Cold Weather Golfing - How Was Your Round

[1puttTUT]

34 Celsius yesterday, biggest problem was sunburn.

 

I'd rather play in 34F than 34C!

[texcrom]

Saturday tee time was 41 degrees, whiched seem tropical, with a light drizzle starting out.

 

Birdied three of the first four holes, thought it would be a great day. Immediately went double / double due to chunking three chips off of somewhat muddy lies. Shot 77.

 

We will play down into freezingtempif the course is open with no frost. We draw the line if there is wind or rain however.

 

It does influence the speed of play though! Nobody wants to stand around long!

[sleezyt]

Was around 5 degrees celsius yeaterday and windy. Shot my best score of 4 under 66 but winter rules of course. Only missed two greens. Playing on vancouver island bc.

[andrue]

34 Celsius yesterday, biggest problem was sunburn.

 

I'd rather play in 34F than 34C!

34c is definitely not fun. I once played at 30c and that was brutal. Thankfully temperatures in the UK don't often go much above 25. They don't go below zero during the day all that often either, least-wise not in the southern half.

[scottygolfer3]

34 Celsius yesterday, biggest problem was sunburn.

 

I'd rather play in 34F than 34C!

34c is definitely not fun. I once played at 30c and that was brutal. Thankfully temperatures in the UK don't often go much above 25. They don't go below zero during the day all that often either, least-wise not in the southern half.

move to North Carolina, 34C is the average high temperature all summer

[gripandrip]

Played yesterday here near Detroit. Started in mid thirties, temp rose to about 41F by mid afternoon.

 

Tee boxes pretty frozen, greens as well. A little bit of ice ponds in some fairways.

 

All in all, our foursome enjoyed the heck out of it.

[scottygolfer3]

Played yesterday here near Detroit. Started in mid thirties, temp rose to about 41F by mid afternoon.

 

Tee boxes pretty frozen, greens as well. A little bit of ice ponds in some fairways.

 

All in all, our foursome enjoyed the heck out of it.

i grew up in pittsburgh, pa, so Ive played plenty of golf in cold weather with frozen ground. actually, it was pretty rare to play this time of year because even if it got to 41, the ground would be covered in snow

i moved south to charlotte but it can still get cold here

when the ground freezes solid, i put a hammer and nail in the bag to create a pilot hole for the tee

i get some laughs from the others, but when they cant get their tee in the ground, i get the last laugh

 

anyone else bring a nail and hammer for these conditions? I cant be the first person, right?

[sheldonjhacker]

50 and sunny this past Saturday in CT. Empty course, low wind. PARADISE !!!

[rwmck9]

Played this past Saturday and Sunday in SW Ontario. 3 degrees Celsius up here / ~37 fahrenheit. No wind (thank god)

 

Ended up shooting my best round of the year yesterday. 5 over 77. Playing 7000 yards from the back tees. Greens were punched and sanded but got used to them from playing on Saturday, so putts started dropping yesterday and had 3 birdies with a handful of tap in pars. The best season finisher I could ever ask for

 

Ponds were frozen solid with plenty of balls sitting on top lol

[1puttTUT]

I'm planning on playing again Wednesday. Looking pretty nice in the northern metro Detroit suburbs.

[hahanice]

Will play anywhere down to about 40.

 

Been playing recently and losing 10 to even 20 yards per iron depending how cold it is.... Is it just me? (Is happening to my playing partners to...)

[Ray Jackson]

Played yesterday with my 10yr old son in the rain and 50*. We managed through 14 holes until we were too cold and wet. Both of us played really well, focused as we were only out there to play well. Greens were slow and ball was going no where. Only goal was to make GIRs, flags were irrelevant. I was -3 through #14 and my son was +3. We both had a lot of fun.

[jbrunk]

Gotta love bonus golf!

I hadn’t played since August, but joined up with another member here to play the Illinois State University course yesterday. It was gorgeous, mid-40s with a mild wind, perfect day to walk, if not a bit too muddy.

For such a long layoff, I played pretty decent. No birdies, but just 2 doubles, shot 85. 64% FW and 29 putts is good for me, but 17% GIR shows where the rust is.

Should get back out on Wednesday, as it’s up in the 40s again. Probably switch it up, drop the bag down to 8 clubs.

[kmay__]

Got out for 18 this past Sunday, course was a bit wet, but all the snow was gone. Took me and my pal 6 hours to walk 18..... 2 30 year old guys. It was ridiculous, I basically would guess I waited 10 minutes between each of my shots, couldn't get into any kind of rhythm. Definitely gonna be playing a lot more solo next year or more with my dad who as a 63 year old cancer survivor gets around the course a lot quicker than my buddy who needs to line up every shot and putt like he's on Tour ffs. Sorry to rant hahaha I think I shot high 90s never got to see the scorecard. Terrible.

 

(btw the course was practically empty, we let a 3some pass us at the 6th tee, I would guess they teed off on 1 as we were finishing the 3rd)

[AJDeffGolf]

Baltimore. 3-some. Played yesterday. 26 degrees F. Greens recently top dressed with sand. 53/47. Tee shots fair, hybrids good. Irons very good. Pitches/chips couldn't get distance right since the ground was pretty hard, had better luck putting anything within 10 yards of the green. Putting decent considering the greens. First group of the day at 7:30. Fun day. 3.5 hrs.

 

Ever consider playing lower compression or womens balls in the winter so you can maintain normal yardages. I used to hate playing in the cold (just relocated from NOVA) dont have to worry about that now out in AZ

[Benzo]

i will play all winter...from frozen green day’s where it’s cement to a high of 45 and feels like spring.

 

last weekend it was 41° and rainy and I shot a 76.

 

weekend before maybe it hit 48° and i played 36. shot 72/74

 

also we routinely play as 5+ members sometimes 8. longest round so far has been 3h 50m

[oldmotor]

Played yesterday. High of 62 degrees. Glad I wore shorts.

[8602081]

Playing 10 am tomorrow.. Starting out around 32 (feel like 25), high will be 40.

Thank God for heaters and cart covers..

[1puttTUT]

Played 18 Wednesday. 45 and sunny, felt great. Walking only, which I actually prefer when it's colder out. The fairaways were soft and the greens were frozen about a 1/2 inch below the surface so most approach shots were rejected like they landed on the cart path lol. Tough to score but still fun and good exercise.

[andrue]

9c this morning, sunny for the most part and quite pleasant. Ground was damp and soft though. Still can't complain at getting out on such a day today. Overall I had a reasonable round. Was really just there to practice my swing and maybe experiment a bit. For the most part it went well but my fade came back a couple of times and I'm still generally push/fade biased. Think I'll have to go back to the pro to find out why in the new year.

 

Not sure of the score because toward the end of the round I was definitely experimenting, trying to get a few pushes and draws and lost a couple of balls. Sadly it seems I either go a bit right or a lot left :-/ Also need to work on hitting lower on the driver face to reduce launch angle.

 

Anyway it was fun and a pleasant day out with my mate.

[Big Ben]

I was excited to get one in today, balmy 31 degrees but we got a dusting last night and it will never melt, BUMMER!!!

[8602081]

Played today..

32 degrees.. but felt like 22 degrees, because of 10-12 mph wind... no sun

 

Very cold, but still fun..

[platgof]

50* F here, but struggled as I felt stiff. Short game was a joke. For some reason the driver did it's best. The irons......

[elwhippy]

Our course was drenched after heavy overnight rain so went to the practice range and worked on mid irons and pitching. Little or no breeze and as 9 degrees just two layers needed. Doing the same after lunch. A decent practice session is more beneficial than tramping through clarty fairways and clinging rough.

[Oh Hi Carl]

Sunny, but windy and 49 degrees yesterday.

[nutmegchoi]

Could not be nicer winter golf day.

Played at the oldest public course (opened 1895) in the US.

Van Cortlandt aka Vanny in the Bronx.

Merry Christmas to you all!

 

 

[gripandrip]

Temperature predicted at 39F tomorrow with light wind.

Looks like I’ll be teeing it up here in Detroit area tomorrow.

[Big Ben]

Playing tomorrow and Thursday in Northeastern Ohio! Excited

[Ballgofarboy]

MUUUHHHAAAAHAAAA

 

Cold weather, we don't do no stinkin cold weather.

 

Woke up to a cold 48 and by the time we finished 18 it as 70 degrees. AHHHH SW Florida, this is the time of year I get to laugh at my brother in N. Wisconsin.

[8602081]

Playing tomorrow and Thursday in Northeastern Ohio! Excited

 

South West Ohio here..

Playing tomorrow.. Should be around 47 in the afternoon here..

Good luck to you..