Golf Is Back - England Golf Courses To Re-Open

Courses will re-open on 2nd December with the UK government allowing sport to continue post-lockdown 2.0

England Golf Courses To Re-Open
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Courses will re-open on 2nd December with the UK government allowing sport to continue post-lockdown 2.0

Golf Is Back - England Golf Courses To Re-Open

Golf courses in England will be allowed to re-open on 2nd December as the country exits its second lockdown.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that the rule of six will once again apply so it looks like fourballs will also be back.

The country is going back to its Tier system, with each region set to find out on Thursday.

More regions will fall into higher tiers than previously, Boris Johnson said.

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Clubhouses will also likely be open as pubs will be allowed to serve customers in Tier 1 and Tier 2 if they are serving food.

All non-essential retail shops will also be allowed to re-open, so pro shops and golf retail stores will be back open for business.

It also looks likely that driving ranges can re-open and lessons can continue.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Golf chairman Craig Tracey confirmed that golf can continue when the lockdown ends on Wednesday 2nd December:

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England Golf has confirmed that courses will re-open on 2nd December:

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For more on this story check back on this page when we hear the official guidance from England Golf

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Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV