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Golf Courses Open during Stay Home Order in Florida

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We are currently living in tough times for a lot of businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading fast and practicing social distancing seems hard for those who like to be outdoors. The Florida governor Ron DeSantis has issued a Stay Home order that was placed into effect Friday April 3rd at 12:01am, which states that everyone should stay home unless they are practicing essential services and activities, but what does that mean? Floridians are encouraged to stay home unless they need to go to the grocery store, pharmacies, urgent care, hospitals or other essential needs. People who are still allowed to work are those who work in those essential services that are needed to support a living to others, such as, medical and healthcare, telecommunications, defense, food and agriculture, construction, transportation and logistics, energy, water and wastewater, law enforcement, and others.  The executive order also provided a list of essential activities that Floridians ...

The Current State of Golf

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The world is going through a lot of changes right now. People are being locked down, worrying, and waiting to see what will happen next. The once comforting embrace of sports is gone, and golf was a heavy victim of this. The PGA Tour has cancelled and postponed many events. The last PGA Tour golf event that many will see for the foreseeable future was the Arnold Palmer Invitational held from March 5th to 8th in Orlando, Florida. It was won by Tyrell Hatton who shot -4 on the weekend. Currently, 11 events have been affected by COVID-19 through the next two months but that number may increase if COVID-19 continues to have a severe impact on the world around us. Only 3 of the 11 have been postponed: the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, the Masters Tournament, and the PGA Championship. Photo by: PGA Tour This has impacts that go even further tour events. PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan has decided to forgo his salary indefinitely. Beyond that, the executive team at the PG...