Amid the growing Coronavirus threat, golf has shown it can provide an escape. Here’s a rundown of efforts and protocols to keep golf courses open and provide a safe environment for customers and employees.

With more golf courses throughout the U.S. than Starbucks stores and an appeal that that spans generations, the game has shown it can offer valuable physical and mental respite during the coronavirus pandemic with safe operation and proper protocols. That said, the situation is changing continually, and often rapidly.

Rounds of golf for January rose 11.1% nationally compared to a year ago, a strong start for 2020 attributable in part to warmer weather around the country.

Rounds played in the U.S. were up 1.5% last year despite the second-wettest year on record. Here’s what some operators in different parts of the country experienced.

One of golf’s most entertaining personalities, David Feherty is entering the 10th year as the host of his Emmy-nominated and self-titled original series on Golf Channel, a program that spans the worlds of sports, entertainment and politics. In this NGF Q&A, the script is flipped as the interviewer becomes the interviewee.