{"id":12898,"date":"2026-01-08T16:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/?p=12898"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:30:31","slug":"heat-policy-summary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/2026\/01\/heat-policy-summary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Policy Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-12828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-480x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"869\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-480x206.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Course Closure<\/strong>: The Greens and Match Committee, Club Professional, or General Manager can close the course if the temperature reaches or exceeds <strong>40\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Advance Warning<\/strong>: The Club will try to notify players if the forecast predicts <strong>40\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Suspension of Play<\/strong>: If play is suspended, players may finish their current hole or mark their ball and return to the Pro Shop.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Reopening<\/strong>: The course may reopen when conditions are safe and temperature drops to <strong>38\u00b0C<\/strong> (5% below threshold).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Non-Compliance<\/strong>: Ignoring evacuation instructions may lead to disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Member Responsibility<\/strong>: Players should avoid playing when forecast exceeds <strong>35\u00b0C<\/strong> and consider personal health.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Hydration &amp; Safety<\/strong>: Drink water frequently; water stations are available. Use <strong>SPF 30+ sunscreen<\/strong> and wear wide-brimmed, ventilated hats.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Competition Adjustments<\/strong>: Match Committee may change competition times during extreme heat.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Refunds<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>There are no refunds for the closure of the golf course due to extreme weather conditions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Play and cart credits will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Club Professional in consultation with the General Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Closure: The Greens and Match Committee, Club Professional, or General Manager can close the course if the temperature reaches or exceeds 40\u00b0C. Advance Warning: The Club will try to&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/2026\/01\/heat-policy-summary-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-gradient\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/2026\/01\/heat-policy-summary-2\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read More\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1915,"featured_media":12899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,8,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-login-notice","category-members-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1915"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12900,"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12898\/revisions\/12900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}