Good morning ladies,

I hope this email finds both you and your families well.

Finally, there is light at the end of the tunnel!   As Ireland starts to re-open we golfers are among the lucky ones who are included in the first phase of the gradual easing of restrictions for sporting activities.

Leopardstown Golf Centre have been in touch and confirmed that golf will be returning for societies starting from Monday 18th May.   The governing bodies have issued protocols for both Golf Clubs and Golf Players and I attach a PDF of the full set of those protocols and the road map for each phase of re-opening.

There are a number of different things that need to be adhered to in order for this to happen.

The main thing is to ensure social distancing and, as confirmed by Leopardstown, tee times must have 14 minute intervals and a maximum of three players in each group.

This will impact the number of players that each society will be able to accommodate but that is what the longer intervals are trying to achieve. Less people on the course and around the whole facility.

By my calculation this facilitates a maximum of 42 players, within our usual 3 hour timeframe,  restricted to those members who are living within 5 km distance of Leopardstown Golf Centre.  If you are unsure of your distance you can check it out via http://www.2kmfromhome.com

Leopardstown will revert to me again during the week with an outline of how things will work and have asked that we do not open our timesheets until then.

I am sure you will all appreciate how fragile this situation is and they have assured me that they will prioritise all of the ladies societies as we are a vital part of Leopardstown.

I will revert during the week when I have more information to hand.   In the meantime, have a lovely week-end and enjoy the lovely weather we are having.

Best regards,

Paula Lady Captain