Dez1888
Newbie
Anything that gets you out on to the course to keep the swing going is a good thing imo
Winter golf....absolutely pointless...tell me otherwise.
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The choice of course is important in the winter, id rather travel and pay a few quid to play somewhere decent than play a soaked parkland.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Well, rocked up yesterday. Not too bad apart from the heavy drizzle on the last four holes. Shot my lowest ever gross score at Royal Ascot without playing great. Scrambled superbly and so I have to say in current conditions it's worth it.
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
How did you get on at the first Homer?
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Three wood. Came up about 15 yards short. Good chip to five foot and missed putt for 4 (net three with my shot). Always take 4 there.
MartynB
Assistant Pro
Frozen greens today, like trying to stop the ball on an upturned glass basin! Nice and sunny though and a lovely morning, 40 points shooting 81 on a par 67 so worth going out.
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
Pity about the missed putt but 4s not bad tough opening hole:thup:
Sweep
Journeyman Pro
I don't see why discussing why you like winter golf or otherwise on a golf forum should be an issue.
Anyway, as the OP, I absolutely loved my game on Saturday, beautiful crisp morning, full greens except #3, played pretty decent.
hines57
Challenge Tour Pro
OnTour
Head Pro
100% pointless but then you have some great #WinterSeries events on decent courses for very little money with big prizes over regular club comps 👏👏👏
So range today ready for 2moro
So range today ready for 2moro
Pathetic Shark
Tour Rookie
Because a day after seeing a group of brass monkeys on our 18th hole for our Drive-In, yesterday it was lovely, no wind, around mid 50 degrees and I shot -2 gross to win the roll-up by a mile. 
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
So is the lesson to learn "play when you feel that the course/weather is ok, don't play if you don't fancy it"?
No harm in that, but to put the clubs away for 5 months because it turns to November 1st, isn't going to improve your game, and you can miss out on so much golf, IMO.
I'm just no in to winter greens and forward tees. Once we go on winters fully I think I'll gain more by going to the strip, and we're lucky as our practise area is pretty good.
shortgame
Tour Rookie
Agree with this. What I would add is that sometimes a break can be good, if we've gone stale. A break (maybe not 5 months though) can give a fresh hunger for the game
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Day off and played nine holes of virtual millionaires golf. All good with life until the heavens opened with no warning on the 7th. Still worth getting out and the greens were in fantastic order for the time of year
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
I love winter golf
£50 in prize money this winter and we are not even in December
£50 in prize money this winter and we are not even in December
ArnoldArmChewer
Tour Winner
We have a really well run Sunday morning winter eclectic combined with a blind pairs draw done in the bar afterwards. The eclectic gives you focus on the course and the blind pairs draw is always good craic in the bar afterwards. It's just for fun and that's how it should be.
We are still on full course until next Monday, at which point we go on fairway mats and winter forward tee's on some holes along with 17 going from a 370 yard par 4 to 175 par 3.
of course its annoying,but its to protect the course during months where there is little or no growth, which lasts 3/4 months. We don't take it that seriously and its just a walk and the chance to get out and have a laugh with mates and keep the swing going. its a links course so dry on the whole and when its frozen solid it can be a hoot watching the ball go miles and bounce all over the place.
I have fond memories of Nairn GC and all the others in the area from whence I were a lad, loved all the courses round there, Royal Tarlair, Hopeman, Lossie, Cullen, Banff, happy memories, none of which were in the depth of Winter mind
