The view from my window late afternoon on Saturday the 29th. |
This year however something freaky happened: a snowstorm of historic proportions hit a large swath of the eastern United States on Saturday the 29th, putting a frosty, destructive damper on late-season golf plans. Downed tree limbs have caused widespread power outages and made roads impassible. So much so that in many areas Halloween celebrations were canceled or downgraded much to the dismay of local youngsters. Some CT towns have considered throwing postponed Halloween celebrations next Saturday, but no one seems sure exactly how that'll work out.
Sadly, quite a few golfers I've spoken to these last couple of days seem to see the storm as a signal to hang up their clubs, though they readily recount stories of playing till mid-December in "normal years". Some of them are convinced courses won't reopen, while others appear to abide by some ancient, unwritten "first snowfall-last golf round" rule.
Photo: Cameron Kittle, The Overlook Golf Club, Hollis,NH |
Though it's true that heavy snowfall often signals the end of the golf season this freak storm, coming early as it did, will in most cases be an exception... and after a less-than-stellar 2011 golf season, many parts of New England courses could really use an extra month of business. So if you play and you live and an area that was hit by the historic October nor'easter, Keep an open mind. Don't put your clubs away and do check with the courses in your area. Your best rounds of 2011 may be yet to come.
We were slammed too here in MA too, which doesn't bode well for the winter ahead. A meteorologist friend did tell me that this was no indication of a long winter to come, but I'm not sure I believe him.
ReplyDeleteHead out here to AZ Lisa, then you won't have to worry about it. ;)
ReplyDeleteI heard they're having some real issues getting the juice restored up there. How'r you doing?
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