Jean-Lou Charon, the president of the French Golf Federation (FFG), who will leave his post next December after two terms, sent a message via the official website of the FFG to all golf players in France, that they are players, leaders or volunteers.
He hears the anger of the world of hexagonal golf after the decision taken by the government to reconfine the population, forcing the de facto closure of all golf structures ...
“Anticipating the impact that these measures would have on our activities, over the past few weeks we had increased exchanges with the Ministry in charge of Sports as well as with our institutional contacts at Matignon and at the Elysée, to so that golf, like other outdoor sports, can continue to be practiced, despite the travel restrictions that the health context may impose, explains Jean-Lou Charon in his press release (...) Unfortunately, the strong epidemic resumption with contaminations of between 40,000 and 50,000 new cases per day, led the authorities to take drastic measures and to favor the strongest possible limitation of the circulation of the virus, with the consequence of a new containment and ban on outdoor sports, including golf, but also indoor sports.
Only an individual activity limited to one hour per day within a radius of one kilometer around home, remains authorized.
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"We can imagine that the brutal closure of golf clubs leads to a form of incomprehension and anger among the players or the leaders of the structure," he adds.
We must collectively master these feelings, sometimes aggressive, if we want to give ourselves the maximum chance of quickly finding our way back to the fairways.
We practice a sport whose values are recognized by everyone, often with envy.
Respect for others as well as for regulations, etiquette and humility, make it our duty today to show solidarity and common sense (...) Expose the members of his club to a fine, to have an administrative shutdown imposed, will not help anyone or bring any improvement.
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Find here the full press release from the President of the French Golf Federation