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Golf NSW announced today that courses would be allowed to reopen, with people still allowed to leave the house for exercise purposes.
"Any form of exercise is to be undertaken in compliance with the Public Health Orders, meaning that people must not participate in groups greater than two persons at any point in time," Golf NSW said in a statement.
"Therefore, individual sports such as golf and tennis can continue provided the Public Health Orders are complied with."
Moree Golf Club announced that the golf course would be open for play from this morning, with today's competitions now to be played.
"Everything we do must comply with the social distancing regulations which mean only two people in a group and one person per cart," Moree Golf Club general manager Scot McLeod said.
"We also can't have people congregating either prior to or after their round so only arrive about 10 minutes prior to your tee-off time and leave as soon as you have handed in your card. So long as we follow the regulations we should be fine to continue."
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One of the last remaining sports and social activities available in Moree is no longer available after new legislation has forced the closure of the Moree Golf Course.
From midnight on March 30, Golf NSW announced that all golf courses in the state would be closed due to the coronavirus.
"We all understand the health benefits, both mental and physical our game provides, however the Government has listed the four reasons in which you may leave your home; for work, exercise, food, and for medical reasons," Golf NSW said in a statement.
"Sadly, under the current restrictions, sport is considered non-essential and therefore not exempt."
Up until this announcement, golf competitions were still on in Moree, and the course was still available for social use.
However, the course will now be shut for all golfers, both competitive and social players.
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"We understand that this will be devastating to our many dedicated players but the course will be maintained so that it will be in top shape as soon as we get the go ahead to reopen," Moree Golf Club general manager Scot McLeod said.
"We ask that you respect the direction not to play golf during this shutdown even on a social basis and to this end all tee markers and flags have been removed from the course."
While the course is closed to golf players, it will remain open for any walkers wishing to use it.
"For those who wish to get some fresh air and exercise walking the course would be the most pleasant place to do that in Moree and we are happy for that to continue," Mr McLeod said.