Golf Lockdown Discussion No discussion of breaking Restrictions

Luckycharm · 08-03-2021 05:55PM

gypsy79 wrote: »

Our committee was told that by our operator that they are VERY confident of reopening on April 5th

They hinted strongly that there confidence was from conversations with government

Do you reckon they would open on the bank holiday monday (which would be great but surprising or wait the 6th?)

bustercherry · 08-03-2021 06:04PM

Seve OB wrote: »

I’d hardly call the Big Easy a millennial

Wasn't referring to him but the so called young people sacrificing themselves for the greater good.

bustercherry · 08-03-2021 06:05PM

Scott Tenorman wrote: »

Good one! :rolleyes:
Do you not believe golf is safe? If you don't I trust you won't be playing when it reopens?

Really have we not moved past this?

Golf itself is relatively low risk. It's a accumulated risk of contacts through all the other activities and movement, not just through playing golf but ALL NON ESSENTIAL JOURNEYS AND ACTIVITIES.

Hence why Golf cannot be made an exception otherwise there will be a 100 other exceptions which defeats the point of restricting movement to essential journeys and activities only. It's irrelevant that something essential like going to the supermarket is higher risk as it is essential.

I for one what to see things opened but I'm fcuked if I can do another lockdown like the last or ever again. So for the sake of a few weeks I'll take the hit; but all this golf should be opened stuff because golf is safe is just tiresome at this point. We know that is not the issue.

Golfhead65 · 08-03-2021 06:22PM

https://twitter.com/john_mcguirk/status/1368979209746518022?s=19
Came across this, thought it might interest a few people

Seve OB · 08-03-2021 06:43PM

bustercherry wrote: »

Really have we not moved past this?

Golf itself is relatively low risk. It's a accumulated risk of contacts through all the other activities and movement, not just through playing golf but ALL NON ESSENTIAL JOURNEYS AND ACTIVITIES.

Hence why Golf cannot be made an exception otherwise there will be a 100 other exceptions which defeats the point of restricting movement to essential journeys and activities only. It's irrelevant that something essential like going to the supermarket is higher risk as it is essential.

I for one what to see things opened but I'm fcuked if I can do another lockdown like the last or ever again. So for the sake of a few weeks I'll take the hit; but all this golf should be opened stuff because golf is safe is just tiresome at this point. We know that is not the issue.

I think you are the one who is missing the point. We all get that it’s not the golf, it’s the movement of people.

have you been out at all since December? Because I can tell you it is getting busier and busier as the weeks go by (and I don’t mean since schools started opening). So movement is happening and quite a lot of it.

But the main thing is that this might be our first rodeo, but I’ve no doubt it won’t be our last. I fully expect us to see another global pandemic, who knows when, but it will happen. Are we not going to learn anything from this? Are we going to just go into hibernation again when it does come? Do you think people will accept that?

Other countries are no better than us but yet they have all seemed to have adopted some sort of common sense approach to living with COVID. Life must go on, we cannot lie down and curl up on a ball anymore.

Kingswood Rover · 08-03-2021 07:10PM

Life must go on, we cannot lie down and curl up on a ball anymore.
ah here loads of people getting up everyday living their lives with positivity optimism as best they can. we are nearly there

The Big Easy · 08-03-2021 07:34PM

Anyway I'm having my clubs regripped during the hiatus.

Going for jumbo grips, apparently I have big hands and I always thought it was just that I had a small...... :pac:

Painting the living room next week and will hopefully have the garden back to life before the great return! As a previous poster said clear the decks now!

antgal23 · 08-03-2021 07:43PM

Sadly, I actually have no hope or expectations about when we will return to play

Could be April, May or June

Wouldn't be surprised if Lockdown Part 4 was in August.

fred funk }{ · 08-03-2021 08:47PM

antgal23 wrote: »

Sadly, I actually have no hope or expectations about when we will return to play

Could be April, May or June

Wouldn't be surprised if Lockdown Part 4 was in August.

You're an optimistic one.

bustercherry · 08-03-2021 09:10PM

Seve OB wrote: »

I think you are the one who is missing the point. We all get that it’s not the golf, it’s the movement of people.

have you been out at all since December? Because I can tell you it is getting busier and busier as the weeks go by (and I don’t mean since schools started opening). So movement is happening and quite a lot of it.

But the main thing is that this might be our first rodeo, but I’ve no doubt it won’t be our last. I fully expect us to see another global pandemic, who knows when, but it will happen. Are we not going to learn anything from this? Are we going to just go into hibernation again when it does come? Do you think people will accept that?

Other countries are no better than us but yet they have all seemed to have adopted some sort of common sense approach to living with COVID. Life must go on, we cannot lie down and curl up on a ball anymore.

Yes I have been out since December:rolleyes: Do you ever take a day of from this forum, you getting just as bad a Greebo.

So what's you point? Golf should open up because less and less people are obeying the level 5 restrictions? Or is there more people due to milder conditions but they are still compliant? The last I checked people are still allowed out of their houses and there was no curfews etc..

Other countries have better capacity in the health service. We closed non essential stuff to protect it and who is to say the next pandemic is not something worse than covid. So how much extra capacity do we need in the health service or how much extra public money is required to prepare for the next pandemic?

Other countries approches were largely irrelevant, at one point had we not the biggest infection rate in the world per 1million/100k people? Considering we are developed country, with a supposed educated population, not as densely populated and with controls in place; wtf went wrong? I'm sure genius such as yourself can tell us though?

Life must go on, we cannot lie down and curl up on a ball anymore? Wtf does that even mean.

slave1 · 08-03-2021 10:30PM

Okay, take the tone down please, frustrating time for all

Rikand · 08-03-2021 11:56PM

Played a great 18 holes this morning. Shot 76. Pured one down the first and it really set the tone for the whole day. 2 birdies and should have had more but happy enough with 10 pars and 6 bogeys. It was one of the better golf dreams I've had of late. God I miss golf

youcancallmeal · 09-03-2021 07:56AM

Rikand wrote: »

Played a great 18 holes this morning. Shot 76. Pured one down the first and it really set the tone for the whole day. 2 birdies and should have had more but happy enough with 10 pars and 6 bogeys. It was one of the better golf dreams I've had of late. God I miss golf

For me it's strange I don't miss golf as much as I did in the 1st lockdown. I remember when we got back at golf last May I played a load of rounds in the space of 3 weeks. I'm just not missing it as much this time and not too fussed about when it's back. I've found other stuff to occupy me like cycling and building a gaming PC

ForeRight · 09-03-2021 08:17AM

youcancallmeal wrote: »

For me it's strange I don't miss golf as much as I did in the 1st lockdown. I remember when we got back at golf last May I played a load of rounds in the space of 3 weeks. I'm just not missing it as much this time and not too fussed about when it's back. I've found other stuff to occupy me like cycling and building a gaming PC

I’m the same. I miss golf but could I live without it for a long period, yes I could. I love golf more than anything(bar the kids maybe) but I’m yet to get too down about not playing.

Ahead of golf on things I miss more during these lockdowns are still going on holiday, the kids playing their sports, restaurants or even just a night out for a bite to eat and the cinema with the boss lady.

thecomedian · 09-03-2021 10:55AM

youcancallmeal wrote: »

For me it's strange I don't miss golf as much as I did in the 1st lockdown. I remember when we got back at golf last May I played a load of rounds in the space of 3 weeks. I'm just not missing it as much this time and not too fussed about when it's back. I've found other stuff to occupy me like cycling and building a gaming PC

I did something similar with the PC building, how is the hunt for a graphics card going?

The Big Easy · 09-03-2021 11:13AM

Thankfully I got to see when Harry met Meghan last night to see what true suffering looks like.

God bless them and here's us with only a few civil liberties suspended, good to have it put into perspective :pac:

ClutchIt · 09-03-2021 11:27AM

Cases really seem to be trending down, very confident of Apr 5th golfing

flanzer · 09-03-2021 12:20PM

gypsy79 wrote: »

I am quietly confident that golf will be open before April 5th

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

I don't know about you guys but I have never wanted to slice my driver 100 yards out of bounds as much as I do now:pac:

I say start of April is best we can hope for

ClutchIt wrote: »

Cases really seem to be trending down, very confident of Apr 5th golfing

Yes, it's great to see, but as always in this pandemic, things can happen quite fast, for better or worse, but I'm quietly confident too. As I said previously here, my wife works on a hospital frontline, and nurses are being redeployed back from Covid wards, into their original roles. There's not much talk of contingency planning either. Both are very good signs and indicators of the weeks ahead

09-03-2021 12:24PM

flanzer wrote: »

Yes, it's great to see, but as always in this pandemic, things can happen quite fast, for better or worse, but I'm quietly confident too. As I said previously here, my wife works on a hospital frontline, and nurses are being redeployed back from Covid wards, into their original roles. There's not much talk of contingency planning either. Both are very good signs and indicators of the weeks ahead

Here's hoping that is the case, I have heard from someone working in a hospital as well that the vaccine is having a positive benefit with the healthcare workers which is good to see for them.

3 potential banana skins on the horizon though are Mother's Day, St Patrick's Day and Easter. Inevitable that these will lead to more people meeting up than have been in recent weeks.

rickis tache · 09-03-2021 12:37PM

ClutchIt wrote: »

Cases really seem to be trending down, very confident of Apr 5th golfing

But I said it first.......

youcancallmeal · 09-03-2021 02:39PM

thecomedian wrote: »

I did something similar with the PC building, how is the hunt for a graphics card going?

I settled on a gtx 1660 super which I ordered from cclonline before Christmas, didn't need anything super powerful for the gaming I'm doing. It's actually mostly catch up on a games I missed out on in the last 10 years when I was too busy playing golf. Red Dead Redemption 2 is incredible

benji79 · 09-03-2021 02:45PM

ClutchIt wrote: »

Cases really seem to be trending down, very confident of Apr 5th golfing

Looking good hopefully. I’ve said it before, I think the only thing could mess it up might be if opening schools causes numbers to head upwards again. Seems there’s already some problems there but hopefully just isolated cases

BENDYBINN · 09-03-2021 03:02PM

ClutchIt wrote: »

Cases really seem to be trending down, very confident of Apr 5th golfing

Mmmm..think an announcement will be made first week of April but the govt may buy themselves a couple of more weeks.........probably 20th...

The_Kew_Tour · 09-03-2021 05:13PM

flanzer wrote: »

Yes, it's great to see, but as always in this pandemic, things can happen quite fast, for better or worse, but I'm quietly confident too. As I said previously here, my wife works on a hospital frontline, and nurses are being redeployed back from Covid wards, into their original roles. There's not much talk of contingency planning either. Both are very good signs and indicators of the weeks ahead

Good to hear. I can’t wait for golf to come back, but at same time I’m happy to wait if it means saving peoples lives. I have Cousins who work in frontline and from personal experience these people are incredible and honestly I be happy to wait if it means it helps Health workers and ordinary people alike.

If it’s later than next month so be it

It’s just the selfish part me wants just hit few balls.

RGS · 09-03-2021 10:05PM

Whilst we have no definite return date it's nice to see that golf Ireland has published the calendar for the year ahead.

Interesting they hope to commence the inter club in mid may and the foursomes format returns.

With the new handicap index and the lcokdowns there could be a few rusty golfers trying to play inter club.

Ollieboy · 09-03-2021 10:15PM

RGS wrote: »

Whilst we have no definite return date it's nice to see that golf Ireland has published the calendar for the year ahead.

Interesting they hope to commence the inter club in mid may and the foursomes format returns.

With the new handicap index and the lcokdowns there could be a few rusty golfers trying to play inter club.

Would love them to explain where all the tee times will come from! Clubs will find it hard to tell members to get off the course for 8 players and miss out on very badly need green fee income

h2005 · 09-03-2021 10:49PM

Ollieboy wrote: »

Would love them to explain where all the tee times will come from! Clubs will find it hard to tell members to get off the course for 8 players and miss out on very badly need green fee income

Probably no green fees for a number of months I’d imagine. How long was it before green fees were reintroduced the last time around?

RGS · 10-03-2021 09:10AM

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/covid-19-irish-golf-courses-endure-longest-closures-in-the-world-1.450556

Article in the Irish Times comparing course closures around the world.

As expected we top the class just like we do for the lockdown of businesses and the country.

Scotland only closed their courses 66 days, we are standing at 189.

Kiith · 10-03-2021 09:22AM

RGS wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/covid-19-irish-golf-courses-endure-longest-closures-in-the-world-1.450556

Article in the Irish Times comparing course closures around the world.

Correct link here i think.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/covid-19-irish-golf-courses-endure-longest-closures-in-the-world-1.4505566

Read it this morning, and its pretty depressing thinking how long we've been off the course. I understand why (even if don't agree with the length of time), but still.

Bill Ponderosa · 10-03-2021 10:10AM

Bit of common sense from the Scots, crazy we've been closed longer than anywhere else in the world.

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