Mad Golfer serviced golfers safely during course COVID-19 closures

By Steve Gordon


While Pennsylvania and New Jersey have just reopened golf courses from being shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, there remains golf at the Mad Golfer on Street Road in Southampton, PA. Throughout all of this it has stayed open with very strict safe practices. No doubt golfers will be heading to the fairways of now open facilities, but the Mad Golfer holds steadfast for those who can't get tee times.

Golfers have been able to get buckets of balls using credit cards at the ball dispensing machines at the Mad Golfer. Actually this has been the only outlet for golfers in the area with the swing simulator facilities also shut down. Owner Kal Katz is doing everything possible to keep it safe and by it’s nature patrons are kept at bay to observe social distancing.

      1.      In the parking lot all parking stalls are staggered to separate cars parking next to each other. 

2.    The stalls for hitting are by design a safe distance but some are separated by empty stalls.

      3.    All the balls are collected and instead of just washing off with water they are being washed with a bleach/water mixture before put back into the ball distributing machines. Likewise all baskets are collected and also rinsed/sprayed with a bleach/water mixture before being returned to the front of the ball machines.

      4.     The ball machines work with credit cards so there is no contact between patrons and staff.

5.    Masks are required on the premises at all times.  

6. The pro shop is closed and off limits as is the mini golf.

7.     The Top Tracer technology will remain unavailable until it is deemed safe to reopen and staff the pro shop.

      The annual April demo day was cancelled but stay tuned to see if a demo day can be held at a later date June where manufacturer representatives will come to display the new equipment with demo clubs for players to put their hands on.

The bottom line is golfers can safely go and enjoy their passion and know that all precautions are being taken to keep them safe when they can't get to the golf course. This attention to detail and the needs of golfers is why the Mad Golfer remains on the list of top golf ranges in the country every year.