Submitted on Sunday 5th April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 26th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Open Golf courses as conditions begin to allow for removal of any restrictions.
Golf can support social distancing without putting golf club personnel at risk. Bookings can be time separated and limited to 2 people. Players will be told not to touch rakes, ball cleaners & flags. Policing of these special rules would be by members, reporting any transgressions to authorities.
Golf is extremely popular with senior citizens, many of whom enjoy this as their only leisure activity and many golf clubs (especially public ones) are run as small businesses on very restricted budgets. This action would allow them to begin to generate revenue again and keep running, certainly enough to pay the ground staff who need to keep working to maintain the course, otherwise there would be no course for people to return to.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has announced that golf courses in England can re-open.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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