During a time of information overload, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most relevant and reliable news sources, from national media and other trusted golf associations, surrounding COVID-19. These resources speak to a variety of concerns that will help you best prepare for and respond to the impact of this global pandemic.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)

• Message to Lawmakers to Keep Maintenance Going When Play Has Closed
• COVID-19 Pandemic Resources
• Minimum Maintenance for Golf Courses During COVID-19 Outbreak

Preparing Your Facility

• From the CDC: Business Pandemic Influenza Checklist
• Two-minute video from Jani-Kang on how to disinfect a golf cart.
• Coronavirus Fact Sheet: What you can do (in English and Spanish)
• From the CDC: Get your workplace ready for pandemic flu
• From the World Health Organization (WHO): Get your workplace ready for Covid-19
• Cleaning vs. Sanitizer
• USGA Rules and Handicapping guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic can be accessed by clicking here.
• Covid-19 special of Boardroom Briefs: how do clubs and vendors respond?

Club Food and Beverage

• National Restaurant Association Resources on Covid-19.

Articles For Your Customers/Members

• Golf Digest: 5 mental health benefits you get from golf
• Golf and the coronavirus: how to play with confidence, according to an expert
• Can you play golf amid coronavirus concerns? With proper precautions, yes
• What is ‘Social Distancing?’ Here’s How to Best Practice it as Coronavirus Spreads
• How to practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic
• Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Additional Resources

• OSHA - Guidance of preparing your workplace
• OSHA - Prevent Worker Exposure
• American Cleaning Institute: Coronavirus cleaning
• WSJ - How to Navigate the Coronavirus  
• Club Management Association of America (CMAA)
• National Golf Course Owners Organization of America (NGCOA)
• The President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America
• National Club Association - Protecting your members and staff
• Golf Instructor Survey - The Impact of COVID-19
• Stay At Home Orders- See which states have told residents to stay home