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Golf clubs in South Africa can open their doors as soon as Saturday after Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa gave them the go-ahead.
GolfRSA says it recognises that the safety of human life comes first and over the past few weeks it has been equipping all clubs with Risk Mitigation Strategies and training Compliance Officers.
In addition to this, GolfRSA says it has provided all facilities with state-of-the-art applications that allow for the scanning and monitoring of all golfers and staff as a response to the threat that the global coronavirus pandemic causes.
Golf clubs need to complete a Confirmation of Compliance Document and submit it to GolfRSA before opening their facilities.

Golf industry implores government to relax lockdown rules

Last week, the golfing industry pleaded with government to relax restrictions for the sport to resume before possibly closing for good. Officials said almost 50% of golf clubs in South Africa are just weeks away from financial collapse.

The lockdown has left a massive number of casual workers in the golf industry, including clubs and greens staff, caddies and cleaners without an income.

GolfRSA has launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund in a bid to assist those affected.

The sector contributes close to R49 billion per annum to the South African economy and offers employment to approximately 60 000 people of which 85% come from the vulnerable sector.

 In the video below, is a discussion about the relief efforts:

 

 

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