This message came in the wake of a new ruling from the Australian government on Sunday, declaring all non-essential social gatherings of more than two people would be banned.

While golf could technically continue to run - under strict guidelines - Wentworth Golf Club general manager James Bale said that wasn't an option and that his club's primary goal is to make a decision best-suited to the safety of its members and the community.

"Our biggest concern is the health and safety of the members and staff around the place," Bale said.

"We're trying to reduce the number of cases just like everyone else. We're just trying to do the right thing."

The clubhouse closed a week and-a-half ago and Bale said he knew the playing course would follow suit.

"We could see the writing on the wall," he said.

"Due to the tightening of the restrictions, it was eventually going to happen sooner or later. We went from having no guidelines at all to only 100 people in the clubhouse, then 44, then the clubhouse closing altogether.

"Last week we could only have one person and one bag per cart, no hanging around after the game, no food and no beer."

While the cancellation of golf and the shutting down of the clubhouse was always a strong possibility, Bale said the process was quickened by several groups who took the national spotlight for failing to abide by social distancing laws.

"Places like Bondi Beach and St Kilda beach had people causing issues with their social distancing," he said.

"When Scott Morrison reacted to that and cut down the gatherings to two, we were wondering how far away we were from shutting down completely."

While the golf course isn't barricaded, citizens are urged not to set foot on the course during the break as greenskeepers will still be working to ensure the course is in the best condition possible for the return date, whenever that may be.

As far as compensation for its employees, Bale said he plans on looking into the 130-billion dollar 'Job Keeper' package announced by the federal government in the near future.

"It's too early to think about all that stuff but we're going to see what we can do for our employees at some stage soon."

DuntryLeague Golf Club has also closed their courses, leaving locals with little-to-no sporting options during the COVID-19 crisis.