NBT: Meanwhile professional golfers play on

[Palatine]

The Players Championship at Sawgass is taking place as scheduled. Most of the big names were there. Crowds were not huge but it was more than 100 or 500.

It is somewhat different. Sunshine is the mortal enemy of viruses. Florida has moisture rich air which slows the spread of airborne viruses. But there are a lot of elderly folks in the state and they are the most endangered group.

I will be very interested to see how this plays out.

 

[LIuconn]

Rory called for every player there to get tested

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Big rain this weekend going to help?

 

[Edward Sargent]

Valspar has been cancelled. Actually though small venue gold tourneys like this might be easier to avoid people contact.

 

[Husky92]

There's also a big difference between hoops and golf. In golf they aren't banging bodies and exchanging bodily fluids. Basketball players are all over each other throughout the game and hard not to pass gems to one another.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The "social separation" between players and caddies isn't hard to do. Have someone around each green and wipe down the flag stick between groups.

 

[LIuconn]

Where did you see that Valspar was cancelled?

 

[Edward Sargent]

Where did you see that Valspar was cancelled?

Sorry I mispoke. No spectators at this point. Tournament still on.

 

[LIuconn]

Right. I think PGA tour will wind up postponing by end of the weekend

 

[jayteeman]

Well, it may be the only sport where you can't touch the same ball, where you don't have to touch or be near another opponent, share any equipment, speak any word, arrive or leave with anyone, except perhaps a caddy which is optional.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Wish they tested beer glasses, golf balls, all those tablet screens they make you touch now, the touch screen at my ATM, the touch screen at the gas station that SO needs my zip code, and the finger signer thing at my local wine store,!

 

[Jaker]

During a pandemic, the best place to be IMO is on the golf course smacking whitey around.

 

[huskymedic]

... or not:

 

[mauconnfan]

During a pandemic, the best place to be IMO is on the golf course smacking whitey around.

Supposed to play tomorrow in CT thinking of canceling. Paying inside, the carts, the pins so much still to concern yourself with life kinda blows right now. Wouldn't mind missing golf if there were an abundance of college hoops games on but this sucks. And I need toilet paper LOL

 

[BlueDogs]

Supposed to play tomorrow in CT thinking of canceling. Paying inside, the carts, the pins so much still to concern yourself with life kinda blows right now. Wouldn't mind missing golf if there were an abundance of college hoops games on but this sucks. And I need toilet paper LOL

Mau- play through brother. No fear.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Supposed to play tomorrow in CT thinking of canceling. Paying inside, the carts, the pins so much still to concern yourself with life kinda blows right now. Wouldn't mind missing golf if there were an abundance of college hoops games on but this sucks. And I need toilet paper LOL

Just keep a bottle of hand sanitizer and bring some wipes for the cart. On the list of activities, golf is probably not too bad.

 

[donyell34]

Just got back from 3 shopping stores in Norwich and no hand sanitizer, had to race a guy for the last 3 boxes of tissue paper and I beat him, toilet paper non-existent (I hear you on that one mau). It was like black Friday out there at 7:30 this morning. I'm casting all the great uconn great bb wins to get my bb fix. All 11 wins in a row 2011 will live forever in Uconn history. Good luck and stay healthy to all.

 

[BlueMAB]

Supposed to play tomorrow in CT thinking of canceling. Paying inside, the carts, the pins so much still to concern yourself with life kinda blows right now. Wouldn't mind missing golf if there were an abundance of college hoops games on but this sucks. And I need toilet paper LOL

We're not quarantined yet, get a round in while you can.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Playing golf around noon today.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Kitaman]

Supposed to play tomorrow in CT thinking of canceling. Paying inside, the carts, the pins so much still to concern yourself with life kinda blows right now. Wouldn't mind missing golf if there were an abundance of college hoops games on but this sucks. And I need toilet paper LOL

Keep extra gloves, keep on when paying and pulling flag. Take can of Lysol for the cart, fark what people think. Bring your own pencil if paranoid. Have fun.

The nice thing about golfing is all other worldly troubles disappear for 4 hours.

 

[Kitaman]

Tiger lovin it.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Just got back from 3 shopping stores in Norwich and no hand sanitizer, had to race a guy for the last 3 boxes of tissue paper and I beat him, toilet paper non-existent (I hear you on that one mau). It was like black Friday out there at 7:30 this morning. I'm casting all the great uconn great bb wins to get my bb fix. All 11 wins in a row 2011 will live forever in Uconn history. Good luck and stay healthy to all.

Were people not using toilet paper before this pandemic?

 

[cohenzone]

Supposed to play tomorrow in CT thinking of canceling. Paying inside, the carts, the pins so much still to concern yourself with life kinda blows right now. Wouldn't mind missing golf if there were an abundance of college hoops games on but this sucks. And I need toilet paper LOL

Planning to play Weds. As you know, I’m in the vulnerable population, but have been taking precautions. My best golf friend, whom I’m playing with Weds and might be the worlds biggest golf nut, is a 3 time cancer survivor but, with precautions, is living as normally as possible.

meanwhile, I had to run an errand early today and then went to a big supermarket near me and it was bizzare. I looked for eggs, only one carton of broken shells. So many empty food shelves and forget sanitizing stuff that personally we had enough around before this started. The pres and governors should urge if not require limiting purchases to say, one or two wet wipe containers, toilet paper packs, bread etc once they come back in stock. I wonder how producers and truckers will manage to try and keep up supplies.

Fore!!