UPDATE: City of Dayton says local golf courses will remain closed

UPDATE April 3 @ 2:30 p.m.

The City of Dayton will keep golf course closed for precautionary measures, despite allowance from the Ohio Health Department to operate as an outdoor recreation activity, as long as distancing and disinfecting guidelines are met.

The City of Dayton says these measures will not be able to be met, and are therefore remaining closed.

Local golf courses are experiencing limited staffing and social distancing guidelines cannot be monitored.

Disinfectant cleaners are being prioritized for other, front-line operations, the city said in a release.

The Division of Golf is making efforts to implement new procedures and will continue to evaluate operations as resources become available.

Please visit www.golf-dayton.com for updates.

INITIAL REPORT March 30 @ 5:49 p.m.

Golf courses were not initially permitted to operate within the requirements of the stay-at-home order, but after some reconsideration and discussion with the Ohio Department of Health the local health department is allowing golf courses to operate as an outdoor recreational activity.

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The majority of the community is stuck inside as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but with warmer spring air moving in some will want to take on the fairways.

The Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health says golfing is permitted as long as it falls within the following guidelines:

• Other businesses within golf courses such as restaurants, clubhouses, spas, driving ranges, putting and practice greens are not permitted
• Designate a 6-foot physical/social distance for both employees and customers
• Provide readily available hand sanitizer and sanitation products for employees and customers
• Disinfect golf carts after every use and ensure only one person is in the golf cart at a time
• Golf clubs and any other equipment that belongs to the course and is used by a customers must be routinely disinfected after every use
• Have the ability to communicate hours of operation online and remotely to the public