ordance with the latest Victorian Government COVID-19 restrictions, has been universally slammed by those who play the game in Australia’s sporting capital.
The Victorian Government announced Monday afternoon a further easing of restrictions in Melbourne, which will have a significant flow-on effect for its golf-starved citizens.
It’s the news Melbourne golfers have been patiently waiting for: golf will be once again permitted under a relaxed set of coronavirus restrictions that will kick in from midnight.
Like golfers in metropolitan Melbourne, Golf Australia was disappointed to learn from Sunday’s announcement by the State Government that golf clubs and facilities will have to continue to remain closed for at least a few more weeks.
Melbourne golfers are staring at a minimum six-week hiatus from the fairways after Victoria was declared a “disaster state” and its capital moved into stage-four lockdown overnight as the city’s battle to contain the coronavirus outbreak continues.
Melbourne golfers are breathing a sigh of relief tonight after Golf Australia confirmed the sport can continue to operate under the state’s strict new Stage 3 lockdown laws set to be enforced from 11.59pm on Wednesday, July 8.
Australian duo Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith will face a field that includes the defending champions, Major championship winners and leading players from previous Presidents and Ryder Cups at the 2018 ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf
with Australia’s ranking leader Jason Day (world No.11) unavailable due to the impending birth of a third child, Marc Leishman (No.22) takes up the captains’ spot.
Australian Golf Digest
