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Originally Posted by darklord700
Thanks, Roughneck. Where did you find out the measures the US courses are taking?
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Twitter mostly. I'm also part of a private Facebook group for maintenance people and it's the common theme.
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Originally Posted by nfotiu
Its the right thing for now but walking 18 holes on a humid 95 degree day without water will kill your faster than a disease. When I play in the summer here, I typically start with a Gatorade bottle and refill it at least 7-8 times during a round and still am a bit dehydrated. It would be tough to bring enough water around the course to stay safe in summer in warmer states.
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With the risks it's basically the tradeoff for now. Private courses might switch to bottled water stations if they feel the risk is more mitigated with that but I don't think there's a chance for public ones to take on the potential liability.
With everything that's going on maybe it's time for golfers to double-down on their cool style and invest in a hands free hydration system:
