Winter Golf

I have recently posted an article about preparing for the worst weather you will play in so I thought it would only be fair to actually tell you who these people are and what the hell they are thinking!

Well, I wont be able to possibly understand what they are thinking, but It is quite humorous to see them out there struggling! They come into the shop, check out all the equipment, like they are trying to decide if they are going to play or not, like we don't know that YES they are! They then look at your winter gloves that you offer, golf balls, hats, jackets etc. They then simply pay their greens fee and leave. But thats not where the fun stops! I watch them, out to their car they go, making sure they remembered to put on their long underwear, pull out a pair of ski pants, yes ski pants, a heavy coat, then the kicker, ORANGE GOLF BALLS! I love it, that is the worst idea in the history of the game. The fact that you would be able to see an orange ball better than a white one! Even in the snow, the ball is buried under a few inches, what good is that going to do you then?

Anyways, back to the topic at hand. I watch them get their gear on, pull out their club and, whats this, a pull cart? In the snow? You mean to tell me you are going to drag that thing through 6 inches of snow, meanwhile the wheels are rolling up snow like you were going to build a snowman with it!?! I love it, golfers are a sick, twisted bread of individuals! I have played in my fair share of bad weather, but the only time I hit a ball out of the snow is when I step outside the shop just to get a break from the mind numbing madness that is sitting there all day with nothing to do!

OK OK, back again to the subject. So, we have a guy who looks like he's going to climb Mount Everest, his Orange balls and pull cart. He then packs the snow down so he can put a tee in it and gets ready to swing. In the blink of an eye its over, not only is the swing quick because he has so much clothing on that he cant take the club back past his waste, but he forgets to take in account the 3 foot snow drift behind him and drills it coming on his downswing! Snow everywhere! It goes up, blows back in his face and by the time he gets the snow out of his eyes he looks down and...... the ball is still on the tee! I love it!

The best part is when he comes in to get a rain check, I have to tell him NO WAY! I cant give a rain check to someone who knew the conditions before going out there. You prepared yourself for this disaster now go out there and live it! It's the most wonderful time of the year for a golf pro! That is, when we have someone out there to entertain us!