Feckin weather!

Down here in the west, GI have taken the polar opposite view and have basically given a 'blanket extension ' on non qualifying golf until the end of April. Even randomly checking on the Golf Ireland app I've noticed that most of the courses here in Connacht still have their markers off except for the links courses and a few 9 hole clubs.

Looking out the window now and there is sleet falling now.

The country is fcuked.☔⛄💨

Teed off at 10 am today in lucan. Got 2 absolute haymakers, one circa 11am and one maybe an hour later. I mean lashing rain and hail as well as a 10dg temperature drop. Otherwise, a whipping wind notwithstanding, wasnt a bad day.

another nice day out there for golfing. :-/

Moved my clubs from the shed to the boot of the car over the weekend saying to myself I need top get off my arse and get back out onto the course. This weather is just the pits at this stage.

Jet stream has finally moved a little north and this means far less rain for most of the country from now til autumn.

Northern counties will still experience wetter than normal conditions for a few days yet, but for the rest of us, it will now be much drier, but it will take a couple of weeks for courses to dry out properly and decent grass growth to refresh everything.

yea but i'll believe it when i see it

We are open today after 2 days.

It was biblical here Monday.

Dying to get out Saturday, Have proper day out planned around it, all i can do is pray

Shes open today so hope yet for Saturday

Drying fast at the moment I would say, Bray is bouncing back quick, but it's never the wettest, having some heathland characteristics and an always strong breeze.

Not sure how some of the wetter ones are faring. I imagine the water level is dropping rapidly as the temperatures increase (although it's pretty cold again today)

I'm due to play tomorrow. If you've just jinxed me....

What is meant by point 1? I was considering joining to get back into playing regularly.

I can understand point 2. Its a public course so to be successful they need volume.

Ok @spacecoyote my apologies. I misinterpreted your first point as a slight on the members.

As a member of a club run by the same company, I'm aware of the contention between member times and society/green fee times. Yes, members don't have full timesheet access and it does upset some, but generally there are enough slots for competitions and casual golf.

I think many courses have been made easier to improve throughput by removing obstacles, cuttingback rough. That's not always for financial reasons. Faster rounds are popular!

My own club cuts trees down every year to improve on flow, drainage, etc... under advice from an agronomist as well as getting in architect's to advise, so I get that.

They've taken out some trees that were genuine features at times that upset members, but it's generally improved the playability of the course and likely has helped with pace (whilst allowing the remaining planting to flourish)

I just found that, in places in GC that they took out planting that made the place feel almost too open

No. Im Parkland, Kilkea Castle and we are qualifying this weekend. 2 weeks later than usual. But course is drying out quick and greens improving daily! They were bad.

I'm trying to remember, is placing on fairway & dropping in rough counting? Or is it placing on fairway only?

Where is this?

Weather looks fine for Dublin. Not overly sunny, but mostly dry over the long weekend.