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another tournament today, but only cuz the weather is still holding. getting ready for winter and to practice inside for spring and hope what i practice on does some good, so i can hit the ground running when the weather turns and green grass once again appears.

all those who can play most of the year are really lucky they don't have to try and learn everything all over again come spring. lol.

stagday, golfing on borrowed time.

poor you! I'ld hate having too learn all over again(well sort of)

I can play all year round in newzealand

*Tissues for the person I play when they lose
*Chainsaw for cutting down any trees in my way
*leaf blower for when my putts just rest on the edge....then i blow them in the hole.
*Lucky ball marker
*glove that i never wear
*some sticks for hitting the ball


geesh, you must have a huge bag to carry all that stuff. is there any room left for your clubs? lol.

and yes, it does get depressing a little knowing i will kind of have to learn all over again in the spring, but i can work on things at a slower pace over the winter in my home and get my perspective back.

keep swinging and learning.

Having lived in Illinois definitely gives me an appreciation for being able to golf year round. The only thing that can stop us here is rain. There was a lot of it last year but they're predicting a dry Winter this year. Well, I hope you decide to continue to pay us visits here even during the offseason. Maybe you can live vicaroiusly through the members who live in year-round golf climates.

I would hate to know that I had to quite golfing over the winter months. Here in North Al we do have some cold days down into the low teens but they only last for a few days than it gets back to normal about 45-55º daytime, but there are a lot of golfers that have lived all there life here thinks that playing in 40º weather is to cold, I say let the fair weather golfers say inside in the winter that way they do not slow us die-hards down.

Golf is a year-round sport, "weather" you get to play or not.
I'd be wary of trying to live vicariously through Southern boy, ForgedRbest though.... If you do, by the time Spring rolls around you'll be talking with a slow drawl (that your friends won't understand), you'll think sucking crawdad innards is a good snack, and your golf swing will be so messed up it'll take until the leaves start falling to straighten it out again!

The winter stinks. The best golfing weather we get is when the snow melts back to "only" a foot on the ground. I'll be living in jealousy of all those who play year round. If it weren't for hunting season and NCAA basketball, I wouldn't make it through the winter. Of course, being here at school, I can't even hunt and things are on the downswing for my favorite hoops team too! I am making myself all depressed now. Hopefully I can get out to play at least once more before winter. Gotta start saving those pennies now

You'll also cheer for your favorite sports teams by saying/writing "Geaux [insert team name here" instead of "Go [insert team name here]."

Insults and jealousies are some of the best forms of flattery. Ya'll eat yo' hearts out dis winner, cher. Geaux Tigers!

Insults and jealousies? A Southern drawl sounds sweet coming from a loquacious Southern Belle, New Orleans food is second to none and......well Okay, maybe the part about the golf swing was out of line. Sorry

But jealous? No way! A couple of months away from the course isn't always a bad thing. We still have indoor ranges to work on our games and a weekend getaway to Myrtle Beach is cheap and only a few hours away.

The time away from the game helps us to focus more on the parts of our game that need improving the most and greatly intensifies the expectations of Spring and our first day back on the course. Are there times when I look out the window at three feet of snow and wish I was on the course? Sure, but the time away does rejuvenate my appreciation for the game. Where I live I often get to play well into December and most courses open in early March. If there's no snow, and the urge strikes me, I'll dress accordingly and play in January and February. Most years I do get to play in every month, even if it's only once.

Ok Ok....that was for my benefit. Do I wish the weather allowed me to play golf whenever I want like you can.....YES! YES! YES! There, I said it! Do you feel better now? I do!

I feel vindicated, you finally admitted it. HaHaHa!

Here in Colorado, we have good days and bad days. However, we don't get nearly as much snow as people think. We have lot of mild days, even if the ground gets hard.

LG, how do you get to play into December?!? We are on practically on the same latitude and I'm lucky to play in mid-November. Only once have I been able to play in December, never in January, only once in February, and late March is the earliest the courses usually open...

Here in Minnesota, today may be the last golf-able day of the year. Nice day today (Tues): partly sunny with temps in the mid 60s; gorgeous fall colors. Tomorrow: Low 50s, windy, some rain. Then this lovely outlook (from the StarTribune website): Heavy jackets and coats will be required by Thursday, and computer simulations are hinting that the atmosphere over our heads may be just cold enough for a rain-snow mix on Friday. But I'm hoping for one more day I can go out. Two, maybe. OK, say half a dozen! Experience, however, says:

It's discouraging, no doubt about it. I really don't mind a layoff from golf, but 5 or 6 months away from the game is too much. On the positive side, it makes you really appreciate that wonderful day in April when you can tee it up again. And over the winter, my "muscle memory" develops a case of amnesia, and I play well in the spring until it starts remembering my bad habits.

Last golfable day? I scoff at that! Temps in the 50's and a some wind? What's wrong with that? I'll take a golf day like that anytime. The courses are open (cuz guys like you are done for the season ) allowing you to play quickly and if you dress appropriately it's great weather to play golf. Now if it's raining or misty then I'll wait for another day. I didn't picture you as a "fair weather" golfer.

I get a kick out of guys that won't play in the Fall when the temps drop into the 50's, but yet they're the first one's on the tee in the Spring when the thermometer hits 40!