dotty001
Challenge Tour Pro
A week off work and temp greens everyday , fuming the weather is great yesterday was t shirt weather , crying ere ! I refuse to go out on temps they are hopeless
Temp greens
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Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
On one hand I can understand your frustration at not getting on full greens but on the other isn't it just practice or a friendly game at this time of the year, just go out and enjoy hitting a ball round the course
Wabinez
Journeyman Pro
We haven't had temps for a couple of years now..but the past few weeks, due to snow and had frosts that have turned to soft frosts, and some strange conditions, we have been on temps. You just have to take them on face value. It wasn't until I played somewhere else that I realised our temps were better than the other places main greens!
D
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Guest
Never worry about temp greens - at least you are able to go out and swing a club
Enjoy it
Enjoy it
dotty001
Challenge Tour Pro
I didn't go out haha! Spent an hour practicing chip and runs
need_my_wedge
Has Now Found His Wedgie
Yep, played Sunday and we were on temps, just enjoyed playing tee to pin and being out in the sunshine.
MendieGK
Tour Winner
I drove 30miles to my club saturday morning, saw a guy hit a chip which bounced 4ft in the air and turned straight round. Didnt even get out of the car!
markgs
Tour Rookie
my course seems to run temps all day on week day. No effort to put the greens on when they are not even remotely hard on week day. Even when its sunny around 2pm temps still on. Lots of members not happy due to the lack of effort to put them in play. The club will suffer as at least 10 members will be leaving to join a club 3 miles away
Crazyface
Tour Winner
Just play until on one pick ball up and mentally add two, if you are keeping score. Does wonders for my scores !!!!!
phils226
Medal Winner
I completely agree. My club seems to do the same and it even lasts into weekends. A Club only 2 miles away rarely has temps so myself and friends are looking at moving there. I understand sometimes there may be a case but I doubt it's as wholesale as we seem to be seeing. I think other Clubs are recognising this and making much more efforts to move from temps. When I've questioned the use of temps all we are told is how much this helps for later in the year. However recent feedbak on here suggests clubs who moved away from temps over the last few years saw little effect in the long term.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
When the ground is brick hard you can do little damage but when the weather warms up and the frost is coming out of the ground [ie thawing from the surface] it can do a fair bit of damage.
Trouble is that golfers who do not know this blame the greenstaff for being incompetent and the club for being clueless.
In reality it is the exact opposite.
Trouble is that golfers who do not know this blame the greenstaff for being incompetent and the club for being clueless.
In reality it is the exact opposite.
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
upsidedown
Tour Winner
I thought I was going to hate Winter golf on our return from NZ ( not worth playing in bad weather as it doesn't last ) but have come to accept it as an challenge. Yes you're going to get outrageous bounces but so what it's all part of the fun 
We played in Mail on Sunday comp last weekend and club we were at don't have temps but their greens were like concrete, so just played short then chiped and putted.
We played in Mail on Sunday comp last weekend and club we were at don't have temps but their greens were like concrete, so just played short then chiped and putted.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
:lol:
what, the club's incompetent and the greenstaff are clueless?
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
We've been on temps most weekends lately which for most is a real drag. Got a day off tomorrow and hoping we'll be fully open. Going to go to school on Ads749r
Simbo
Tour Rookie
Most courses are on temps just now, I'm the same as the OP, I don't even bother playing on winter greens, winter tees are bad enough never mind greens. Waste of time IMO. I go to the range instead
