Golf course owners, managers, and club members were able to breathe a small sigh of relief on Tuesday when the Government agreed that course maintenance may be considered an essential service. “If you let the golf course go (untended) for two or three weeks you’ll have fierce trouble getting it back, Irish Golf and Club Managers Association executive officer Michael Walsh warned in the Irish Examiner. “While everyone should stay at home until 12 April 2020, golf course maintenance may be considered to be an essential service which cannot be performed at home, and therefore can continue during this period. “Each golf club will have to provide course staff with identification and documentation to prove they are essential employees. Clubs in Northern Ireland have been free to carry out essential golf course maintenance following the UK Government’s confirmation of the work as an essential service last week.

Source: Irish Examiner March 31, 2020 12:22 UTC