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GOLF IS OPEN! By Jamie Bowman
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020 has certainly been unpredictable thus far. Luckily, on May 1, golfers got a bit of good news as golf courses across Pennsylvania were granted permission to open. Here in the Poconos, many courses are open for business while taking the appropriate measures to ensure the safety of staff and golfers alike. The Pennsylvania Alliance for Golf has created guidelines to ensure golf courses are able to operate safely. While staff will be sanitizing carts and wearing protective gloves and face masks, they will not be permitted to assist players with their bags, so
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please plan to carry your own bag to and from your cart. Each golfer will be assigned to his or her own cart unless participants presently share a residence. Furthermore, items, like tees and scorecards, may not be available. Many courses have posted their scorecards online, so you can download and print them ahead of time. To ensure that parties keep their distance, tee times will be scheduled at least 15 minutes apart. On the course, rakes will not be available in bunkers. Instead, smooth the sand using your shoe or club. You should also refrain from pulling flagsticks, and, please, no handshakes or high-fives.
Don’t put your health on hold.
Learn about your virtual care options at LVHN.org/virtual.
