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    Anybody else feeling optimistic ?

    Maybe its the sunny weather but I think the Ontario govt are going to open up the golf/tennis within the week. Positive thoughts please

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    Not a chance. Talk of extension of the order until June 2nd or 3rd.
    "A life lived in fear of the new and the untried is not a life lived to its fullest." M.Pare 10/09/08

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    No. No I am not.
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    Weather looks good, politics - not so much

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    Not optomistic either, no golf or other outdoor activities until kids go back to school. So golfing early June (fingers crossed) or end of June, when school is officially over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gofish2 View Post
    Maybe its the sunny weather but I think the Ontario govt are going to open up the golf/tennis within the week. Positive thoughts please
    I'm with you Gofish2. Maybe not within this week but at least by the 20th.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sab View Post
    I'm with you Gofish2. Maybe not within this week but at least by the 20th.
    the Tulip festival drew large crowds since the weekend,with the nice weather on the way finally,even more people most likley. People wearing masks but how is this ok..

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    I think the Govt will give in and open certain outdoor activities that are inherently socially distant in nature such as golf and tennis. The combination of public pressure and the overall civil unrest will turn against him quickly and will cause a lot more problems than he already has if the order is extended. My gut feeling is that we will be golfing by May 20th.

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    Ford himself is making the announcement today. They've been in damage control over his image since the presser he did from his home (or his Mom's house I forget). The fact they'd bring him out to deliver bad news, there has to be some underlying good news he's gonna deliver and I'd put a good bet it'll be outdoor recreation amenities.

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    I have been consistently wrong hoping for positive news previously so I will vote that Ford will not be reopening courses today (and hope I am wrong once again!).

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    I heard a rumor that as soon as the Maple Leafs get finished in the 1st round of the playoffs , the golf courses will open....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jasonreg View Post
    I have been consistently wrong hoping for positive news previously so I will vote that Ford will not be reopening courses today (and hope I am wrong once again!).
    I'm with you Jasonreg, I like the reverse psychology approach

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    Wow was I wrong........closed til June 2. Unbeleivable.

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    My pessimism was validated.
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    I found it comical where he said if we stay the course we'll get the summer we deserve for July and August....who wants a two month summer? The last two years we've had nice weather since the end of March/beginning of April and we are expected to stay in our homes as there isn't anything to do outdoors!

    The word was no outdoor activities until schools re-open, but schools won't re-open for a month or so. So the wait will be until schools are done at the end of June.
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    Will see more people crossing over to play on the Quebec side.

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    I was too. Unbelievable that they won't even open public sport spaces like basketball and tennis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gobble_It View Post
    Will see more people crossing over to play on the Quebec side.
    I would be shocked... SHOCKED if that were to occur.
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    Just watching Toronto paint park circles back on city parks to cram more people into a public park - but no golf .........

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    Dows Lake will be a zoo this Victoria Weekend

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tundra005 View Post
    I was too. Unbelievable that they won't even open public sport spaces like basketball and tennis.
    I feel your pain. Golf and tennis yes. Basketball NO
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    Its a zoo already… nothing against people going to see the tulips (some with no masks not respecting social distancing) but the hypocrisy and unfairness bites.

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    I found it particularly offensive today when Doug Ford bad mouthed golfers, saying we congregate around each other after rounds, and generally abuse the privileges of playing during the pandemic.
    Those were anecdotal comments at best, and sophomoric at the least.

    Would he say the same of Paramedics who stop on streets to hug, yes hug people cheering on Essential Workers, as I witnessed these Paramedics doing in Ottawa...

    Martin Patterson of the triumvirate golf course group said it best today when he was interviewed on CBC Radio, he said, maybe those are Doug Ford's friends hanging about parking lots, they certainly aren't the golfers Martin and I know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MarcArt View Post
    I found it particularly offensive today when Doug Ford bad mouthed golfers, saying we congregate around each other after rounds, and generally abuse the privileges of playing during the pandemic.
    Those were anecdotal comments at best, and sophomoric at the least.

    Would he say the same of Paramedics who stop on streets to hug, yes hug people cheering on Essential Workers, as I witnessed these Paramedics doing in Ottawa...

    Martin Patterson of the triumvirate golf course group said it best today when he was interviewed on CBC Radio, he said, maybe those are Doug Ford's friends hanging about parking lots, they certainly aren't the golfers Martin and I know.
    Well said !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gofish2 View Post
    Well said !
    That made my day, even though I'm not golfing, the comradery of Ottawa Golf keeps me above water, thanks Gofish2.
    If this does get back on track soon, drop me a line and we'll play a round at a Hylands on me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarcArt View Post
    That made my day, even though I'm not golfing, the comradery of Ottawa Golf keeps me above water, thanks Gofish2.
    If this does get back on track soon, drop me a line and we'll play a round at a Hylands on me!
    Hang in there my friend. Better days ahead.

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    [QUOTE=MarcArt;571035]I found it particularly offensive today when Doug Ford bad mouthed golfers, saying we congregate around each other after rounds, and generally abuse the privileges of playing during the pandemic.
    Those were anecdotal comments at best, and sophomoric at the least.

    Would he say the same of Paramedics who stop on streets to hug, yes hug people cheering on Essential Workers, as I witnessed these Paramedics doing in Ottawa...

    Martin Patterson of the triumvirate golf course group said it best today when he was interviewed on CBC Radio, he said, maybe those are Doug Ford's friends hanging about parking lots, they certainly aren't the golfers Martin and I know. .

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    Lets see what happens May 24 weekend,will Ford or any of his cabinet get caught at their cottages..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marcos View Post
    Hang in there my friend. Better days ahead.
    Thanks mon ami, it will be a real treat when we do get out together again this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justdoit View Post
    Lets see what happens May 24 weekend,will Ford or any of his cabinet get caught at their cottages..
    even if they do, it won't change a thing.
    I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.

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