Golf's three expert bodies – The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA), Golf Club Managers' Association (GCMA) and British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) have given new direction on what to do when playing and how to do it securely during the coronavirus pandemic.

With current government limitations not presently forestalling rivalries or easygoing games occurring, the trio have kept up "all golfers ought to follow some basic strides to keep up the okay of contamination". 

They have grouped a progression of best practice thoughts that other overseeing bodies and golf clubs are starting to embrace to guarantee players and staff can remain safe. These are:

Before the game

• Organize online administrations for sections, appointments, and scoring
• Take installments utilizing contactless methods or online before the game
• Players with any colds or hacks or any side effects of Covid-19 ought to be asked not to play
• Storage spaces ought to be shut to maintain a strategic distance from players being close to one another. Permit the changing of shoes in the vehicle leave
• Shotgun begins with individuals congregating before and after are debilitated for the time being
• Putting green conclusion ought to be considered for bigger occasions
• Golf carriages ought to be removed from use or utilized by single people and cleaned a short time later

On the course

• Demand social separating (2-meter rule) on tee grounds, greens and all through the rounds
• Continuously leave the banner in the opening. Ask golfers to deliberately expel their golf ball from the opening, not with a golf club
• Evacuate rakes and some other bits obviously furniture that golfers may contact – the greenkeeper group will set up the course, and where conceivable, re-rake dugouts during the day. Golfers can and golfers can wipe their own golf balls on a towel
• No divot sacks gave
• Drinking textual styles and ball cleaners removed from play
• Carriers for cleaning shoes following the round ought to be shut
• Golfers should just get their own ball
• Try not to share any hardware, for example, golf clubs or rangefinders
• Try not to shake hands before or after your game
• Have hand sanitizers accessible as golfers leave the golf course

After the game

• Treatment of scorecards is helplessness, particularly for staff individuals entrusted with checking cards and finishing results. Organize this to be done online where conceivable
• Alter your cooking arrangement to lessen physical contact through more noteworthy space between seating in the clubhouse if conceivable
• Utilize expendable plates and cups, have handwashing offices accessible on each table
• Hand sanitizers ought to be made accessible all through the clubhouse
• Customary changing of towels in washrooms (guidance prescribes each hour) would be required and normal cleaning of surfaces including entryway handles
• Society appointments where nourishment and social collaboration is included a while later ought to be restricted as per the most recent direction
• Follow Government guidance as an obligatory conclusion of clubhouses might be presented in the coming days

Phil Grice, GCMA executive, included: "We know that these are unsure occasions for all organizations and their workers and golf clubs are no special case. This likewise follows a troublesome winter where numerous clubs have just been seriously affected.

"The prosperity of our groups, including providing food, course and expert staff and their groups ought to be a need for the administrators of golf clubs and volunteer boards.

"Many are independently employed – PGA Professionals particularly – and are confronting a troublesome period where all parts of their business – retail, exercises, whatever expects everyday cooperation – will be seriously restricted."

For the full document, visit the PGA’s Covid-19 hub. For up-to-date information about the coronavirus outbreak, visit the NHS website.