Live Golf News Updates for March 23
10:00 p.m. EST, March 23, 2020
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Here are the latest golf news and updates for Monday, March 23. (All times Eastern)
4:29 p.m. -- Club + Resort Business provides update on 'how to encourage, and enforce, 'park and play' golf."
4:25 p.m. -- Golf courses in the state of New Jersey are suspending play.
2 days ago... was hoping this wasn't our last round of golf for a while. No such luck. Courses in NJ shut down indefinitely. @CrystalSprings #Ballyowen #GolfNJ pic.twitter.com/IifEAv9zEW
— RyanAsselta (@RyanAsselta) March 23, 2020
1:36 p.m. -- Breaking: the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed.
CT - Golf Courses to Close. @MetGCSA @MGA1897 @eli_redan @JG_Atlantic pic.twitter.com/dkVMTgbi15
— Michael Roe (@michaelroegcm) March 23, 2020
12:33 p.m. -- The Home of Golf remains open for public play, with restrictions.
11:41 a.m. -- All golf courses in Connecticut will close at 8 p.m. Monday evening.
CT - Golf Courses to Close. @MetGCSA @MGA1897 @eli_redan @JG_Atlantic pic.twitter.com/dkVMTgbi15
— Michael Roe (@michaelroegcm) March 23, 2020
10:12 a.m. -- The president of the Wisconsin PGA shares a safety tip for superintendents.
A cut tennis ball to keep the golf ball from being holed as an alternative to keeping the cup 1” or 2” out of the ground. @garydamatogolf @Wisdotgolf @WisconsinPGA @WGCSA pic.twitter.com/MnbE2xCW9I
— Jeff Ellingson, PGA (@pgaellie31) March 23, 2020
9:25 a.m. -- Six courses in Salt Lake City announce suspension due to coronavirus.
8:47 a.m. -- City of L.A. made the decision to close all its public golf courses after being inundated with massive crowds over the weekend amid the coronavirus outbreak.
8:15 a.m. -- Atlanta mayor Keisha Bottoms issues a stay-at-home order for her city, which will run 14 days
8:08 a.m. -- Philadelphia residents also under a stay-at-home order, effective at 8 a.m.
8:01 a.m. -- Dallas residents have been advised to stay at home, effective midnight Monday night. Texas governor Tom Abbot is leaving decisions to local governments, rather than issuing statewide orders.