A resource for real-time updates about golf industry news and information related to COVID-19. With over 9,000 golf course partners worldwide, we aim to keep you informed as we move through these challenging times, together.
HEADLINES FROM THIS PAST WEEK:
May 4th, 2020
- GOLF Channel: As NASCAR restarts engines, PGA TOUR will be watching closely
- Worcester Telegram: Local golf representatives meet with advisory board on reopening courses
- The New York Times: PGA Championship venue Harding Park reopening Monday
- Sullivan Daily Times (Ind.): Commissioners rescind COVID-19 restrictions; to follow Gov. Holcomb’s five-stage plan
- WHYY-TV: You may not have to wear a mask while golfing in Pa., N.J. But officials would like it if you did
May 5th, 2020
- Fox News: Massachusetts golf course owner set to defy state’s lockdown, will reopen for business
- Golf Channel: Rory McIlroy-Dustin Johnson vs. Rickie Fowler-Matthew Wolff in charity skins game at Seminole Golf Club
- SFGate: ‘We were nervous’: SF golf course reopens to the public
May 6th, 2020
- Capital Gazette: Maryland golf courses, eager to reopen, hopeful Gov. Hogan will lift ban on golfing
- Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola golf course sees surge in golfers
- WCVB-TV: Massachusetts golf course owners on drive to reopen amid coronavirus crisis
- Erie News Now: Warren County golf course wants U.S. Supreme Court to hear case against Governor Wolf
- The Progress: Golf courses open again in Mesquite
- Maui Now: Kapalua Golf announces reopening dates and protocols
- Lancaster Online: Golf is back in Pennsylvania, to rave reviews
- The Spokesman-Review: ‘I’m just glad to be out here’: Golf courses open in Spokane, Spokane County
- The Island Packet: Bluffton-area golf course could be transformed
May 7th, 2020
- Boston.com: Golf courses in Massachusetts will open before this weekend
- The Washington Post: Hogan opens golf courses, beaches in first steps toward easing coronavirus shutdown
- GOLF Advisor: 10 questions to ask the next course you play
- Burlington Free Press: Vermont golf, outdoor recreation to resume May 7 with restrictions in place
- WDTN-TV: Dayton to discuss plans for golfing at city courses Thursday
- Daily Breeze: How playing golf in L.A. County will change when courses open Saturday, May 9
- Desert Sun: Palm Springs to consider reopening golf, tennis, pickleball;
- Telegram.com: Millbury alleges Clearview golf course is open illegally
- WHEC-TV: Good question: Why can some NY golfers use carts?
May 8th, 2020
- Boston.com: Why Charlie Baker says he decided to open up Massachusetts golf courses
- National Public Radio: Yelling ‘fore’ again … but 2 at a time
- The New York Times: As golf courses reopen, new players take up the long walk
- Forbes: TV Sports: Live golf gets ready to roll in just a couple of Sundays
- Dayton Daily News: Dayton to permanently close 2 golf centers
- Wisconsin State Journal: Madison’s public golf courses busy, future still murky
May 9th, 2020
- MassLive: Mass. Golf courses report hundreds of tee times Friday, booked through weekend despite snow, Mother’s Day
- BIG96.3: Doug Ford says he’s facing pressure to open Ontario’s golf courses
- Desert Sun: Palm Springs will allow golf, tennis and pickleball to resume
- Concord Monitor: N.H. golf courses to reopen May 11 with new health and safety guidelines
- Detroit Free Press: Golf carts allowed back on Michigan courses: ‘It’s big time’
- El Paso Times: Golfers enjoy return to courses after shutdown
- WCAX-TV: Vermont golf courses to open Thursday
May 10th, 2020
- Boston.com: Golf course on Massachusetts-Rhode Island state lines faces guidelines from both states
- NBC Los Angeles: LA-area parks, golf courses reopen as health restrictions loosened
- Las Cruces Sun News: Las Cruces golf courses reopen after being closed since March
- Summit Daily: Summit County golf courses take social-distancing, touch-point precautions to reopen amid COVID-19
- Seacoastonline: Hampton Beach businesses eager to reopen
- GoErie.com: Erie-area courses, golfers adjust to ‘COVID golf’