Indoor Golf Coaching and Club Fitting permitted in England across all Tiers

The PGA has confirmed that both indoor golf coaching along with golf retail and club fitting will be permitted across all three Tiers when the sport returns in England from this Wednesday. 

Tier 1 classes will be able to take place but must follow the 'Rule of Six', so this means up to five participants plus the golf coach. Tier 2 and Tier 3 both permit one-to-one golf coaching, along with coaching a group from the same household.

Golf retail and club fitting can also return across all tiers from Wednesday, however, COVID-19 procedures must be in place.

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Check out the full statement from The PGA on its website:

Further to our communication last week regarding Coaching, Ranges and Retail, wider guidance has now become available specifically related to indoor coaching.

We are very pleased to confirm that the Department of Culture Media and Sport has now agreed that indoor coaching is allowed in all three tiers from 00.01 on Wednesday 2nd December.

Summary related to indoor coaching:

Tier 1

Group classes can take place, but must follow the 'rule of six' which means up to five participants plus the coach.

Tier 2

One-to-one coaching can take place. Coaching a group from the same household/bubble can also take place.

Tier 3

One-to-one coaching can take place. Coaching a group from the same household/bubble can also take place.

There are exceptions for indoor disability sport, sport for educational purposes, and supervised sport and physical activity for under-18s, which can take place with larger groups mixing

You must ensure that in all environments, social distancing is observed and all necessary steps are to be taken to ensure a COVID-19 secure environment, such as cleaning of any shared equipment, balls etc.

CLICK HERE to view Government guidelines on working safely during COVID-19.

CLICK HERE to view the latest Government guidelines on COVID-19 social distancing.

CLICK HERE to find out more about how to make a support bubble with another household.

Golf retail and club fitting can return across all tiers from Wednesday, however, COVID-19 procedures must be in place.

If you wish to seek further clarification on any of the points above or if you have any other COVID-19 questions, please contact your Regional Manager, your Business Relationship Officer, or call The PGA’s dedicated COVID-19 Helpline.

In addition, the COVID-19 Resource Hub, located on the PGA website, continues to provide up to date information including information around financial support packages available.