Golf Course Owner Pleads With New Jersey Governor Over Lock Down

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Golf Course Owner Pleads With New Jersey Governor Over Lock Down

A golf course owner in New Jersey had appealed to the governor to melt the social distancing order as they seek to reopen.

“We have been sending and communicating with [Gov. Phil Murphy] and his office. They have said that their two most critical concerns are social distancing and congregating,” according to Joel Moore, vice president of the New Jersey Golf Course Owners Association.

“If an individual is coming to play golf, there will not be outside staff that will take their golf bag and put it somewhere. The individual golfer will have to deal with it themselves. In addition, we are requiring that golfers have a choice, they can either walk and carry their own bag, not utilizing a caddy or they can take a golf cart but it’s only one person per cart.”