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Very cold today in N Leeds but good to see that many of the fairways have been cut. Just need a bit of warmth for the greens to pick up.
Maybe the thread title should be changed to "the course is now open but it's so cold we wish it wasn't".Very cold today in N Leeds but good to see that many of the fairways have been cut. Just need a bit of warmth for the greens to pick up.
4 days before my trip up to the Cumbria border, ahead of Silloth's pairs open next Wednesday. Brilliant!Time to revive an old favourite?
The rain is biblical up here, ours is now closed as are all the other parkland courses and only the links remain open, although I'm willing to bet a pound to a pinch of pig poo that they are empty.
I've just checked the Lancashire courses that we are visiting next month, Silverdale is closed, Kendal is open amazingly as is Burnley, however it states on their website that they are on temps as they had 330 mm of rain in July, the most since 2009.
I'm going to take the dog for a decent walk in a bit rain or no rain.
I think I saw in the news this week that Preston had just over 300% of its usual July rainfall this July. The NW, Lancashire in particular, has had it bad.Time to revive an old favourite?
The rain is biblical up here, ours is now closed as are all the other parkland courses and only the links remain open, although I'm willing to bet a pound to a pinch of pig poo that they are empty.
I've just checked the Lancashire courses that we are visiting next month, Silverdale is closed, Kendal is open amazingly as is Burnley, however it states on their website that they are on temps as they had 330 mm of rain in July, the most since 2009.
I'm going to take the dog for a decent walk in a bit rain or no rain.
My club closed for a couple of hours this morning. Reopen again now - but I've just never heard of a club having to close in August before.
You won't be quite so smug when the annual hosepipe ban kicks in down south . Our rivers and reservoirs are filling up nicely. (yeah, okay, I'm scraping the barrel here)Closed...?
We're still ironing greens every morning.....
You're on chalk, so keep your positive comments to yourself!Closed...?
We're still ironing greens every morning.....
To be fair the fairways are soft.....but it's like pouring water down a plughole.....You're on chalk, so keep your positive comments to yourself!
You are right, after a couple of hours it would open. We just need the deluge to stop first and that isn't happening. According to the forecast we get two days without rain at the back of next week.I'm amazed that courses are closed in August.
Sure, a course can become unplayable during a deluge, but after a couple of hours it should be ok?
We have had a hosepipe ban for a few weeks now. Laughable considering the amount of rain we have had recently. The biggest issue in the south has been the incessant strong winds during the last couple of months.You won't be quite so smug when the annual hosepipe ban kicks in down south . Our rivers and reservoirs are filling up nicely. (yeah, okay, I'm scraping the barrel here)
Water falling from the sky fills rivers, ponds and reservoirs. Water for houses and outdoor standpipes comes from water treatment plants and there aren't enough of those to provide enough water across the network when demand trebles or quadruples. Add the leaking pipework to the mix and it's no wonder we get hosepipe bans.We have had a hosepipe ban for a few weeks now. Laughable considering the amount of rain we have had recently. The biggest issue in the south has been the incessant strong winds during the last couple of months.