Travel by members to their home course up to 5 miles beyond Local Authority boundaries will still be permitted FOR EXERCISE, though players in such cases will be restricted to playing in groups of a maximum of two players from two separate households.
In the case of players who reside in the same Local Authority area as the course/club where they are a member, and where the club have an appointed COVID Officer, in the conditions that govern ORGANISED SPORT, four players from four different households can play together, whilst observing the normal COVID arrangements in place regarding the use of equipment, non removal of the flag etc. Where a club has no appointed COVID officer, the two players from a maximum of two households arrangements, FOR EXERCISE, apply.
The full statement from Scvottish Golf is reproduced below:-
Following ongoing consultation with our partners at sportscotland and the Scottish Government, we are now able to provide all affiliated clubs with additional detail to support the transition to a revised levels approach for the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Today we can confirm that from 2nd April, advice to stay at
home will be replaced by guidance to “stay local”, and from the 5th April, we
will move into a revised Level 4 with updated guidance available to all
affiliated clubs via the Scottish Golf website.
Clubs should note that these changes do not impact the
current guidance on group numbers which are:
Golf courses with a designated COVID Officer can permit
organised golf for members who live within the local authority area. Play can
take place in four-balls with no restrictions on the number of households.
Golf courses without a designated COVID Officer, or where
members are crossing a local authority boundary to play, can remain open for
play with a maximum of four players from two households.
It is important to note that all other dates set out in our
updated guidance grid remain indicative at this stage and are subject to final
confirmation from Government closer to the time. However, we feel it is
essential to give all golf clubs as much advanced notice of proposed changes at
each level to allow clubs to make operational decisions and changes ahead of
time.
In recent weeks we have received queries about some
traditions of our game, such as removing the pin. The current public health
guidance remains the same - these should be left in during play. We expect some
of the measures introduced at the start of the pandemic to be with us for some
time yet, and we will continue to keep clubs updated on these elements. For
now, we would encourage all clubs and golfers to play their part in adhering to
the latest guidelines so that everyone can continue to benefit from playing
golf in an environment that is as risk-free as possible.
We thank all clubs and golfers for their continued support
during these challenging times. By continuing to adhere to the guidance in
place, we are making progress out of lockdown, and these gradual steps back to
something much closer to normal, are down to the collective effort of our whole
community.
Kind regards,
Scottish Golf
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