Update from Ontario’s We Are Golf partners

April 19, 2021

Dear Golf Industry Partners / Key Stakeholders,

Your Ontario We are Golf industry partners continue to be hard at work advocating on behalf of the entire golf industry in Ontario for the reopening of golf.

Today, your We Are Golf partners have published a letter to the Premier of Ontario, MPPs on the Jobs and Recovery Committee, as well as Chief Medical Officers of Health with the key message being that golf is very safe and that there is overwhelming evidence that outdoor activities are critically important for the physical and mental well-being of Ontarians. Please click here to read a copy of the letter.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

We have highlighted below some of the key messaging that we think is important in our discussions with the government right now. If you, or any of your members have direct contacts within government, or want to reach out to their MPP’s here are the key points to focus on so that there is a consistent and clear message being presented to Government: 

Golf proved in 2020, and in early 2021, that it is well-positioned to provide Ontarians with some much-needed outdoor exercise, mental stimulation and safe social time with family or friends. As the #1 participation sport in Ontario, in 2020 alone there were well over 20 million rounds of golf played by over 1.8 million golfers in Ontario with ZERO known cases of Covid transmission. The data is clear:

• Golf is safe.
• Golf is naturally aligned to physical distancing.
• Golf has a clear set of well-established, very safe protocols.
• Golf has important health benefits - the studies are clear about golf – it is good for your heart, it relieves stress, and it can improve your mental health.
• And many recent articles from doctors across the province indicate that the science is clear… outdoor transmission is extremely rare.

Together, we will continue to push for the safe inclusion of golf courses and driving ranges as options that are permitted to be open during this stay-at-home order.
 
Your Ontario We Are Golf partners remain committed to providing updates as they become available.

Yours in Golf,