New Yorkers keep sneaking onto golf courses despite stay-at-home orders, report says
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New Yorkers are apparently sneaking onto golf courses despite strict statewide social distancing rules in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The state is the epicenter of COVID-19 in the country, with 202,630 positive cases and a staggering 10,834 deaths, and the parks department has ordered all golf courses to close until April 29.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Yet 85 golfers were told to leave the South Shore Golf Course on Staten Island Wednesday and six were escorted from the borough’s LaTourette GC on Thursday, a spokeswoman for the city's parks department, which oversees the 20 full-service and mini courses told the New York Post.
In addition, eight golfers were told to vacate the Clearview Golf Course in Queens on April 5 and five were issued $50 summonses for trespassing.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo instructed all New Yorkers to stay at home unless they needed groceries or medical supplies.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"No golf is to be played on golf courses until further notice," the New York State Golf Association explicitly stated in a press release Saturday.