granddaughter has a severe nut allergy. They are pretty much house bound. 2020 was just dreadful for so many. Hopefully by fall we can find life a bit more endurable and maybe even enjoyable.

[Tim Martin]

Destination clubs will continue to lag in 2021 while “home” clubs thrive. The appearance and incidence of the more virulent COVID-19 strains and the ability of vaccines against same are creating even more doubt going forward. Day trips will remain king.

[Tim Martin]

Yale will only allow Connecticut residents to play through the end of June when they will reassess protocols for the remainder of the season. Additionally there will be a daily fee option so that a membership isn’t required. Good for Connecticut residents and not so good for everyone else.

[Wayne_Kozun]

Golf courses in the province of Ontario will close in 6 hours due to Covid - presumably for six weeks.  That sucks!

[Tim Leahy]

Just got my second vaccine shot and am one week away from being Covid free, at least for now. Saw on the news that 3rd booster may be needed, but I am less apprehensive to leave the house and will still wear a mask if I am not around others who have been fully vaccinated.

[Tommy Williamsen]

Golf courses in the province of Ontario will close in 6 hours due to Covid - presumably for six weeks.  That sucks!

Are there any other places where golf courses are closed?

[Ally Mcintosh]

Golf courses in the province of Ontario will close in 6 hours due to Covid - presumably for six weeks.  That sucks!

Are there any other places where golf courses are closed?

Ireland has had golf courses closed for more days than any other country in the world: 220ish in the last year.


From 26th April, we open up again for twoballs, members only.

[Tommy Williamsen]

Golf courses in the province of Ontario will close in 6 hours due to Covid - presumably for six weeks.  That sucks!

Are there any other places where golf courses are closed?

Ireland has had golf courses closed for more days than any other country in the world: 220ish in the last year.


From 26th April, we open up again for twoballs, members only.

I know from my Irish friends how difficult this has been for many clubs, although there has been an influx of new members. I wonder how many courses might close because of lack of revenue.

[Rob Marshall]

I got my second shot a month ago and still wear a mask whenever I’m near other people. I’m not afraid to get it but the last thing I want is to give it to someone.


My Dentist told me the other day that his Scotland trip was postponed from 2020 to summer 2021 to fall 2021 and now is postponed to 2022. I can’t imagine what this is going to the small golf towns in Scotland and Ireland.

[Thomas Dai]

Curious to know if any private members clubs, ie clubs actually owned by the shareholding members themselves, kinda said “sod off” it’s our private land and just carried on playing golf on their course irrespective of any governmental/state edicts? Any country, any state etc. And did any action against them result? Genuinely curious to know.
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[Daryl David]

Curious to know if any private members clubs, ie clubs actually owned by the shareholding members themselves, kinda said “sod off” it’s our private land and just carried on playing golf on their course irrespective of any governmental/state edicts? Any country, any state etc. And did any action against them result? Genuinely curious to know.
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Yes, there were several private clubs where I live that did say sod off. The thought being it’s our land, our homes, our decision. There were no actions taken against them.  One day the health authorities flew drones over them to document the play going on, but nothing was done about it.  And no, I’m not going to name names. 

[John Kavanaugh]

I still wear my mask everywhere I go. I'm 61 and my nose hair grows exponentially without notice. I honestly hope masks become a staple of polite society.

[Tommy Williamsen]

Curious to know if any private members clubs, ie clubs actually owned by the shareholding members themselves, kinda said “sod off” it’s our private land and just carried on playing golf on their course irrespective of any governmental/state edicts? Any country, any state etc. And did any action against them result? Genuinely curious to know.
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Yes, there were several private clubs where I live that did say sod off. The thought being it’s our land, our homes, our decision. There were no actions taken against them.  One day the health authorities flew drones over them to document the play going on, but nothing was done about it.  And no, I’m not going to name names.

I have heard similar stories from GB&I friends. I sure don't blame them at all. However, when the courses in Maryland were closed for a bit last year I did not hear about anyone venturing out to play.

[Tim Martin]

I still wear my mask everywhere I go. I'm 61 and my nose hair grows exponentially without notice. I honestly hope masks become a staple of polite society.

 

[Tommy Williamsen]

It is amazing what businesses have thrived. At the golf/ski resort where I live in Virginia golf had its best season in thirty years, mountain biking took in $150,000 more than last year, and skiing took in more than $2,000,000 more than any of the last ten years. In the last year 80 families joined the resort. It will allow us to put in a new lift and make some of the upgrades to our infrastructure. Even the restaurant, which was closed for two months, then had only take-out for four months, made money.


Houses sell in a week. People from N. Virginia want a second home whlie some are moving here full time and working from home. A friend of mine sold his house for $50,000 over his asking price.

[Jeff Schley]

Tommy, it is an odd phenomena this past year for sure. It really is surprising what has thrived I totally agree. You have some businesses that went bankrupt and restaurants going under everywhere. Then you had this huge capital injection in some areas, despite record unemployment numbers in our lifetimes, enormous bailouts and social support programs, over 500k dead; you have a stock market at record highs, housing hotter than 2007 it seems, and certainly those who had money a year ago invested with 50% more today.

More of a commentary on income inequality IMO, as with all the tragedy and suffering the well to do are even more so. Not their fault, but a litmus test in my view for changes that are needed in our system.

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