MIAMI, May 6 — US golf industry leaders unveiled a three-stage plan yesterday to reopen courses with safety protocols in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Almost all states permit or are set to allow golf courses to reopen with social distancing and other measures aimed at avoiding the spread...
Golfers wear masks as they walk up the fairway at Torrey Pines golf course in San Diego, California May 4, 2020. — Reuters pic
The “Back2Golf” programme, supported by the PGA and LPGA Tours plus the US Golf Association and PGA of America, also has the backing of US course owners and superintendents and club managers. Stage one allows for no more than 10 people in a single area, with players distancing from each other while walking or going solo in golf carts with those in vulnerable groups not participating.
Stage three, dubbed “the new normal,” would allow golf for vulnerable people provided they use social distance guidelines and other precautionary measures. Others should minimise time in crowded situations but all golf operations can resume with unrestricted staffing.
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