ACC like never before: officials have player safety in mind

STATELINE, Nev. Celebrities are happy NBC Sports and American Century hold celebrity golf tournaments in difficult times due to coronavirus. And tournament officials have player safety at the top of their heads for the 31st annual event.

To keep players as healthy as possible, ACC officials are following CDC guidelines, city and state mandates, and don’t allow viewers to limit celebrity exposure to COVID-19.

“We have worked extensively for the past two months,” said Gary Quinn of NBC’s sports, “We want to reduce the footprint on the golf course from a population perspective.”

Precautions very different from previous years will be taken. The ACC will be seen as never before ..

Some players will arrive at Lake Tahoe airport, but Quinn has said that most players will travel commercially and fly to Reno Tahoe international airport.

A “Welcome Center” has been set up at Reno Airport. After passing through the center, players will be escorted into separate vehicles and transported to Stateline, Nev., On the southern shore of Lake Tahoe.

Unlike in previous years, players will not share rides from the airport or to and from the event.

Upon arrival in Stateline, players will be taken to the second floor of Harrah’s Lake Tahoe for a temperature check. Each player will be given a package of personal protective equipment.

Players will also respond to the required questionnaires using the Medcor mobile screening app.

Every day before the players go out on the pitch, temperatures will be measured.

While players are on the path, social distancing will have full effect.

“We are doing everything we can to enforce social distances,” said Quinn and added that members of the family of players have been asked not to participate.

Quinn said that the amount of people who will be on the golf course in the five days will be significantly reduced. While they usually have around 62,000 people on the course over the five days, including golfers, law enforcement, volunteers and resort employees, there will be a total of 250 this year.

Quinn said that the volunteer base will also be significantly reduced as an additional measure to help minimize risk. While in the previous years the tournament had over 400 volunteers, this year there will be only 90. Volunteers will mainly deal with the scoring standards.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is preparing to make sure that only people admitted to the course are present.

“We are preparing to prevent people from sneaking in by patrolling Edgewood’s internal and external fence line,” said Ron Elges, founder of Douglas County. “There will be an identifier worn by anyone who may be inside the Edgewood fence line. If someone is caught inside without the proper credentials, they can or will be arrested for violating them. “

While DCSO has limited some MEP positions since they will not have to worry about crowd control inside, MEPs have increased in the beach area at forum no. 17 to make sure that the spectators remain on the lake.

Quinn said that the players really wanted to find a way to continue the tournament this year.

“Player safety is our top priority,” said Quinn. “NBC and Comcast have put in place a good plan.”

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