Took day off Friday. Beautiful for mid-November. 75 degrees F. Shot 83.
Yesterday, Saturday, stayed unseasonably warm. 78 degrees F. Shorts were the attire de jour at the course... even though the winds were extremely high. We had sustained wind of 30 mph with gusts in the mid to upper 40 mph range. Five in our group and we all struggled. Wind was moving putts on the greens. Leaves would hide a ball in the middle of the fairway. Tough to even keep your balance when addressing the ball. Of the five, and 86 was the best score. I was 11 shots worse than Friday, with one of the higest carded rounds of the season... 94.
The predicted cold front zipped through last night. We got about 3/4" rain overnight, but the temps dropped dramatically. The winds changed to the north at 10 to 12 mph. Got to the course and it was a cold 37 degrees F. Buddy and I took off, dressed in stocking hats, sweatshirts, wind jackets, and winter golf gloves. Temps continued dropping. By the time we finished our 18, it was down to 33 degrees. We were the only two on the course the entire time we played 18. Three other 'brave souls' were getting ready to head out as we finished our round. Today, too many clothes, every once in a while you'd feel a little sleet in the north wind, and I carded an 84.
Hate to see winter approaching. As the years add up, each winter seems just a tad bit colder. Just hard to understand why one doesn't get any smarter. It takes a certain level of stupidity to 'suffer' through a round of golf in the low 30's.
Yesterday, Saturday, stayed unseasonably warm. 78 degrees F. Shorts were the attire de jour at the course... even though the winds were extremely high. We had sustained wind of 30 mph with gusts in the mid to upper 40 mph range. Five in our group and we all struggled. Wind was moving putts on the greens. Leaves would hide a ball in the middle of the fairway. Tough to even keep your balance when addressing the ball. Of the five, and 86 was the best score. I was 11 shots worse than Friday, with one of the higest carded rounds of the season... 94.
The predicted cold front zipped through last night. We got about 3/4" rain overnight, but the temps dropped dramatically. The winds changed to the north at 10 to 12 mph. Got to the course and it was a cold 37 degrees F. Buddy and I took off, dressed in stocking hats, sweatshirts, wind jackets, and winter golf gloves. Temps continued dropping. By the time we finished our 18, it was down to 33 degrees. We were the only two on the course the entire time we played 18. Three other 'brave souls' were getting ready to head out as we finished our round. Today, too many clothes, every once in a while you'd feel a little sleet in the north wind, and I carded an 84.
Hate to see winter approaching. As the years add up, each winter seems just a tad bit colder. Just hard to understand why one doesn't get any smarter. It takes a certain level of stupidity to 'suffer' through a round of golf in the low 30's.