Covid-19 Golf Policy
We believe allowing golfers to enjoy a game in a safe environment provides the mental and physical health benefits to improve the wellbeing of members, guests, and visitors.
This practical guide, prepared by our team in consultation with industry and medical experts, outlines the robust, monitored measures Alnmouth Golf Club has taken to safeguard our staff and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. For golfers, the measures cover each step of the journey from home to 1st tee and back home again.
Our measures and procedures are under constant review, updated as advice from government, health authorities and governing bodies evolves in line with the gradual lifting of social restrictions.
Course Access
To access the course, a player must:
• Not be in self-isolation.
• Not be displaying COVID-19 symptoms or had COVID-19 in the last 14 days
• Have a pre-reserved tee time
The club reserves the right to check the temperature of any player before allowing access to the facility.
As a result, from Monday 19th July the following changes will apply:
- Preferred lies are no longer available in bunkers.
- Rakes will be available in all bunkers and bunkers must be smoothed out after use.
- Flags may optionally be removed when putting.
- The label printer attached to the terminal will print off a label at sign-in with Name, Course Handicap and Playing Handicap to stick on your scorecard.
- Completed competition scorecards must be signed by player and marker, and include Name, Course Handicap, Playing Handicap and completed scores.
- These changes also apply to return of Casual Rounds (General play), although players can optionally choose to use the England Golf app to sign in and return Casual round scores.
Golfers are still asked to regularly sanitise their hands, particularly when using terminals.
We consider that these measures include options to safeguard members with concerns over the removal of restrictions by England Golf:
- Players are encouraged to sanitise their hands before and after using course equipment and terminals.
- Players can still leave the flag in the hole when putting.
- Players can use their own personal portable rakes in bunkers, which can be purchased from the Pro Shop if they have concerns using rakes used by other players.
- Players can still use the Masterscoreboard app to return scores in competitions.