Well thankfully we really are on the home straight now as the resumption of golf seems to have got here quite quickly in the end. The first to tee off will be at 0800 on the 29th March.
In this week’s newsletter, I include a reminder about the booking process, some more dates for your diary and news that the club has achieved SafeGolf status.
I look forward to seeing many of you on Monday!
Booking System
Below is a reminder of what was emailed out via the “News from Greens” newsletter to the membership ten days or so ago.
The long awaited re-opening of our golf course is now just a couple of weeks away. While many of England Golf’s “Play Safe, Stay Safe” restrictions still apply, we will be open for play with effect from Monday March 29th. Our Casual Booking system will be available for playing members to reserve tee-times two days in advance beginning on Saturday 27th at 7:00 am.
Given the anticipated demand, members will be limited to one 9-hole booking on each day. In the interests of speed of play and to avoid congestion on the course each tee-time will be restricted to 3-ball play except on Sunday mornings when 4-ball bookings will be accepted. These measures will be subject to regular review and the restrictions will be relaxed as soon as we are able to do so.
In addition, members guests are allowed from the 12th April onwards.
Adult Junior Competitions
Some more dates for your diary folks. If you don’t already know, the Adult Junior Competitions are fun events designed to get juniors onto the course for the first time. They’re such good fun though that many experienced juniors keep playing and help some of their adult family members round as they encounter the course for the first few times.
The format is 9 holes from the forward tees, playing alternate shots. You don’t necessarily need a handicap and only one of the pair needs to be a member (in these busy post lockdown times at least). If you are interested, please contact me for me information.
Fri 30 April – Rolling tee times. Tee reserved from 1730 – 1845.
Fri 21 May – Rolling tee times. Tee reserved from 1730 – 1845.
Sat 19 June – Rolling tee times. Tee reserved from 1545 – 1700.
Fri 30 July – Shotgun start. Tee reserved from 1745 – 2000.
Fri 10 Sept – Shotgun start. Tee reserved from 1730 – 1945.
Sun 7 Nov – End of Year Junior Awards Match. Shotgun start.
Tee reserved from 1400 – 1615. Dinner from 1700 onwards.
SafeGolf
Good news, Hale Golf Club has now achieved England Golf’s SafeGolf status. The safe in this title is for once not Covid related but more about having good practices related to Safeguarding and much more at the club. The quote below from the England Golf website gives a little more background to the initiative.
We want everyone to have a safe, fun experience in golf. That’s why we’ve launched the SafeGolf accreditation for affiliated clubs and facilities.
The SafeGolf accreditation process is designed to enable clubs, through easily accessible documents and templates, to ensure they are delivering a safe environment for the sport to be played in.
Many thanks to Andrew Fishwick, Anne Webster and Peter Hindle for your help in getting this completed.