How is your course standing up to the weather?

[ChrisB0210]

Rang up this morning, course open, comp on. Got there, did the usual pre-round stuff and it started raining whilst I was on the practice putting green. Two and a half holes later the hooter sounded and course now closed until Monday at least.Most frustrating bit? I was nett 2 under after 2 holes 😏

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Open again today and carry only. We've had more heavy rain this morning and if we get some more tonight I fear it'll be shut again tomorrow. Rightly so as it's barely (at best) playable according to those that have been out

 

[gregers]

extremely boggy,but it wont close.
played 9 today,and playing tomorrow.

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

Worst condition that most people have ever known it. The greenkeeper closed the course on Friday and he doesn't work at the weekend in the winter so the secretary opened it up this morning. We have a natural spring running underneath the second fairway but that is now like the Trevi Fountain where it breaks the surface halfway down. One green has had so much water standing on it that the grass is dying.

One of our threeball only managed to play his tee shot on the first 2 holes today as we could not find his ball on either occasion. Basically the course shouldn't be open and even I won't play next weekend if it has not dried up.

 

[Smiffy]

Terrible weather down here overnight. Woken up at 3am by a severe thunderstorm and heavy rain/hail.
It's raining at the moment, really heavily. Like a monsoon.
Can't see our course being playable (properly) for a long time.

 

[Wilson]

We have 2 holes closed, the 2nd because it's the lowest point off the course, and the green is too wet, and the 8th, because the river has flooded over and part of the green is flooded.

The rest of the course was fine, muddy in places as expected, but fairways and greens were ok.

 

[WWG]

Whilst there is a fair bit of lying water on the 1st tee and second approach, I can't moan to much. The greens are reasonable, and fairways OK. That said, I am still a very poor player

 

[MarkHK]

Played this morning, course fully open buggies allowed. Walked off the 18th green and only a tiny spot of mud on the bottom of my trousers. The course drains really well, I've never seen a trolley ban in the two years I've been there.

 

[Norrin Radd]

after last nights deluge and the one this afternoon i cant see my track being open for play anytime soon.

 

[Hobbit]

Open yesterday, but very wet. Winter tees and temp greens. Closed today when we went to take the dog on the beach. First time the dog has seen a seal, let alone 300+ of 'em.

 

[williamalex1]

Open yesterday, but very wet. Winter tees and temp greens. Closed today when we went to take the dog on the beach. First time the dog has seen a seal, let alone 300+ of 'em.

You're a Jonah, the course has never been closed until you arrived

 

[HankMarvin]

Played today & the course was very dry no signs of water anywhere other than in the burns. Greens were in perfect condition but a tad slower than normal but I guess that's the joys of Links Golf.

 

[Norrin Radd]

absolutely slammed it down last night so cant see any change for my track ,closed until further notice i would have thought.

 

[delc]

Our normally very well draining course is still closed, with a possibility of snow later this week. Not looking good at all for the immediate future!

 

[upsidedown]

Still closed and with the forecasted rain tomorrow cant see it opening before the weekend but then I don't care for a week as heading off for some sliding down hills action

 

[rudebhoy]

played this morning. was 0.5 degrees when we started, everything was frosted over. Never got much above that, which was good as it would have got a bit mushy otherwise. Turned very misty halfway round, was bizarre standing on the tee of a par 3 and not being able to see the green or where our shots went.

 

[Imurg]

Definitely closed today and tomorrow and possibly beyond.
Loads of rain last night, huge puddles on the roads so even bigger ones on the nfields....
I've got a feeling we can kiss goodbye to most of January as there seems plenty of rain on the horizon - any rain is bad, we need a week or two of none at all and that's just not happening

 

[BubbaP]

Email saying closed today, surprised it stayed open at the weekend.
As Imurg, lots of standing water here, and keeping a close eye on two nearby river levels.

 

[swanny32]

Yesterday was the first time in my 6 years of being a member at a golf club that I experience a course closure. My old place is still open as far as I'm aware but the new gaff shut the big course yesterday, and has shut both the big and small courses today, and I'm led to believe that our course is one of the best draining courses in the area due to it being on an old WWII airfield which required a drainage ditch every 4 meters.

Checked the tee sheet and there was a society booked in for 9am this morning, very refreshing to see a club care for the course more than their bank balance. Hope it's not closed too long mind you. My old gaff is probably resembles nothing short of a swamp at the moment and I can guarantee you they are fully open with all buggies booked out to the umpteen societies they have throughout the week. So glad to not be there anymore.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Mine succumbed to a rain closure for the first time in the 4 and a bit years I've been a member. Closures before for snow or fallen trees but never rain, and there are a couple on here who can testify to how much it can normally take and remain perfectly playable.