Allow UK golf courses to open during COVID-19 outbreak

To maintain a healthy lifestyle, exercise is essential. While many parks are crowded with people running and walking, golf courses remain empty. Permitting people to play golf during the COVID-19 crisis would allow people to exercise in a socially distanced manner if they play alone or with family.

This petition was rejected on 26th May 2020 as the proposed action is already occurring

The Petition Committee commented:
Since you started your petition the Government has announced that golf courses in England can re-open. You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here: NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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To maintain a healthy lifestyle exercise is essential. While many parks are crowded with people running and walking, golf courses remain empty. Permitting people to play golf during the COVID-19 crisis would allow people to exercise is a safe and socially distanced manner. Denmark has golf courses open but only allows people to play alone or with a family member. A number of other restrictions are in place such as not touching the flag to make the sport safe to play.