(05-09-2020, 05:56 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(05-09-2020, 04:55 PM)PF* Wrote: Bring back a year old thread since golf season is here in the Northeast.

After a month in the house hiding from the virus, I decided to go down to Connecticut and play 18 holes. It was a 125 mile ride but it was so worth it. I met a friend there and we didn't even keep score, we split a 12 pack of Corona in honor of the virus and had sandwiches from home afterward.

The course didn't allow scorecards or pencils, all benches on the course were taped off and 1 guy/cart. Pins were to stay in the holes and there was a little thingy attached to lift with your putter which would lift your ball out of the hole. No rakes in the bunkers  and warnings/reminders to stay 6 ft apart were everywhere.

While I was on the way there, I got the news that Massachusetts was opening up the golf courses the next day. I played this morning alone up in Essex- 9 holes in a 26 degree wind chill (nobody else wanted to go, chickens) and it was pretty, pretty cold. Great fun, though.

Are your courses in FL all open with similar restrictions?

I walked 9 yesterday and pretty much the same applies, but I did see two people to a cart and no ball thingy. 

26 degrees? It's May, for gawd's sake!

This is unusual for us, it was actually 37 but the wind was howling so they said 26 WC. Where I was was even colder as there's a ridge which divides the 3rd/4th holes and you get a fabulous view of the Essex and Ipswich marshes out to the ocean but...that wind comes in and can be nasty. May sucks here. 

NH opens their courses Monday but to residents only, Maine has been open for a week or so but also just to residents.

I'm surprised they allow 2/cart.

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