Seven teams at the Morley Hayes Golf Club, near Derby, used neon glow-in-the-dark balls and floodlights to start playing golf just after midnight. Andrew Allsop, managing director of the golf club, said staff came up with the idea for the nocturnal tee-off ‘on a whim’. AdvertisementAdvertisement‘I think the buzz has been made even buzzier because it’s such great weather forecast this week. ‘All the fair-weather golfers, everyone’s out and the tees booked from Monday morning first light, 6.30am, right through… and it’s like that all week. ‘We must remain cautious, with cases rising across Europe and new variants threatening our vaccine rollout,’ Mr Johnson said.

Source: Metro March 29, 2021 07:52 UTC