Golf – The last Sports Refuge ?
The golf course may be the last sports refuge in these crazy times.
At its essence, golf is a solitary sport, and even when enjoyed with others there is a natural distance between players. But even on the links some changes have emerged to help keep everyone safe.
The most obvious change of course is there can be no post-round beers at the bar or lunch either since all restaurants are closed. But course eateries are still offering snacks, lunch-type foods like sandwiches and beverages to take onto the course.
Here is what some of the public courses in the sportingAcause.com Tri-State area are doing to accommodate golfers in coronavirus world.
Egremont Country Club, South Egremont, MA- not open yet, hope to be open soon.
Hotchkiss School Golf Course, Lakeville, CT – may open as soon as April 1st.
Fairview Farm Golf Course, Harwinton, CT – open for the season, burgers, dogs, sandwiches and beverages available to take on the course.
Green Woods Country Club, Winsted, CT – not open yet.
Quarry View Golf Course, Canaan, CT – course and driving range open, no food options.
Undermountain Golf Course, Copake, NY – open, beverages and snacks available to take on the course , no lunch menu yet.
Winding Brook Country Club, Valatie, NY – tentative opening date March 29th.
Canaan Country Club, Canaan, CT – open but without carts, limited luncheon items and beverages available for takeout.
Links at Union Vale, Lagrangeville, NY – beverages and sandwich menu to go. Also only allowing one golfer per cart and only a couple people in the pro shop at a time.
Other measures that some clubs are taking to avoid the virus spread are no rakes in the sand traps, no ball washers, leaving the pin in while putting and using raised cups (when your putt hits the raised cup lip it is considered “in”).
Many courses are also sanitizing carts after each use.
Before you tee off, check with the pro shop at your favorite course to see what changes they’ve made to help ensure our safety.
Salisbury Central School 7th Annual Golf Tournament
The Salisbury Central School 7th Annual Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 starting at 8:30 am at the Hotchkiss School Golf Course in Lakeville, CT. Registration begins at 7:45 am. The rain date is Sept. 26th.
The entry fee for the 18 hole, four-person scramble format event is $400 per foursome which includes green fees, cart, coffee and donuts, on-course snacks and beverages, lunch, on-course contests and awards.
On-course contests include closest to the pin and longest drive for both men and women. There will also be a raffle.
The tournament is limited to eight foursomes, so early registration is recommended.
For more information about the tournament, registration or sponsorships, and to register, please email Melissa Jack at melissaemily222@yahoo.com.
The tournament day schedule is as follows:
7:45 am Registration , coffee and donuts
8:30 am Shotgun Start
1:00 pm Lunch at the Hotchkiss School Boathouse, raffle and awards.
There are $50 hole sponsorship opportunities available, and event organizers welcome raffle prize donations.
Proceeds from the tournament will help fund the SCS 8th Grade class trip to Washington DC.
For more information about the tournament, registration or sponsorships email Betsy Maury at betsymaury@sbcglobal.net.
Thank you to these generous sponsors!
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