Not looking promising for golf courses re-opening before May 20th

[mjf]

Saw a couple of tweets today that are making me pretty pessimistic about the possibility of golf courses re-opening before May 20th:

https://twitter.com/adam_stanley/sta...412127238?s=15

https://twitter.com/robferguson1/sta...048246278?s=15


To make matters worse, I'm hearing a lot of chatter about the government actually extending the stay at home order until at least after the Victoria Day weekend.

[mizzyboy]

Yes its not looking good. It's time to lower expectations and if any re-opening announcements come up sooner than later, then it's a win. This is the sad reality we live in as Ontarians unfortunately.

[jvincent]

Every single media person, blogger, twitter user is simply speculating on the status of any opening or extension of the lockdown. It will generate clicks and angst, but that's about it.

DoFo and his crew have already chosen to ignore the science so any decision they make will be based on either a Magic 8-ball or some other random input.

No use worrying about it now. Get your vaccination ASAP and wait for them to "decide".

[CrowdPleaser]

We will golfing the May long weekend. And people will be camping and going to the cottage. Ford knows that whether he says yes or no, come the 20th, people are going away for the long weekend. At this point they are probably just going to hold these lockdowns until that date. They have come too far to flip a decision prior to the 20th. My 2 cents. Could be wrong.

[Johnyc]

Chances of opening before May 20th are slim to none. If anything this will extend longer, however I don’t see the long weekend as any special significance. So many people have been on long weekends now for months anyway via working from home. Sucks having paid our annual dues and unable to play but at this point no amount of emails will change anything. Case counts are on the decline which is great and as for golf I’m joining the others and travelling to Quebec to play. In hindsight I should have flown to Florida last week and taken 4 weeks of holidays.

[GMoch]

It doesn’t look good for golf in Ontario for a while. Article on CBCwebsite this morning.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbc.ca/sports/ontario-outdoor-sports-restrictions-1.6014220__;!!I3rR6wBx!xk5jQ2puWr2enYzy3xZgwAVnQAg Bz2d_7yvor5-Pyp-nLC7AOceoWHe3DUE2lHqV21AgVQ$

[Gobble_It]

Yes its not looking good. It's time to lower expectations and if any re-opening announcements come up sooner than later, then it's a win. This is the sad reality we live in as Ontarians unfortunately.

Where is the poll on when the courses are open?

[Gobble_It]

Chances of opening before May 20th are slim to none. If anything this will extend longer, however I don’t see the long weekend as any special significance. So many people have been on long weekends now for months anyway via working from home. Sucks having paid our annual dues and unable to play but at this point no amount of emails will change anything. Case counts are on the decline which is great and as for golf I’m joining the others and travelling to Quebec to play. In hindsight I should have flown to Florida last week and taken 4 weeks of holidays.

Naturally, DF will try to get some reprieves by allowing outdoor activities in 2 weeks but still have the stay at home and the non-essential businesses closed until after the long weekend. That is the scenario I can see with his decision pattern

[zer0ish]

Glad I just got my SkyTrak. It's pretty darn accurate too showing my exact slice

People are even speculating it may not open on the 20th like it was supposed to.

[Gobble_It]

Glad I just got my SkyTrak. It's pretty darn accurate too showing my exact slice

People are even speculating it may not open on the 20th like it was supposed to.

You need your eye check if you cannot see your slice without the SkyTrak Fun toy.

[zer0ish]

You need your eye check if you cannot see your slice without the SkyTrak Fun toy.

lol, not what I meant. I meant that it shows me what I see on the actual course. Fun for sure.

[Michael]

I am still holding out hope for 20 May, still a couple of weeks away and numbers are going down. If that continues we could be golfing on 20/21 May!!!

[mizzyboy]

Interested in getting a sim if things persist, is your setup indoor or outdoor? Do you have a net? Did you consider the Mevo Flightscope or Plus?

[zer0ish]

Interested in getting a sim if things persist, is your setup indoor or outdoor? Do you have a net? Did you consider the Mevo Flightscope or Plus?

I use it in the shed into a net. The mevo isn't on my radar because I don't have the space and SkyTrak had better reviews.

[Travis]

How big is your shed? Height?

[zer0ish]

How big is your shed? Height?

About 10 feet high, we modified the shed to accommodate. Need to put it to the ground and build a new one with a dedicated simulator area. Not a fan of swinging with tools and crap all around. They aren't in the way but I really want a clean look.

[White Light]

Chances of opening before May 20th are slim to none. If anything this will extend longer, however I don’t see the long weekend as any special significance. So many people have been on long weekends now for months anyway via working from home. Sucks having paid our annual dues and unable to play but at this point no amount of emails will change anything. Case counts are on the decline which is great and as for golf I’m joining the others and travelling to Quebec to play. In hindsight I should have flown to Florida last week and taken 4 weeks of holidays.

Are there any courses on the Quebec side that will not allow golfers from Ontario?

[1800Duffers]

It would be bad for business if they did. It would be difficult to prove a golfer is from any province.

[rad]

Wouldn't be surprised if the stay home order is extended to after the May long weekend. Hopefully won't include golf this time though

[Chieflongtee]

It would be bad for business if they did. It would be difficult to prove a golfer is from any province.

They won't do it but all they'd have to do is ask for a driver's license and/or registration

[Gobble_It]

They won't do it but all they'd have to do is ask for a driver's license and/or registration

No business owners in their right mind would be doing that unless it is a law that they have to enforce it. The police is not stopping people from coming over, why would you want to alienate your customers regardless where they come from?

[Chieflongtee]

No business owners in their right mind would be doing that unless it is a law that they have to enforce it. The police is not stopping people from coming over, why would you want to alienate your customers regardless where they come from?

My first sentence was: They won't.
1800 Duffers wrote that it'd be hard to prove which wouldn't be if they had to.

[1800Duffers]

I would hate to see it come to asking for ID, the ski resorts didn't.

[PushPull]

Golf course seem to have been given a pass. Police were turning back Ontario plates at the Gatineau Costco according to a friend I golfed with today.

[Gobble_It]

Golf course seem to have been given a pass. Police were turning back Ontario plates at the Gatineau Costco according to a friend I golfed with today.

Why would anyone go through all that trouble and shop at Gatineau Costco ?. Oh yeah I forgot about the booze

[justsomeguy]

Why would anyone go through all that trouble and shop at Gatineau Costco ?. Oh yeah I forgot about the booze

Not about the booze - the LCBO and Beer Stores are all open here. All the non-grocery areas on the Ontario-side Costco stores are not accessible.

[PushPull]

I can buy a 24 of Henekein cans for $27.50 plus tax and deposit most weeks on the Quebec side. Or 48 Coors Light for $53 all in. Then there’s the deposit bonus on the Ontario side. Doug Ford’s buck a beer for real.

[Jasonreg]

‘Nothing will dissuade’ Ford from continuing with sports lockdown

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...?ocid=msedgdhp

[Gobble_It]

‘Nothing will dissuade’ Ford from continuing with sports lockdown

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...?ocid=msedgdhp

Oh well, it will take that long for me to get out of my blood clot zone anyway. We will have to wait.

[mjf]

I'm starting to mentally prepare myself for the possibility of no golf until July:

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ontario-pr...121219747.html