The
Somerset County Park Commission (SCPC) has suspended numerous programs and
activities in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. General use
parks (excluding bathrooms, playgrounds and leash-free dog areas), trails, and
golf remain open.
To ensure
the safety of golfers, temporary regulations are now in place at all five golf
courses including Neshanic Valley Golf Course and Learning Center on South
Branch Road in Neshanic Station; Quail Brook Golf Course on New Brunswick Road
in Somerset; Spooky Brook Golf Course at Colonial Park in Somerset; Green Knoll
Golf Course on Garretson Road in Bridgewater; and Warrenbrook Golf Course on
Warrenville Road in Warren Township.
The following measures are being
taken at these facilities to keep Golf Operations staff and players safe,
assuring everyone that the Park Commission is going above and beyond to limit
the spread of the Coronavirus:
· All five
clubhouses and the Learning Center will be restricted to a single
point-of-entry to enable the effective monitoring of the
number of patrons
entering same.
· The number
of golf patrons in the clubhouses and Learning Center will be
limited to four at any given time.
· Cash will
not be accepted at any golf course.
· Credit
cards will be swiped by the golf patron at the point of sale, and gift
cards and identification tags will be scanned by managers and
attendants
from a distance to eliminate common touching of objects.
· Driving
range tokens will be sanitized after each use.
· Golf
patrons are reminded that walking is permitted at all five golf courses
and the Learning Center at Neshanic Valley, and those golfers
who can
comfortably walk are encouraged to do so to support social
distancing.
· There will
be no golf carts at the Academy Course at the Learning Center at
Neshanic
Valley. Golfers playing there may only walk.
· Golf play
at Neshanic Valley will be limited to only two of the three nine-hole
courses.
· Golf carts
will be thoroughly sanitized after each round by Commission staff.
· Where and
when available, all golf courses will offer golf patrons the ability
to ride solo in golf cars.
· Golf
patrons are reminded that flags may be left in golf holes while putting so
as
to minimize common touching.
The SCPC trail system throughout
the county remains open for personal exercise and dog walking on a leash. All
general use parks, (excluding bathrooms, playgrounds and
leash-free dog areas), and gardens will remain open during normal hours.
The
SCPC continues to ensure that Somerset County Parks provide
safe public spaces to be utilized to seek
a respite the pressures of the from COVID-19 pandemic.
Updates on cancellations and
openings may be found at www.somersetcountyparks.org
or by calling 908-722-1200.
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