Members of a Welsh golf club that straddles the border with England have been given the green light to take to the course this afternoon.
Across the UK, golf clubs are now allowed to open - this has been the case in Wales since March 13, with restrictions in England being lifted this morning.
But members of Llanymynech Golf Club, located five miles south of Oswestry, were facing up to the prospect of not being allowed to play due to travel restrictions.
That's because three of its 18 holes are in England, with the other 15 in Wales.
There were fears that this would create issues because travel restrictions being imposed by the Welsh Government currently preclude English residents from crossing the border and coming into Wales and Welsh residents going into England.
Illustrating the complexity of the matter, the club pays its fees to Powys County Council, its postal town is Oswestry and it is governed by England Golf, not Golf Wales.
The club had desperately sought clarity on the matter from Powys County Council, the Welsh Government and First Minister Mark Drakeford directly but were still in the dark as of this morning.
But now the Welsh Government has ruled that members of the club are allowed to enter and leave Wales to play, provided they remain within the confines of the course.
A brief statement from the Welsh Government read: “It would be reasonable for members of Llanymynech golf club to enter or leave Wales within the confines of the golf course.”
The news will come as great relief to the club. The committee had been divided on whether or not to open and tensions were beginning to rise.
It is not the first time that the club has had to deal with difficult coronavirus guidelines.
In January, it was ordered to close by Powys County Council when golf was locked down in Wales despite it still being allowed at the time under England's Covid guidelines.
