Course closures

[Slab]

Played a practice round with my wife yesterday (not even keeping score) that started dry/windy/occasional shower, but descended into near farcical wind/rain. Made the turn and I could see my wife wanted to quit and get undercover but even with nothing at stake I was enjoying the practice, by the 12th I don't think there was another player still on the course. Gusting up to 50kph and sideways heavy rain making not just distance but visibility a challenge

I've quit rounds before in 'better' conditions but kept going and wouldn't you know the sun was shining on 18th tee

Back home and two sets of drowned clubs & shoes to be dried/cleaned, all in all a perversely enjoyable round

 

[Springveldt]

Course closed today again after overnight rain. To be fair there a few closed around me, it’s not just my course. Think that’s either 5 or 6 days closed in the last month due to waterlogging.

 

[Slab]

Winter coming to an end here and the first week with no sign of rain for what seems
like ages

Hopefully that's us into summer like conditions now

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Course closed today again after overnight rain. To be fair there a few closed around me, it’s not just my course. Think that’s either 5 or 6 days closed in the last month due to waterlogging.

Anywhere open today around here, not a links course, is kidding themselves.

I went and had a good whack in the simulator. Free, course closed, and good fun. The numbers are nonsense, we've had that chat before, but I get the feel from hitting the ball. It was that or the range

 

[IanM]

Decent day in Newport this morning, but a couple of heavy showers during the round. Course in very good condition, although if we go into September with all this rain, we're in for plenty of closures come Oct/Nov.

Off to Saunton for a few days next week!

 

[Springveldt]

Anywhere open today around here, not a links course, is kidding themselves.

I went and had a good whack in the simulator. Free, course closed, and good fun. The numbers are nonsense, we've had that chat before, but I get the feel from hitting the ball. It was that or the range

I was up at 6:30 this morning when the notification came through that the course was closed so immediately grabbed a tee time on Sunday instead.

Yeah the simulator wasn’t accurate at all when we used it. Shame as the room is great, just wish they had went with a reputable launch monitor. The one they have has all the bells and whistles with both ball and club data but it just doesn’t seem accurate at all.