Golf in the Rain

Actually it was the American Express Golf World Championship. The Irish Open is in the spring. The European Open is held about 5 miles from here in July - and the Ryder Cup will be on that same course in 2006.

If we waited for the rain to stop to play gold here you'd never get it played . Those were a series of quick moving showers - in between the rain wasn't too bad.

 

No ... such instances are left up to the tournament committee who can run the tournament anyway they desire.

Not my favorite weather to play in, and now a days, I get to play enough where I don't worry about it. If it is raining, I don't go. (That's the nice thing about a membership.) I used to be a diehard ... playing in anything (except lightning). As they say, I shoot in the 70s ... If it get much warmer than that, I stay home.

 

During one especially bad winter in Texas panhandle, we played golf in the snow several times. We used orange golf balls.

 

I used to play, but had to give it up because I found I couldn't handle it and maintain my testimony, plus I couldn't afford it here.

I do love to follow it. Went to the European championship once a couple of years ago. I want to go to the Ryder Cup when it here, but will need to know soemone to get tickets.

I think the Amex World Golf Championship is a regular fixture here, the course is about anhour from here. The Irish Open is a minor event on the European tour and the big names usually skip it.

 

Usually they play in any weather unless there is dangerous electric activity in the atmosphere, more strict then seeing a lightning strike off in the distance. They have a fancy measuring tool that goes off automatically if it reaches a dangerous level it blows a horn, and play must stop immediately. Mark your ball get off the course! Disqualified if you play another shot.