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Car park

Arrival – please try to arrive no more than 10 mins prior to your tee time to avoid too much waiting.

Only leave or re-enter your car if adjacent cars are unattended – social distancing

Clubhouse opening times

08.30– 18.00.

The main lounge (no refreshments on sale for now) will be operating as an extended corridor, where individuals may enter through the main front door, and exit through the fire exit to minimise any unnecessary interactions and maintain social distancing. Golfers will have limited access to the bar area, by the small front portion where a screen is in place to allow the completion of any outstanding payments.

Golfers should refrain from entering the lounge unless they are making a payment or entering competition scorecards.

Locker rooms

Two persons maximum. Given the extra usage, please take extra care to maintain a 2-metre social distance.

Hand sanitisers are available for use at main entrance and inside the lobby.

For additional safety, where possible, members are advised to clear lockers for the time-being.

Members are asked to use their own sanitisers as necessary.

Toilets

One in one out – social distancing. 

Putting green

Maximum of 2 golfers on the green at any one time, reserved for those teeing off next - social distancing

Practice Range

To remain CLOSED until deemed safer to open and possible to cleanse on a regular basis.

On-line bookings have priority, book up to 15 days in advance, tee times at 10 min intervals

It is not recommended to turn up to play without a pre-booked tee time. 

Buggies for hire

Members/visitors are permitted to use club (electric) buggies but buggies must be booked/reserved in advance. This will allow them to be positioned outside before play to minimise some of the risks involved.

On completion of the round, members/visitors must leave the key in the buggy and in the car park where they collected it, allowing it to be thoroughly disinfected, and stored away securely through the night.

These buggies will only be available to begin hire in the hours 09:00 – 14:00, to ensure they are returned before the clubhouse closes at 18.00.

Buggies can only be used by one golfer unless the hire is by two golfers living in the same household, and the costs are as follows: (18 holes)

Member £10 single, £17 for two persons

Member 65 years or over, £5 single, £10 for two persons.

Visitor £13 single, £20 for two persons

Private Buggies

Use at buggy owners discretion. Clean before & after use.

Trolleys for Hire

Members/visitors can now ask for trolley handles before play for a charge of £3. We ask all members/visitors who’ve acquired a handle to leave it in the trolley outside to allow it to be fully disinfected and stored away safely.

Security

Members are asked to strictly observe social distancing and cleanliness, reminding others, if necessary.  Also, to cautiously challenge any non-members on the course, particularly early morning and evening times.

Members’ guests,

Visitors

Visitors are now permitted to play Bellingham Golf Club, in 1,2,3 or 4 balls, providing the full payment is made online through the BRS link on the club website at www.bellinghamgolfclub.com

We are allocating a daily window of tee times bookable by visitors up to eight days in advance. The time window for visitors will be 9am-2pm on Tuesday Wednesday and Friday, 11.30am – 2pm on Monday, Thursday and Saturday and 11.00am to 12.00pm on Sunday.

Members are also able to book these tee times up to 15 days in advance.

Members are also permitted to bringing one guest per day at the £10 member guest fee. Members may play with their guest at any time during the day.

Payments

Any payments for guests/buggies can now be made in the clubhouse, at the screens on the end of the bar, allowing for transactions to be completed in a socially responsible way.

Where possible, we ask that all payments be made by card to avoid the handling of cash.

Staff operating in the clubhouse and surrounding areas will wear gloves at all times.

Staff

Daily staff will be operating essentially as front of house. As the clubhouse will only have golfers passing through without unnecessarily lingering, it is the duty of the staff to ensure all golfers play on time, buggies are handled and dealt with accordingly, and all other aspects of day to day golf operations are managed safely.

Competitions

Competitions Protocol updated 28 May 2020

Men’s competitions are played from the White tees. Ladies competitions from the Red tees.

Competitions will commence on 28^th May following the current fixture list. There may be a few alterations in the future to enable major competitions that have been passed by in recent weeks to be re-arranged. Members will be notified of any alterations in the weekly newsletter.

Tee times for competitions must be booked on BRS prior to arriving at the Club to play.

Blank scorecards must be collected in the foyer

Members must be signed into the competition by a member of Club Staff in the lounge and pay entry money before teeing off in the competition.

To avoid using envelopes please pay all competition entries to club staff at the bar. Card payments for competitions are preferred, and for those unable to do so, we ask you to bring the correct amount of change. (£4 to £5 in change)

There should be no exchange of scorecards between players. Having collected a scorecard from the foyer, please fill in your playing partner’s name and handicap on the card. Fill in the scorecard as you play the round and on completion of the round verbally check with your playing partner that you each agree with the totals. Sign the card in the section for marker signature. If your playing partner wishes to, they can also sign the card but without touching it. However, it is acceptable to complete the card with only the marker signature on. You must handle your playing partner’s card - do not expect them to do so.

Show the completed card to club staff at the bar and read the scores.Club staff will enter the score manually into the laptop without having to handle the card. Once the cards are checked over for signatures, handicaps and score, players can then dispose of the cards into a bin by the bar.

Golfers who complete their competition round after 6pm should post signed scorecards into the letterbox of the GOLF CLUB FLAT. These cards will be gathered the next morning.

We urge members to please use the hand sanitizers whenever possible. Club Staff will be handling all cash and cards with disposable gloves, and he will be constantly wiping down the bar to disinfect the surface.

Competition results are anticipated to be completed the following morning, with results published on the club website then. All sweep money will be worked out at least 5 days after the day of said competition, to minimise the risk of contact with COVID-19. Please do not come up asking for winnings until these 5 days have passed

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Tee off from

Alwaysstart at the 1^st tee, red or yellow tees only.

Refreshments

Bring your own, take any rubbish home with you.

No sharing

Keep to your own food, refreshments, tees, balls ….

Ball washers and rubbish bins

Out of action, empty and covered.

No bunker rakes

England Golf allow golfers to preferred lies in bunkers. This enables club competitions to function for handicap purposes.

Flagsticks

Do not touch or remove from hole.

Plastic insert will stop your ball from going to bottom of the hole.

Lost balls

One player to look, keep to 3 minute rule - social distancing.

Completion of round

Move away from the 18^th green quickly and exit the site.

No social gatherings / groups:  maintain social distancing at all times.

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Open Competitions

Seniors’ Texas Scramble Open moved from 19 May 2020 to 28 July 2020.

Match play

Delayed until further notice.

Pairs’ competitions

Delayed until further notice.

League matches

Cancelled for this season