COVID-19: A roadmap for the return of in (Last updated on Friday, February 26 2021)

TYPE OF STEP ONE STEP ONE STEP TWO STEP THREE ACTIVITY - MON 8 MAR - MON 29 MAR - MON 12 APR - MON 17 MAY

• No golf permitted. • Fourballs. • Fourballs. • Fourballs. Playing Golf

• All professional and retail • All professional and retail • All professional and retail • All professional and retail shops must remain closed. shops must remain closed. shops may open. shops may open. • Click and collect service. • Click and collect service. Retail Shops

• All indoor catering facilities • Indoor catering facilities may must be closed. open, subject to the Rule of 6. • All catering facilities must be • All catering facilities must be • Outdoor catering facilities • Outdoor catering facilities closed. closed. may open, subject to the Rule may open, subject to a • Takeaway service may be • Takeaway service may be of 6. maximum of 30 people. provided. provided. Catering • Takeaway service may be • Takeaway service may be provided. provided.

TYPE OF STEP ONE STEP ONE STEP TWO STEP THREE ACTIVITY - MON 8 MAR - MON 29 MAR - MON 12 APR - MON 17 MAY

• Permitted provided they are • Not permitted. • All driving ranges open. • All driving ranges open. outdoor.* Driving Ranges

• Outdoor coaching is • Outdoor coaching is • Outdoor coaching is • No coaching is permitted, permitted on a 1-to-1 basis. permitted on a 1-to-1 basis. permitted on a 1-to-1 basis. with exceptions for disability • Group coaching is permitted • Group coaching is permitted • Group coaching is permitted sport. to the Rule of 6 (group of to the Rule of 6 (group of to a maximum group size of Outdoor 6 including the coaches/ 6 including the coaches/ 30. Coaching volunteers). volunteers).

• Indoor coaching is permitted on a 1-to-1 basis. • Indoor coaching is not • Indoor coaching is not • Indoor coaching is permitted • Indoor group coaching is permitted. permitted. on a 1-to-1 basis. permitted to the Rule of 6 Indoor (group of 6 including the Coaching coaches/volunteers).

TYPE OF STEP ONE STEP ONE STEP TWO STEP THREE ACTIVITY - MON 8 MAR - MON 29 MAR - MON 12 APR - MON 17 MAY

• Indoor swing studios may open for individual use. • Indoor swing studios must • Indoor swing studios must • Indoor swing studios may • Indoor swing studios may remain closed. remain closed. open for individual use. Indoor Swing open for organised group activity. Studios

• Outdoor fitting is permitted • Outdoor fitting is permitted • All fitting is permitted • No fitting is permitted. on a 1-to-1 basis or to the on a 1-to-1 basis or to the outside. Rule of 6 (including fitter). Rule of 6 (including fitter). Fitting Outside

• Indoor fitting is permitted on a 1-to-1 basis. • Indoor fitting is not • Indoor fitting is permitted on • No fitting is permitted. • Indoor fitting is permitted as permitted. a 1-to-1 basis. part of an organised group Fitting Inside activity.

TYPE OF STEP ONE STEP ONE STEP TWO STEP THREE ACTIVITY - MON 8 MAR - MON 29 MAR - MON 12 APR - MON 17 MAY

• Under strict COVID-19 • Under strict COVID-19 controls and where overnight controls and where overnight • Under strict COVID-19 accommodation is not accommodation is not controls. required for staff or players. required for staff or players. • Club/regional/county/ • Not permitted. • Club/regional/county • Club/regional/county national tournaments/ Tournament and tournaments/competitions tournaments/competitions competitions permitted. Competition permitted. permitted. • No overseas. Golf • No national finals. • No national finals. • No overseas. • No overseas.

• Changing rooms are not • Changing rooms are not permitted to open, although • Changing rooms are • Changing rooms are permitted to open. use of indoor toilets is permitted to open. permitted to open. Changing Rooms permitted.

• Permitted, providing they are • Not permitted. • Not permitted. • Not permitted. COVID safe. AGMs/Committee Meetings

*Some golf ranges can class as indoor settings. Each range should interpret the guidelines based on their individual circumstances. If in doubt, contact your local authority. FROM 21 JUNE: ALL RESTRICTIONS END

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APPG for Golf American Golf The Belfry British and International Golf British Golf Industry England Golf Greenkeepers Association Association

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Golf Club Managers’ Golf Ireland Irish Ladies’ Golf Union IMG The Professional Golfers’ Association Association

PING The R&A Syngenta UK Golf Federation

USEFUL LINKS: www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021

This chart is based on the understanding of the information available at the time and on previous guidance, except where it has been updated | Step One has two dates when change will occur | Steps Two, Three and Four are all subject to Government review and are indicative of what could be expected for each of these steps.