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Originally Posted by darklord700
I really hope you are right. One NBA player got it and the whole league shuts down. This wouldn't have happened 10 years ago but this is what we are dealing with now.
I don't think the golf season will be cancelled. But I wouldn't be surprised if one golfer is confirmed then the several group of players before and after that person will need to be self-isolated this sort of thing.
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It'll definitely be the concern.
Right now looking at courses around the States and on the coast, pulling all accessories is the first step for reducing potential risk (no coolers, no bunker rakes, no ballwashers, some courses even no flagsticks). The courses that have kept handcarts and ride-on carts have pretty strict disinfection standards but the courses that don't need them have been stopping them altogether unless you have your own.
Hopefully the no coolers and ballwashers thing stays, such a waste of maintenance time (and coolers have always been a health risk independent of coronavirus).
It won't be good for golf courses with the loss of cart rentals and F+B operations (and their core demographic being the most deterred by going out because of this), but still the potential for golf for people. The optimistic outlook is that it will get some people used to a more sustainable golf model. Though it will likely mean the death blow to courses that were already only just hanging on.