Firstly, welcome back to Golf at Elfordleigh and a huge thank you to all those that made it happen. Additionally thanks to all the members, guests and visitors for complying with the Social Distancing requirements that help us stay safe and enjoy our golf. I am taking this opportunity to provide an update on events since our return to Golf last week. To enable the Golf Club to operate, it needs a Committee. However, due to the Government's Covid 19 restrictions it is not possible for the full Committee to meet or operate effectively. Therefore, with the agreement of the President, I have put together a smaller Committee, to conduct club business on your behalf. This Committee is made up of the club's Senior Officers as follows: · Chairman – Myself · Secretary – Mark Davis · Treasurer – Mike Cusack · Captain – Nigel Roy In these unusual circumstances the Committee has decided to cancel all published Club Competitions for this year. This doesn't mean that there will be no competitive golf, just that the Trophy Competitions (those that are engraved on the boards in the games room) will not take place. Currently we are only playing social golf i.e. no competition outside of your tee time, as recommended by England Golf. We plan to resume competitive golf in June with a series of Pro Shop Competitions, format and dates to be confirmed by our Professional Simon Invest. Please note that the Social Distancing requirements for playing golf at Elfordleigh will still apply to participants. This return to competitive golf will also herald the return of Roll Ups (Competitive play outside of your Tee Time, but still require pre-booked Tee Times). All of the above is predicated on the basis that there is no reversal of the Government's Covid 19 lockdown regulations. As and when these change, hopefully getting back to normal, our Secretary, in collaboration with the Hotel Management, will make the appropriate changes to the Elfordleigh Social Distancing requirements and ensure they are circulated to all members via the various electronic media. For July onwards we will publish Club Competitions in the last week of the preceding month. As and when we can, we'll provide more variety in the formats played. As things progress, and we have greater certainty we will publish the schedule of events further into the future. Due to the exceptional circumstances, it has been agreed that our current Club Captain will also serve as Captain for 2021. Finally, on behalf of the Committee, we trust that you will support us during this challenging period and work with us to make the best of things as the situation develops. We will inform you of as things change. Thank you, Don Metters Chairman
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