On Friday, March 27, the Connecticut Golf Academy re-opened. Recently we received COVID-19 guidelines from the CSGA and the Connecticut State Department of Economic Community Development on re-opening and we have been hard at work to modify our business to meet the requirements for operation. We have made significant changes and they are as follows:
1. Facility hours will be 9am to 7pm Monday through Friday and 8am to 7pm Saturday and Sunday.
2. All bucket sales must occur through the ball dispenser machine located next to the business office. There will be no access to the inside of the business office.
3. Acceptable forms of payment are exact cash only through the ball dispenser machine. No change is provided from the ball dispenser machine and it accepts $1’s, $5’s, and $10’s in any combination. Currently we are adapting the machine to take credit/debit cards and the feature will be available soon.
4. The prices for buckets are: Small - $5, Large - $10, Jumbo - $12.
5. When purchasing buckets from the ball dispenser machine practice social distancing.
6. Each customer must remain in their own hitting stall, which conforms to social distancing requirements.
7. With the Governor’s recent order limiting groups to five, we have closed some stalls to support that.
8. All of the patio furniture has been removed to support social distancing requirements.
9. The putting green cups have been turned upside down and the flags have been removed.
10. All of the buckets will be sanitized after each use.
11. All golf balls are washed after they are picked from the range.
12. Each night we will disinfect the tees used with the mats.
When you arrive in the parking lot, please proceed to the ball dispenser machine located next to the business office to obtain your buckets and make payment. Please follow the instructions posted on the machine. Then you may proceed to a stall. When finished hitting, please leave the buckets at the stall and they will be collected. The stalls at the facility are set up so that golfers are at least six feet from other golfers. We ask that you practice social distancing, whether you are purchasing buckets, hitting in a stall, or on the putting green.
While we understand the above process is somewhat detailed, we feel that by following these simple rules we can operate the Connecticut Golf Academy with the new guidelines.
1. Facility hours will be 9am to 7pm Monday through Friday and 8am to 7pm Saturday and Sunday.
2. All bucket sales must occur through the ball dispenser machine located next to the business office. There will be no access to the inside of the business office.
3. Acceptable forms of payment are exact cash only through the ball dispenser machine. No change is provided from the ball dispenser machine and it accepts $1’s, $5’s, and $10’s in any combination. Currently we are adapting the machine to take credit/debit cards and the feature will be available soon.
4. The prices for buckets are: Small - $5, Large - $10, Jumbo - $12.
5. When purchasing buckets from the ball dispenser machine practice social distancing.
6. Each customer must remain in their own hitting stall, which conforms to social distancing requirements.
7. With the Governor’s recent order limiting groups to five, we have closed some stalls to support that.
8. All of the patio furniture has been removed to support social distancing requirements.
9. The putting green cups have been turned upside down and the flags have been removed.
10. All of the buckets will be sanitized after each use.
11. All golf balls are washed after they are picked from the range.
12. Each night we will disinfect the tees used with the mats.
When you arrive in the parking lot, please proceed to the ball dispenser machine located next to the business office to obtain your buckets and make payment. Please follow the instructions posted on the machine. Then you may proceed to a stall. When finished hitting, please leave the buckets at the stall and they will be collected. The stalls at the facility are set up so that golfers are at least six feet from other golfers. We ask that you practice social distancing, whether you are purchasing buckets, hitting in a stall, or on the putting green.
While we understand the above process is somewhat detailed, we feel that by following these simple rules we can operate the Connecticut Golf Academy with the new guidelines.