Accelerate Myrtle Beach Recovery Task Force
Golf Course Guidelines for Reopening
Any order enacted by local, state or federal governments regarding similar guidance
and/or safety measures will supersede these suggested guidelines.
Compliance guidelines for golf course operations ▶ Recommend upon guest check-in at both the bag
evolved frequently during the pandemic and we drop area and with the starter, and throughout
anticipate this will continue as we start the recovery the round by course rangers, reminders to our
process for the next 30 days. Here is the summary of guests of the vital importance of adhering to social
golf guidelines for South Carolina: distancing practices, including:
▶ Recommend members and guests to use online • Maintaining social distancing of at least 6-feet
check-in or online payment prior to arriving for from other individuals.
their scheduled round.
▶ Require only one person per motorized golf cart • Washing hands with soap and water for at
with the exception of same household members. least 20 seconds as frequently as possible or
▶ Recommend protective gloves to all staff handling using hand sanitizer.
cash or credit cards during all transactions. • Covering coughs or sneezes into the sleeve or
▶ Recommend checking employee temperatures at elbow and not hands.
the beginning of each shift. • Regularly cleaning high-touch surfaces.
▶ Recommend all tee times are made in advance ▶ Recommend sanitizing of motorized golf carts
eliminating walk-in play and the possibility of large prior to each customer use and again at the end of
groups of golfers arriving at one time. the day.
▶ Recommend vigorous sanitizing of doorknobs/ ▶ Recommend that approved antimicrobial products
handles, handrails, menus, countertops, tables, be used for all sanitation procedures.
chairs, vending machines and restroom facilities of ▶ Remove bunker rakes from the golf course, and
all buildings that remain accessible to the public. temporarily require players to play such areas as
▶ Recommend placing signage outside the pro shop nonhazards.
and clubhouse entries briefly outlining the social ▶ Golfers to personally dispose of any trash they may
distancing guidelines in place. have in receptacles provided by the golf course,
and to not leave trash in golf carts.
Accelerate Myrtle Beach Recovery Task Force
Golf Course Guidelines for Reopening
▶ Recommend that range balls are cleaned by staff Place alignment sticks, or stakes on the green as
thoroughly with soap after every pick-up prior to targets, and/or turn the cups upside down and
making available for players. leave in the hole. Remove all flags and institute a
▶ Recommend increasing the tee time intervals to ‘’bring your own practice balls policy.”
spread players out on the course. ▶ Remove all water coolers from the course and
▶ Recommend that courses with GPS use disable all drinking water stations, and either
the system to your advantage by constantly provide bottled water or advise guests to
messaging the players about social distancing purchase beverages prior to teeing off.
and other specific rules outlined by South
Carolina golf courses to keep your guests and
members safe during their round. FOOD AND BEVERAGE
▶ Recommend allowing playing guests to walk the ▶ Close dine-in services at all South Carolina golf
course in lieu of using a motorized golf cart, and courses, as part of the executive orders issued by
to use a personal pull cart if they choose to bring the governor applying to all restaurants and bars.
one for their walking round. ▶ Minimize or remove indoor seating in bar and
▶ Recommend that golfers leave flagsticks at each restaurant as seating should be limited and
hole in place. spread out for those awaiting “to go” orders only.
▶ Recommend removing “shared” items from golf ▶ Place appropriate signage on carts, around
carts such as sand containers, scorecards, tees, the clubhouse and golf course with the phone
pencils and towels. number to call in food orders, with an explanation
▶ Recommend removing bulk scorecard, pencil and that credit/debit/gift card transactions are
tee holders from starter areas, and only issuing required.
such materials when requested. ▶ Require all food and beverage purchased at the
▶ Recommend removing ball washing stations, or course clubhouse to be consumed on the golf
placing them outside of usable areas. course, or off-premises. Beverages may not be
consumed in or around the clubhouse area, either
▶ Recommend placing practice range balls in a before play or after completion of play.
single layer on the range, so players can access
them by simply using a club. ▶ Permit beverage carts on the golf course to
sell product as they normally do, but requiring
▶ Recommend spreading out driving range stations all beverages purchased on the course to be
to separate players. consumed on the course prior to returning to the
RESTRICTED ACTIVITY bag drop area.
▶ Restrict shotgun starts to guarantee success with ▶ Prohibit the gathering of guests in groups on the
social distancing. clubhouse porch, in the clubhouse, in the bag
drop area, parking lot or driving range before or
▶ Eliminate self-service stations at each property.
after play or practice.
▶ Restrict golf club bag handling by course
▶ Ensure staff are trained on hygiene, sanitation and
personnel.
food handling to learn epidemic prevention and
▶ Restrict all indoor events. control.
▶ Restrict handshakes with other touchless forms of TRAINING AND ENFORCEMENT
greeting.
▶ All staff members must be adequately trained on
▶ Remove all merchandise items from your counter all the policies and procedures.
and place them out of reach of any customers
▶ Each business must define a standard operating
who may be inside.
procedure for non-compliance and provide
▶ Do not provide rental clubs during this period. adequate training to staff on how to de-escalate
▶ In short-game and putting practice areas, situations with non-compliant patrons.
remove shag bags and devices that collect or
push balls (such as PVC piping) from the area.