The new lockdown sees golf courses, tennis courts and other outdoor sports all closing in the toughest Covid-19 restrictions seen since March.
Boris Johnson said that people must stay at home unless for work that cannot be done at home, shopping for food or medicine, to provide care or attend medical appointments.
Exercise is allowed once per day and can be done with one other from another household, just not on the golf course.
Check back for official guidance and reaction from England Golf and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Golf.
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