Following todays announcement, the course will remain closed until Saturday 28 August at the earliest - an update will follow the announcement on Friday Also,as a result of the current situation, the Orbell Cup has been postponed, again further details to follow Finally, please see below an email from NZ Golf on golfing under Level 3: Golf and Alert Level 4
The Prime Minister has announced this afternoon that all of New Zealand will be at Alert Level 4 until at least 11.59pm on Friday 27 August and the Auckland region will be at Alert Level 4 until at least 11.59pm on Tuesday 31 August.
Alert Level 4, the implications for golf are as follows:
- All golf club facilities are to remain closed.
- All golf courses are to remain closed for the playing of golf.
- Only essential golf course maintenance can be undertaken.
The specific rules for Sport and Recreation at Alert Level 4 can viewed at this link: https://sportnz.org.nz/media/4140/play-active-recreation-and-sport-at-level-4-19-august-2021.pdf Golf and Alert Level 3
Later this week, Golf New Zealand will publish guidelines on the implications for golf at Alert Level 3. Indications are that the regulations will be very similar to the last time we were at Alert Level 3. This will mean a range of measures will need to be at place to enable golf to be played. Whether a golf club opens for play is entirely decision for each golf club to make. For those that do decide to open for golf, all facilities (club houses, pro shops etc) will need to be closed and solo/bubble golf will be all that is permitted. No pin flags or any other shared touch points (bunker rakes etc) will be able to be on course. More details later in the week. |