Do golf courses allow you to postpone tournaments due to rain?

[khalespace]

We have a 2-day 32 player tournament this Thursday and Sunday in Irvine, CA. The forecast is that there will be light rain or showers on Thursday for most of the day. Our organizer is having a hard time moving the Thursday round to Thursday of next week. The golf course Manager says light rain is playable. They said they will wait for Wednesday's morning weather report to make a final decision. It's not cheap either, it is a $100 per person per round.

 

What has been your experience playing in the rain and regarding cancellation due to rain? I don't want to spend 5 miserable hours in the cold and wet. I have purchased a light rain suit just in case.

Edited December 7, 2021 by khalespace

[Gsea]

Golf is played outdoors deal with it. Manager is 100% correct

[2bGood]

In my parts (the PNW) if the course is open the Tournament is on. Period. This means we play in heavy rain.

 

I recognise you are in California so the practice may be different. 

Edited December 8, 2021 by 2bGood

[MrFlipper]

Light rain in Irvine is cold and miserable? Come on man! And I lived in socal for 25 years 🙂

 

If there's measurable snow in the forecast, okay I'd call that cold and wet. You wouldn't last long in Scotland!

 

Put on your rain suit (or don't) and go play! Have fun!

[khalespace]

Good news is that the light rain is only 0.01 inch to 0.02 inch per hour. So it isn't too bad. Will see what the Course Manager says tomorrow.

[Blonde Line Lizard]

Thursday AND Sunday?

 

I would not worry about the rain as much as I would be more concerned about staying in a competition-ready frame of mind/body after two days off in between rounds.

[RayGorman]

As mentioned- If the course is open, the Tournament is on. They have schedules and other commitments so just moving it a day may not work out. What will be more likely is a few people just won't bother to show up and it will be a smaller crowd. 

[Abh159]

I've never heard of a course/tournament committee postponing a tournament due to rain BEFORE it actually starts. The only time I could see this ever making sense is if you were dead in the path of an incoming hurricane.

 

FWIW if you're worried about playing in "light rain" then maybe you should start looking into sports that are played indoors in climate controlled conditions.

[bobfoster]

1 hour ago, Abh159 said:

I've never heard of a course/tournament committee postponing a tournament due to rain BEFORE it actually starts. The only time I could see this ever making sense is if you were dead in the path of an incoming hurricane.

 

FWIW if you're worried about playing in "light rain" then maybe you should start looking into sports that are played indoors in climate controlled conditions.

 

Exactly. I did have a tournament in Florida cancelled some years back due to a hurricane, and I have seen pro tourneys delayed due to weather - but it had to be egregiously risky, lightening or something. But cancelling a tournament (that likely had months of preparation, and that the course cleared fully half its day (in not more) for simply due to light rain? Not gonna happen. Torneys generally get cancelled when there is actually potential danger to golfers and spectators, not because it will be slightly less comfortable than a warm sunny day.

 

Before the Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse started galloping across the planet a couple years ago, I travelled a lot for business. Played a lot in the UK, and absolutely love Scotland and especially Ireland. Some wonderfully beautiful tracks there - the grass is this incredibly vibrant green. But for a lot of the year, if you don't want to play golf with at least some rain, you aren't going to play golf.

 

So just man up, get a good rain suit, and (especially) rain gloves - I'm sure you've heard of them, but if not, they are built to actually get tackier when they are wet. Outdoor sports (golf, baseball, football, soccer) rarely cancel because of weather (weather is pretty much central to the definition of "outdoors"), but the players do adjust their clothes and equipment.

[MtlJeff]

As others have said no course i know would move an event due to potential rain. Or would refund/re-schedule due to light rain that is arguably playable. Unfortunately sometimes you get bad luck with events and have to play them in the rain.

 

Now if on the day of, you've paid a lot to book and lightning closes the course for hours....I think you'd have a gripe.

[Socrates]

11 hours ago, khalespace said:

Good news is that the light rain is only 0.01 inch to 0.02 inch per hour. So it isn't too bad. Will see what the Course Manager says tomorrow.

That's not even rain.  You'll get wetter standing in front of the urinal.  Put your big boy pants on.

[Soloman1]

1 minute ago, Socrates said:

That's not even rain.  You'll get wetter standing in front of the urinal.  Put your big boy pants on.

But he's in California. He probably has emergency public service announcements on his phone and on TV telling him to buy a small boat, sandbag his house, get life preservers, fishing boots and they even have detailed instructions on how to open and use an umbrella so people don't sue the umbrella companies because someone got wet because they couldn't understand how to use it.

[Loki]

All the tourneys I have played have been played unless they close the course so I have played in absolutely terrible conditions, conditions I wouldn't normally play in.

 

The Golfweek Am Tour Championship was postponed due to the hurricane in NC in 2016(?).

 

It's part of tourney golf. Don't be a wuss.

[MattM97]

It's supposed to be 15°C or 59°F. I think I and many others could survive 5 "miserable hours" out in that. 

[dropkicked]

[Uncle_Buck2]

This is too good. 

[Gsea]

12 hours ago, khalespace said:

Good news is that the light rain is only 0.01 inch to 0.02 inch per hour. So it isn't too bad. Will see what the Course Manager says tomorrow.

He's still going to bust the course's arse to close. lol Maybe it's his first year playing.

[buckrogers71]

In my experience, unless the course is unplayable (totally underwater), then play on, playa.

[2bGood]

47 minutes ago, Gsea said:

He's still going to bust the course's arse to close. lol Maybe it's his first year playing.

Those number are technically consider drizzle (and light drizzle at that.) I would not even wear any rain gear myself. 

[Blonde Line Lizard]

2 hours ago, Soloman1 said:

But he's in California. He probably has emergency public service announcements on his phone and on TV telling him to buy a small boat, sandbag his house, get life preservers, fishing boots and they even have detailed instructions on how to open and use an umbrella so people don't sue the umbrella companies because someone got wet because they couldn't understand how to use it.

Being that they are playing in CA, maybe they should cancel the event, call everyone a winner and give them participation trophies.

[bobfoster]

35 minutes ago, Blonde Line Lizard said:

Being that they are playing in CA, maybe they should cancel the event, call everyone a winner and give them participation trophies.

Isn't there some sort of chant or visualization they could do that dissolves rain clouds? Feathers and candles and some sort of incense would likely be required, but costs should be minimal.

[Soloman1]

36 minutes ago, bobfoster said:

Isn't there some sort of chant or visualization they could do that dissolves rain clouds? Feathers and candles and some sort of incense would likely be required, but costs should be minimal.

 

We shouldn’t be so mean and insensitive to this. This is serious business.

 

They should probably fly in Deepak Chopra for post-round counseling and a seminar on the effects on quantum energy of their bodies from the trauma of the mist at $1,299 per person.

 

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Soloman1

[jdl]

Not typically, certainly not for light rain/drizzle. I have had some smaller, more casual events that we were able to postpone at some courses, but those are typically late in the season when the courses have a little more flexibility. And they are weekday events vs weekends, too.

[bobfoster]

11 minutes ago, Soloman1 said:

 

We shouldn’t be so mean and insensitive to this. This is serious business.

 

They should probably fly in Deepak Chopra for post-round counseling and a seminar on the effects on quantum energy of their bodies from the trauma of the mist at $1,299 per person.

 

 

At the very least the players should be allowed to have Comfort Caddies. And the course should have Emotional Support cart girls.

[khalespace]

LOL. I have never played in the rain before. I didn't know the amount of rain until I find out it's only 0.02" per hour which is so little. I like the idea of a beautiful comfort caddie but I probably can't afford it.

[BrianMcG]

I will tell you this,  the entire golf staff at this course is getting a great laugh at your tournament organizer trying to change the date because of a prediction of rain. 
 

This is going to be a story they tell for years to come. Lol. 

[Socrates]

1 hour ago, Soloman1 said:

 

We shouldn’t be so mean and insensitive to this. This is serious business.

 

They should probably fly in Deepak Chopra for post-round counseling and a seminar on the effects on quantum energy of their bodies from the trauma of the mist at $1,299 per person.

 

 

You and Deepak have a special bond.  Likely going to his house for Deepavali next year.  There is a cover charge, of course.

[bobfoster]

Man, this thread spun out of control pretty quickly ... 🤣

[golfer929]

Have you ever tried any indoor activities? Maybe you and the rest of the group can try knitting or chess

[Socrates]

1 hour ago, bobfoster said:

Man, this thread spun out of control pretty quickly ... 🤣

Edited December 8, 2021 by Socrates