Courses closed when frosty?

[williamalex1]

You're well known as a slippery customer.

Ah ken Jim, but wish i was worth my weight in gold :cheers:

 

[duncan mackie]

Our course stays fully open and only comes of the main greens after 5 days of heavy frost in a row - its been that way for 2 years now and after members moaning that it will damage the green the headgreenkeeper has proved to them he knows what he doing and no damage is done playing on frozen greens unless it's a consistent amount of days

We are the same.

Biggest damage is at that temperature point that ice builds up on the golfers shoes and they then walk on the green.

 

[mikejohnchapman]

Ours is fully open - tees and greens.

Once you get your head around it isn't golf but a good walk with some mates then it's fine. Makes you appreciate proper conditions more.

 

[hovis]

we always play just to get away from the kids driving us crazy. we have a strange rule where, as a group you decide where your ball hit the green before it went bounding off and you replace it in the agreed spot (first bounce has to be on the green though)

we have some great fun

 

[Beezerk]

Ours is fully open - tees and greens.

Once you get your head around it isn't golf but a good walk with some mates then it's fine. Makes you appreciate proper conditions more.

Mmm indeed, seeing a lovely hit 9 iron land on the front of the green, then skid off into the back bunker is both annoying and funny at the same time.

 

[beck9965]

Our course is closed when there's a frost as it can damage the greens.

 

[Region3]

Our course is always open and on full greens regardless of frost. Only closes for snow and flooding.

 

[Marshy77]

Our course is always open and on full greens regardless of frost. Only closes for snow and flooding.

Same at our course - full greens and never on temp tee's.

 

[Oxfordcomma]

Our course manager sent out an email this week explaining when he would go to temps. The short version is that he's happy for us to play when there's frost as he thinks the damage done is minimal, and will only go to temps when there is a thaw after a deep frost (so there is softer ground sitting on top of a layer that is still frozen). Course has been fully open all week so far, and they're emailing us every morning with an update.

 

[delc]

Our course manager sent out an email this week explaining when he would go to temps. The short version is that he's happy for us to play when there's frost as he thinks the damage done is minimal, and will only go to temps when there is a thaw after a deep frost (so there is softer ground sitting on top of a layer that is still frozen). Course has been fully open all week so far, and they're emailing us every morning with an update.

Tend to agree that playing on soft wet greens does more damage to them than playing when they are frozen solid.

 

[Doh]

Danny

We never close because of frost, makes match play interesting.

 

[IanM]

We go to temps when theres frost on them...

The course only closes when it floods or England beat Wales at rugby!