prawnsambo wrote: » Certainly every club that uses Master Scoreboard and Golfraffix's system plus a couple more like IG would. Last I heard, HowDidIDo were working on adding the facility, but no sign of that yet. Latest version of the app on Google Play seems to be from last year.
mighty magpie wrote: » HDID i do have a beta version that our club were asked to trial over the weekend. Worked well with score input and results being published saturday evening. Some chancer thought it would be funny to enter a birdie birdie par birdie start, 57 points, 23 handicap. Club should cut him on badness.
prawnsambo wrote: » It's not a 'couple of comps'. It's the loss of all competition, green fee and society income since 21st March. It will now be over a quarter of a year of lost income by the time that income starts flowing in again.
CalamariFritti wrote: » No one is saying hysterically clubs will be folding. But on the other hand you cant just dismiss that preparations were made and that an additional shortfall will have to accounted for. Nobody is going nuts here saying GUI pushes clubs into bankruptcy. All people are saying is that they were let down by their governing body. And they were.
prawnsambo wrote: » It also hits the stuff at the margins. Clubs might have had plans for improvements or ground works that may now be put off until next year.
bustercherry wrote: » Why would any club in their right mind plan capital expenditure projects of member competition fees? Covid or no covid, that "should" never happen otherwise the club is not being managed correctly.
prawnsambo wrote: » That's not what I said. And none of the things I mentioned were capital expenditure.
thecomedian wrote: » It’s not so much folding but the much needed funds. 5/6 thousand is still a lot
CalamariFritti wrote: » I don't understand why we are now getting bogged down into penny pinching. Whether its 3k or 5k or 6k doesn't change the fact that it was a poor show by the GUI and they knew it or else they wouldnt have come out with it late on Friday evening. My club runs a competition every day of the week bar Saturday. Ladies, long handicaps, seniors, four balls, mens & ladies, mens. It wasn't going to be an insignificant amount in any case.
bustercherry wrote: » Hypothetically 6 "closed member comps" gone for a club (some may have more and opens/semi-opens don't count). Looking at profit generated of 1k per comp. Say average comp fee is 5 euro and (prudently) a third of the comp fees are redistributed in prizes but I'd argue more due to classes etc... - you are looking at needing 300 entries per comp to get those figures. Even without the Covid restrictions on the timesheets (8 minute intervals), you would be looking at comps timesheets running >10 hours to get 300 out? Someone correct the math please :pac: That is a big member comp to run twice a week and you need a big member base to start with. Those aren't the sort of member owned clubs that would be risk.
Exactly wrote: » It was a cowardly way to do it there is no doubt.
Raisins wrote: » Whatever about this mess so far I hope the GUI are working around the clock to get comps running for phase 3. I’ve a bad feeling they’ll only approve closed competitions but opens will have to wait or something stupid like that.
RGS wrote: » So we could have two different regimes depending on where the course is located. Hotel run courses 15 min tee intervals. Other golf courses 10 minute intervals by 10 August. There is a serious lack of inter departmental discussion in this country.
RGS wrote: » Looks like the GUI roadmap is now in conflict with the Guidelines issued by Failte Ireland today for the reopening of Hotels and Guesthouses. They are indicating tee times must be at 15 minute intervals.(page 24 of the booklet)https://failtecdn.azureedge.net/failteireland/Guidelines-for-Re-opening-Hotels-and-Guesthouses.pdf Surely the operation of golf courses is a matter for the GUI and Sports Ireland not Failte Ireland.
etxp wrote: » How will clubs tackle the payment of comp fees? Not many people carrying cash now. No problem for bigger clubs, but there is lots of clubs that don’t have a person in the clubhouse all the time and usually the fee is 6/7/8 Euro. Is there a system for contactless payment that can be set to a certain fee then reset after each payment?
CalamariFritti wrote: » In the real world handing cash doesn’t seem to be much of an issue. See supermarkets and now shops. And cash has always been dirty anyway. However for the sake of formulating a ‘safe’ policy one could stick the cash in an envelope with their name on it. And clubs could let that envelope sit for 24 hours. Same with score cards. Which will only defer the problem elsewhere I guess. Eventually people will run out of the exact amount of change and will have to go to the supermarket or bank for it. Someone’s got to handle cash.
Poker Face wrote: » Anyones club starting their singles matchplay and fourball matchplay before June 29th. I know of a club doing their draw at the weekend and you can play from Monday.
FixdePitchmark wrote: » I know it is a global pandemic - nobody has anywhere to go - who cares and all that. But jaysus - lads have forgot how to get around a course as a 4 ball. Nightmare stuff. Maybe the general lack of urgency or care in society is seen in courses now. I know, I know - relax where have you got to go anyway. But for people who like and play golf - there should be a natural flow to the game. No one cares.
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