Category
Golf and the Weather
-
10.19.08Seasons Change - Golf EnduresOn our early morning drive to the course, we pass a solitary runner with head lamp glowing in the half-light. “It’s really dark out,” my husband and I both say, to each other and to no one in particular, as if to question why we’re up and dressed for golf at this unearthly hour. It is technically not yet dawn in Southeastern New England. Shortly before 7 A.M., going on the end of October, with the temperature well down into the 40’s and a stiff north east wind blowing, we are up because there is golf to ...
-
05.17.08Swinging in the RainOK, so a Debbie Reynolds I’m not. I am not terrifically graceful, as one might guess from my often out of tempo golf swing. This particular day seemed in some way out of kilter as well, and therefore proved perfectly suited for me and my golf game. The golf was hurry-up-and-wait, so agonizingly slow that, had I been playing poorly, I might have tried blaming it on the pace of play. Nor was the weather anything to dance and sing about. There was, at best, a heavy mist in the air; at worst, a light shower spitting out ...
-
05.10.08Golf: Weather or Not ?Each spring for five weeks, women golfers in Massachusetts have a golden opportunity for competitive golf unlike any other. From the end of April through late May, 840 ladies playing in twenty eight “cups,” tee off on consecutive Thursdays across the state at their respective roster of golf courses. The traditions of Spring Teams run long and deep, having been played out for over a century. In the past, Spring Teams used to commence much earlier in April. With our fickle South Eastern New England spring weather, such as it is, I’ve heard tell that matches ...
-
03.31.08A Grand Re-OpeningThere are signs of life at the course. THE course... the one that has been closed throughout the winter and is to due to reopen in the next few days. Both our municipal golf courses are good tracks, don't get me wrong. But one is more our work horse, the stay open all winter - mecca for tournaments - wide open fairways - most playable - course. And then there's our other course. Always appreciated as a challenging layout, our beautiful little muni has also boasted exceptional conditions for the past few seasons. ...
-
11.26.07Slapping It Around in a Three Club TournamentWhile the annual Skins game kept a foursome of pro golfers occupied this holiday weekend in sunny California, a pack of golf crazy New Englanders teed off in somewhat less benign weather conditions. About the only thing the two tournaments had in common was that each played host to a little levity with a hockey stick. The pros might have been a little miffed about teeing off in between refrigerators, but we teed off feeling like we were in one. The mercury hovered right around 22 degrees when we teed it up and hovered there for a few holes ...
