Feckin weather!

Johnny_Fontane

BigChap1759 wrote: »

+1 Bloody Baltic out there this morning but still nice to get to play

Was out there yesterday afternoon and it was v.cold. But as long as you were kept moving, we were fine. There was a 35 mph wind which didnt help, but the links is playing superb.

I think the key for cold weather is obviously layers, but also to carry your bag. putting on and taking off gloves and hauling your cart around makes you freezing (ask my partner yesterday)

If you carry, its hands in pockets straight away, works a charm.

Stacksey

swededmonkey wrote: »

Another Saturday morning, another email saying the course is closed. So frustrating!

Was like a nice July day out in Castleknock on Saturday

ronnie3585

Fill your boots this weekend lads, looks like there’s a hell of a lot of cold weather on the way for the next week starting Monday.

redzerdrog

Beautiful day for golf today

Curly head

redzerdrog wrote: »

Beautiful day for golf today

Except for the frost. Our local course closed so far

spacecoyote

So, having survived the beast, I was hoping that this weekend would see my course back open, but according to some forecasts we might have the snow back!!!

The golf season in Ireland seems to be getting shorter & shorter

Mantis Toboggan

spacecoyote wrote: »

So, having survived the beast, I was hoping that this weekend would see my course back open, but according to some forecasts we might have the snow back!!!

The golf season in Ireland seems to be getting shorter & shorter

Worst winter for a long time.

fearruanua

spacecoyote wrote: »

The golf season in Ireland seems to be getting shorter & shorter

I was just saying this to a friend of mine yesterday. Subs aren't getting any cheaper and the season seems to be getting shorter every year.
we've had 11 sundays since christmas and i think our place has only been open 5 of those sundays at best.

Insecurity Guard

Last September was a very wet month...and from there it just kept going.

For example I think in 2017 there were 70+ millimeters of rain in January. This year it was 170+.

It's also been very consistently spread, so ground gets no chance to recover.

HighLine

fearruanua wrote: »

Subs aren't getting any cheaper and the season seems to be getting shorter every year.

On the flip side of that... clubs have taken a big financial hit thus far this winter with all the closures (comp entries, green fees, bar and food) so if anything you might see slight sub increases next year.

slingerz

spacecoyote wrote: »

So, having survived the beast, I was hoping that this weekend would see my course back open, but according to some forecasts we might have the snow back!!!

The golf season in Ireland seems to be getting shorter & shorter

It is seriously depressing. Last September the ground was soft. It reckon the first week of April likely to be the next chance for an outing. Will the ground ever dry up again.

Benicetomonty

Worst winter I can remember. Even when the course wasnt closed, conditions, more often than not, were still miserable to make it unlikely that many would bother teeing it up. We're due a good summer, thats for sure.

benny79

Have to say Im really lucky with my club being so dry for a parkland.. Opened today after 35mm of rain fell yesterday and on all full greens.. I have my issues of things within the club as how its run and certain comp formats etc.. But its rare for it to close and very rare for it to be soft after heavy rain, was told its due to the soil in the ground its built on how the drainage is so good..

slingerz

benny79 wrote: »

Have to say Im really lucky with my club being so dry for a parkland.. Opened today after 35mm of rain fell yesterday and on all full greens.. I have my issues of things within the club as how its run and certain comp formats etc.. But its rare for it to close and very rare for it to be soft after heavy rain, was told its due to the soil in the ground its built on how the drainage is so good..

count yourself lucky!

we are def due a good summer after this winter anyway

ziggy

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Kingswood Rover

benny79 wrote: »

Have to say Im really lucky with my club being so dry for a parkland.. Opened today after 35mm of rain fell yesterday and on all full greens.. I have my issues of things within the club as how its run and certain comp formats etc.. But its rare for it to close and very rare for it to be soft after heavy rain, was told its due to the soil in the ground its built on how the drainage is so good..

Played a few holes in Blessington Lakes today, course held up brilliantly after all the snow and then rain, Fairways firm underfoot. Played Athy last Saturday morning very impressed.

markthespark77

ziggy wrote: »

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hope ya got the weather if ya played it today. due to play it next week for the first time. what condition is it in.

ziggy

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Jawgap

Out yesterday and came in after 14 holes because having been soaked the wind was cutting us in two, then word came the comp was cancelled.......

......woke up to a covering of snow today, so no golf today

Kingswood Rover

Fourth Sunday in a row The blessed nine has being frosted or snowed off just as we get control of our own destiny the weather gods say nay

londonred

HighLine wrote: »

On the flip side of that... clubs have taken a big financial hit thus far this winter with all the closures (comp entries, green fees, bar and food) so if anything you might see slight sub increases next year.

Can see a few people packing in the subs after this winter , I haven't been out in about a month mainly due to weather and commitments , sub expired at beginning of March and I have already had a few chaser emails and phones calls wondering if I am renewing.

dan_ep82

Due to play Moyvally in the morning.

YR.no main page is saying it's ok, .2mm here and there, hour by hour is giving 15mm!

Other sites are saying its small if anything, guess I'll have to wait.

charlieIRL

Played Tullamore this evening, only got 9 holes before the heavens opened. Thunder was rumbling around us on two sides for an hour or so but then it let loose!! Haven’t seen thunder / lightening or rain like it in years.

Wouldn’t mind but love a game after work on a Friday ☹️☹️☹️

prawnsambo

Look at that. Over two months without a complaint about the weather.

slave1

...so looks like we're into some decent temps from Wednesday onto the weekend.....

Glebee

Apart from the last few weeks, weather as been great. A rise in temp would get a bit of drying going on I guess. Its great seeing the evenings starting to get brighter.

Wombatman

Bump

lester76

Played athy yestetday rained for pretty much 18 holes nightmare dry all the gear swap bags for today. Let's hope for good last few weeks of golfing weather

Mantis Toboggan

August has been desperate yet again, thankfully the weather for the weekend is looking up.

mighty magpie

Booked in for portrush this sunday, 1st time playing it. Weather forecast is currently heavy showers, praying for a drastic change.

Curly head

mighty magpie wrote: »

Booked in for portrush this sunday, 1st time playing it. Weather forecast is currently heavy showers, praying for a drastic change.

Good luck with that. Hope it goes well

rickis tache

Well that's about it for this year. Current club was closed yesterday and today due to flooding. It was quite soft last weekend and with more rain promised next week its probably 9 Hole comps going forward. Only really got 6 months of full course this year.
Going back to my previous club in the coming month as it holds up a lot better over the winter.

Golfhead65

rickis tache wrote: »

Well that's about it for this year. Current club was closed yesterday and today due to flooding. It was quite soft last weekend and with more rain promised next week its probably 9 Hole comps going forward. Only really got 6 months of full course this year.
Going back to my previous club in the coming month as it holds up a lot better over the winter.

What club are you in now ? What was your previous club

brick tamland

Looks like its the end of qualifying for those of us not members of links courses.

Let the banditry begin :-)

HighLine

brick tamland wrote: »

Looks like its the end of qualifying for those of us not members of links courses.

Let the banditry begin :-)

Golfhead65

Booked to play Druids Glen on Friday..don't think that will go ahead judging by the weather expected

slave1

I had Thursday booked off for two rounds but cancelled, I've got three more society outings and if I get those in reasonable weather I'm happy to hang the boots up until 2020

Mantis Toboggan

Some rain the last few weeks.

Qualifying over for us

Was placing everywhere last weekend.
Going to be a long winter period, qualifying not expected to return until April.

slave1

At least your course was open, yesterday was glorious weather but course closed for me

Seve OB

played Saturday and despite being an absolute downpour for most of the day and pretty much my entire round, we had good conditions still underfoot and thankfully I got a cut rather than .1

hopefully will get another few weeks of qualifying

Wichita Lineman

Anyone else miss their weekend golf outing due to frost? We had it very heavy both Saturday and Sunday.

GolfNut33

Wichita Lineman wrote: »

Anyone else miss their weekend golf outing due to frost? We had it very heavy both Saturday and Sunday.

I'd be surprised if there was much golf being played anywhere over the weekend. Ours was closed Saturday and Sunday and I presume again today.

Seve OB

ours was open at 11 on saturday but i didnt get out

Open as normal on Saturday and from 11am on Sunday with temp greens

ronnie3585

Missed both Saturday and Sunday as the course was frozen solid. Such a pity as they were beautiful days for golf, I would take cold and crisp weather any day of 25 degrees!

GolfNut33

Exactly wrote: »

Open as normal on Saturday and from 11am on Sunday with temp greens

Can't stand temp greens, would rather not play at all TBH.

GolfNut33

GolfNut33 wrote: »

Can't stand temp greens, would rather not play at all TBH.

They're horrible but we have a team competition running at the moment, so needs must....

rickis tache

Took my name off timesheet last Wednesday for a time early Saturday. It was taken within 10 secs.
Felt bad for him. Closed until 12 Saturday and 1 Sunday.

Mantis Toboggan

temp greens. They're a pain but still better than not playing.

willabur

Landed up to my course at 9 yesterday morning to find it was closed pending further inspection. Had a family event in the early afternoon so didn't have the time to hang around. I do see this morning that the comp went ahead. Would have appreciated if the club had put it on twitter or facebook that the course was frozen and that tee times were delayed. Would have saved me 50 mins in the car.

Previous golf club I was a member off use to be quite good on that front