Local leaders face ‘challenge’ of how and when to reopen economy
Michale Kruckman (center) hits from the fairway while playing a game of Texas skins as golfers return to the Links at Whitehaven golf course on April 18, 2020, on a trial basis to test whether golfers would adhere to social distancing requirements during play. Only one person was permitted per cart and golfers were not allowed to handle the flag. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Rick Mason loads up his clubs as golfers return to the Links at Whitehaven golf course on April 18, 2020, on a trial basis to test whether golfers would adhere to social distancing requirements during play. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Lou Albonetti (right) reacts to a missed putt while Bill Sheppard (left) and Ray Duncan watch on from the edge of the green as golfers return to the Links at Whitehaven golf course on April 18, 2020, on a trial basis to test whether golfers would adhere to social distancing requirements during play. Only one person was permitted per cart and golfers were not allowed to handle the flag. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Bill Sheppard pulls out a bag of disinfectant wipes between holes as golfers return to the Links at Whitehaven golf course on April 18, 2020, on a trial basis to test whether golfers would adhere to social distancing requirements during play. Only one person was permitted per cart and golfers were not allowed to handle the flag. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Lou Albonetti (second from left) reacts to a missed putt while Don Bumpous (left), Michael Kruckman and Bill Sheppard (right) watch from the edge of the green as golfers return to the Links at Whitehaven golf course on April 18, 2020, on a trial basis to test whether golfers would adhere to social distancing requirements during play. Only one person was permitted per cart and golfers were not allowed to handle the flag. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Clubhouse attendant Thomas Laws disinfects golf carts as golfers return to the Links at Whitehaven golf course on April 18, 2020, on a trial basis to test whether golfers would adhere to social distancing requirements during play. Only one person was permitted per cart and golfers were not allowed to handle the flag. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Don Bumpous (left) reacts to a missed putt while Bill Sheppard, Ray Duncan and Lou Albonetti (right) watch from the edge of the green as golfers return to the Links at Whitehaven golf course on April 18, 2020, on a trial basis to test whether golfers would adhere to social distancing requirements during play. Only one person was permitted per cart and golfers were not allowed to handle the flag. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Behind the Saturday trial opening of the city-owned Links at Whitehaven course is a lot of jockeying for positions by local businesses that want to be in the first wave of reopenings — from elective medical procedures by doctors to car washes and barber shops and nail salons to restaurants.