Michigan Golf Journal December 2020

The “year unlike any other” is coming to a close – and while we all hope and pray for much healthier days ahead, 2020 has delivered some powerful, important, impressive lessons for the world of golf. Even as I write these thoughts on a chilly late November day, there are countless PGA Professionals and Superintendents who are now – finally – preparing to hibernate after a season that defied dire predictions and temporary shutdowns and, instead, rocketed to record levels of play and profitability. Reflecting back, I’m reminded of these five lessons golf taught us all during the year of Covid: Golf is C reative – Don’t even try to pretend you saw things like pool noodles and wire ball-lifting contraptions becoming a standard part of your golf experience. These concepts were born out of necessity and a desire to protect you as much as possible. There were plastic cart dividers quickly invented and installed in order to meet rapidly shifting compliance guidelines and the golf community deserves immense credit for a remarkable level of creativity that allowed courses to re-open and thrive. C.R.A.Z.Y. Covid-19 Year in Review Guest Column, by Bill Hobson Michigan Golf Live and FORE Golfers Network Michigan Golf Journal Covid Year in Review

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