The Spokesman-Review’s 2020 local golf guide

Grove enjoys trick shots because they serve as a study break – something to fend off the monotony after 25 consecutive practice chips from the same spot – and require him to think outside the box and visualize an imaginative shot.

I have a confession to make. I’m a golf scofflaw.

It’s not business as usual for Spokane area golf courses, but it’s moving in the right direction.

2019 course guide for Spokane-area golf courses

When the novel coronavirus hit the United States earlier this year, golf courses fell into the same category as many other businesses: non-essential.

European captain Padraig Harrington says golf might have to “take one for sport” and stage the Ryder Cup without fans at Whistling Straits in September.

Players, caddies and key personnel will be tested once a week at tournaments and have their temperatures taken every day as part of a PGA Tour plan to limit the risk of the new coronavirus when golf resumes next month in Texas.