Temp greens, should I bother?

[brendy]

Week 4 of 12 and it has been on temp greens every week so far (proper greens last Sunday but then frost arrived again Monday and hasn't cleared fully since)
One of my fourball is over for the Spurs game and the other two hate temp greens even more than me so have cried off.
Should I bother? Right now I really CBA.

 

[Andy]

Ye it's a swing at least. Can't c 20 yards here with fog.

Andy

 

[BROOKIE]

Its hard to work up the enthusiasm,I live half a mile from
where I play and practice,and when I see how damp the course
is, its just a no no,never been a fan of temporary greens
anyway,so its the range for me..

 

[lee_leggett]

I would always play temps or not, You can have a full round of working on your swing, work on tee to green. If you master that then as and when the greens a back to normal you should have no problems hitting them.

 

[smange]

Yep Brendy get yourself out and swinging.

We all hate temp greens but its better than no golf at all, which is what I have as our course is closed

I dont even bother putting on temps, just play tee to green then lift ball.

 

[brendy]

I just cannot play well on them, I know its a different game, for example played in the 12 hole league last week, 22 points (2 over) granted over those 12 holes I only had 4 shots (or was it 5?) I played on the proper course the next day and shot +7 gross so was just under handicap. One thing I will say though is that they really make you appreciate the full course.

Think I will hold out until tomorrow as the proper greens should be back on.

 

[smange]

Im hoping we open tomorrow temps or no temps

Just have to get out and swing a club, have only played once since mid november so starting to go a bit stir crazy

 

[Imurg]

No chance of Temps at our place, they're more wet and flooded than the main greens!
It's coming up 2 years since I began playing at APGC and I've never been on Temps. They have been on but not when I've played - and I play twice a week on average.

Treat the round as a tee to green workout and forget putting and scoring.
A few weeks back I played solo. The greens were frozen although the fairways were fine. I just drove, played to the green, had a quick swish with the putter just in case, picked up and moved on.

 

[CliveW]

Week 4 of 12 and it has been on temp greens every week so far (proper greens last Sunday but then frost arrived again Monday and hasn't cleared fully since)
One of my fourball is over for the Spurs game and the other two hate temp greens even more than me so have cried off.
Should I bother? Right now I really CBA.

Be grateful for what you have. http://www.theblairgowriegolfclub.co.uk/coursestatus.php

Our course has now been closed for over eight weeks and still no sign of it opening soon.

 

[pokerjoke]

Tempory greens are a waste of time,however theres no reason not to play as you can pratice your long game,and its better than being stuck indoors.

 

[Bobmysterkaymer]

Temps are better than none, also I came 3rd today in our winter medal, 75-21=54. winner was 52 nett! Gutted that I ob'd and went in hazard Otherwise who knows!

 

[nelson67]

Always prefer to play than go to the range. Our greens were on yesterday but the frost was to sharp this morning. Anyway 22 stableford points over 9 holes was good enough for me. While there were some crazy frozen bounces going on Ithink playing to temporary greens keeps your touch going. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

 

[Lawrence22]

My club closed today due to frost (near Ballyclare) so I went to the range, ended up working on my wedges as there was no point hitting anything else as fog was so thick couldn't see much past 100 yds.
Hoping to get out tomorrow morning but It's not looking too good as the fog is preventing the frost from burning off.

 

[Leftie]

Brendy

It all depends on your reasons for playing golf.

For me, yes there is the competitive edge competing against the course and others so the conditions are the same for everybody. More importantly however, there isn't a better excuse for a good walk in the fresh air in (usually) good company, maybe a beer afterwards and home to a nice meal cooked by HID.

 

[brendy]

A bit of everything for me leftie, being social, some good old exercise and a good chunk of trying to improve myself.
Temp greens really throw me though, I just can't get the measure of playing up to them.
I will be going out tomorrow regardless, maybe that is why I didn't mind missing today, 12 holes of frozen muck today or the chance of proper greens tomorrow? I couldn't put up with temp greens two days in a row.
Don't get me wrong, I'm no fair weather golfer, but when the putting surface is a lottery then it ruins the day.

 

[HRC99]

Depends on whether you fancy a bit of fresh air and swinging a club really.

I'm not keen on playing on temporary greens and would probably not play on them unless I've had a bit of a lay off and am keen to swing a club ad get out on the course. Other than that I'd rather wait until the weather improves.

 

[richart]

Not worried with temps on my own course, but wouldn't pay to play on them elsewhere. Just good to play at this time of the year, bit of exercise, and some banter with mates, drink and food afterwards. Beats doing the jobs HID would try and find for me at home.

 

[Mark_G]

As a beginner I was really disappointed to play the temp greens at my golf club, and it was wonderful to play the full size greens last week. However today I went to a nearby course where the greens have been "studded" and are so wet that I sank in 1/2 inch on most of them, putting was awful as the stud holes and other peoples foot prints meant the ball bounced and weaved all over the place. No disrespect to the more experienced people here but I would have rather played on temp greens in good condition than the ones I played on today. Just to make sure I am talking about the same thing, the temp greens at my club are all nicely cut, nice and dry, and smooth, they are however much smaller than the real greens.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Four weeks on the spin would cause me to think twice. Every now and then I can handle. I just use it as hitting practice, don't worry about the result but judge myself on how I hit it.

 

[Matty]

Temp greens don't bother me and I find a course outing better than the range. That said, when a bad case of CBA kicks in it often better to stay home - you get to the course, resent the game, everything goes wrong and you leave never wanting to play again.

So, unless you can kick the CBA on the drive to the course or on the first tee, I'd be staying home.