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>>GGPDGC COVID-19: Safety Precautions<<

>>GGPDGC COVID-19: Distancing Protocols<<

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First and foremost, we hope that everyone is staying safe and sane during these difficult times.  On behalf of SFR&P we would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding of the extended course closure. We have cultivated substantial good will with our behavior and interactions with SFR&P thus far — let’s do our best to carry that forward into a more productive working relationship that can have a lasting positive impact on the course and our community long into the future!

COMMUNITY ABOVE ALL

We, like you, have been looking forward to Golden Gate Park Disc Golf Course reopening.  We, like you, treasure GGPDGC as a place for exercise, fresh air, competition, and friendship.  We treasure it for the community – the SF Disc Golf Club – that has developed there over the past 13 years, and it’s this community — our solidarity and cooperation — that will be key to keeping the course open going forward.  This reopening plan, and the efforts we make in the coming days/weeks, are bigger than any one of us. We need to be thinking about the community as a whole, not just ourselves and not just disc golfers, when we go to the course.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the extended closure of the course, there will likely be far more non-disc golfers walking through the course who may be completely unaware that the course is there or at least do not realize that it is open again. PLEASE BE PATIENT AND EXTRA COURTEOUS to other park users who you may encounter on the course. DO NOT THROW if the area is not clear!

THE BASICS

Life and play at the course will not be like it was before for some time — that’s a sad truth we all have to accept.  The fact is, we need to continue taking measures to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus even while being able to enjoy activities that we cherish — like playing disc golf in Golden Gate Park! 

THE PLAN

We want one thing to be very clear: The precautions and protocols that have been implemented upon the reopening of GGPDGC are required by SFR&P to ensure that everyone can safely enjoy disc golf in Golden Gate Park during this pandemic. The SFDGC has worked diligently with SFR&P to ensure that these measures and protocols focus on reducing risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus, while being pragmatic in a disc golf setting. We need to remember that GGPDGC is owned by the City of San Francisco and is located in the middle of a major city. We are simply stewards and users of the facility. Both SFR&P and the SFDGC want nothing more than for people to be able to enjoy this resource — safely and responsibly.

Below this message, you will find links to two .pdfs that cover health precautions and distancing protocols that comprise the reopening plan. These precautions and protocols have been deployed as signage throughout the course. Please take some time to review the content thoroughly as there are some significant modifications to how we will use the facility for the foreseeable future.

GGPDGC COVID-19: Safety Precautions

GGPDGC COVID-19: Distancing Protocols

OUR PLEA

We understand that some people may be inclined to not follow these precautions and protocols while playing disc golf at GGPDGC. While we hope that people do the right thing for the course and community, the club can only set a good example for others. If your intention is to not follow the rules, please consider playing elsewhere. We can still have fun and enjoy our favorite course while being responsible and considerate of others.

We also ask that our club members and community at large avoid trying to enforce these precautions and protocols. We can calmly communicate to those who may be unaware, but under no circumstances should any interaction be allowed to escalate into confrontation or violence. That is not our role and we need to be the better people if and when this kind of situation arises.

Thank you for reading and we hope to see you out on the course sometime soon!

==SFDGC Officers==
Shawn Mercy – President
Chris Tirrell – Vice President
Steve Erle – Treasurer
Harper Alexander – Secretary

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REFERENCES

City of San Francisco: Masks and face coverings for the coronavirus pandemic