Weather

Mr. Larson · 27-03-2013 09:48PM

I played 11 Holes today in the snow, wasn't sticking though. Was lovely out once the snow stopped pelting down. 1st game in a few weeks, when a window of opportunity opens it has to be taken, when you have babbies!! Loved it!

ssbob · 28-03-2013 09:43AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Great day for golf at Mt Juilet. Played well enough, snowing on 11th amazing sight.

How was the course? Playing there next Monday for the first time? tough course?

FixdePitchmark · 28-03-2013 11:42AM

ssbob wrote: »

How was the course? Playing there next Monday for the first time? tough course?

One of the best in the country. Very dry, wet at 3 only problem. Greens very good (Hard to get speed sometimes). Lad told us to play green tees in winter. Up to you, but they made it more enjoyable for mid to high handicap players.
Plenty of room on big holes for big stick. Tight at 2, 3, 4 (Great holes). But after that a joy to play. Very few weak holes 12, 15 maybe, great finish ,fantastic par 3s.

If you can get into locker room and the bar, golf porn on walls. The pros burned the place up. You can see why , big fairways and always a way back when bad left or right.

It was a big idea, hard to see a resort course like that being built for a long time.

The practice facilities are world class, amazing place. Great food. Will be back every year.

ssbob · 28-03-2013 11:58AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

One of the best in the country. Very dry, wet at 3 only problem. Greens very good (Hard to get speed sometimes). Lad told us to play green tees in winter. Up to you, but they made it more enjoyable for mid to high handicap players.
Plenty of room on big holes for big stick. Tight at 2, 3, 4 (Great holes). But after that a joy to play. Very few weak holes 12, 15 maybe, great finish ,fantastic par 3s.

If you can get into locker room and the bar, golf porn on walls. The pros burned the place up. You can see why , big fairways and always a way back when bad left or right.

It was a big idea, hard to see a resort course like that being built for a long time.

The practice facilities are world class, amazing place. Great food. Will be back every year.

I am also playing there in two weeks time for the Social Media Open:

http://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaOpen

So kind of doing a reconnaisance trip next Monday, think we'll play off the greens on Monday but the comp is off the whites!! Really looking forward to that now, I like the big American style courses especially the way I drive the ball:D

FixdePitchmark · 02-04-2013 02:39PM

Was out today, lovely bit or warmth. A bit of sun. Looks like that High Pressure bastard over iceland is moving a bit. Things changing.

Great day for golf.

scubapro · 06-04-2013 09:20AM

What a morning, sun splitting the heavens in Dublin, frost delay but sure what's the panic, first day of qualifying, wishing all boardies a great days golf!

Rippeditup · 06-04-2013 10:45AM

I have a day to practice at the academy today which looks like heaven today... Loads of short game work and also have 2 games and a lesson planned next week WooHoo thank god for the long evenings..

GreeBo · 06-04-2013 04:15PM

Bloody temps this morning due to heavy frost over night.
nice day to play though!

Senna · 06-04-2013 11:59PM

forecasting cloud for tonight and low temp of 3c over night, so hopping for no frost and teeing off at 8.50

Boskowski · 07-04-2013 12:52AM

Weather totally weird, the easterly winds with the well below seasonal average temps are just not going away.

Loire · 17-04-2013 09:44AM

Organised golf this evening with my Dad. Went to the range yesterday and spent about 45 minutes putting last night. All ready for a stab at my handicap this evening and it's absolutely howling out there. What a joke. :mad:

GreeBo · 17-04-2013 10:13AM

Loire wrote: »

Organised golf this evening with my Dad. Went to the range yesterday and spent about 45 minutes putting last night. All ready for a stab at my handicap this evening and it's absolutely howling out there. What a joke. :mad:

Its been like that every day here apart from last night....
I have a lesson booked for tonight...might be a complete waste of time

FixdePitchmark · 17-04-2013 10:41AM

Was out yesterday. Was funny the wind (19 M/sec), as was a nice day. The ball just about staying on green.

The good news - after winds today, we have broke the back of it. I know from looking at the birds and trees.

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/long.html

scubapro · 17-04-2013 11:01AM

Loire wrote: »

Organised golf this evening with my Dad. Went to the range yesterday and spent about 45 minutes putting last night. All ready for a stab at my handicap this evening and it's absolutely howling out there. What a joke. :mad:

I'll take the wind any day over the rain, snow, ice, frost, at least you can get out and play. Played into the jaws of a gale on Sunday and while tough going at times it was still very enjoyable. The one bonus with the wind is it will help dry out a lot of courses.

Loire · 17-04-2013 11:07AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Was out yesterday. Was funny the wind (19 M/sec), as was a nice day. The ball just about staying on green.

The good news - after winds today, we have broke the back of it. I know from looking at the birds and trees.

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/long.html

I HOPE that site is accurate as it is saying "Cloudy" this evening in Cork. Go on ye beauty

FixdePitchmark · 17-04-2013 11:12AM

Loire wrote: »

I HOPE that site is accurate as it is saying "Cloudy" this evening in Cork. Go on ye beauty

Loire

That site gives a picture - is accurate the closer you get . So not bad for today.

pistolpete has better ones, but you need to be the Brain of Britain for his. Sadly, for me, I like little pictures with clouds or sun.

alxmorgan · 17-04-2013 11:13AM

Loire wrote: »

I HOPE that site is accurate as it is saying "Cloudy" this evening in Cork. Go on ye beauty

Perhaps some rain but not much

http://www.myweather2.com/Golf-Courses/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork-Golf-Club.aspx

alxmorgan · 17-04-2013 11:13AM

alxmorgan wrote: »

Perhaps some rain but not much

http://www.myweather2.com/Golf-Courses/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork-Golf-Club.aspx

Very windy though

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=64355&sty=m_menu

FixdePitchmark · 17-04-2013 11:14AM

You know in cork it is near gale this evening too - I guess you know looking out the window

Loire · 17-04-2013 12:00PM

alxmorgan wrote: »

Very windy though

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=64355&sty=m_menu

Thanks for that...windy alright. Maybe too much so :eek:

Loire · 17-04-2013 04:59PM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

You know in cork it is near gale this evening too - I guess you know looking out the window

It's HOWLING down here. A night for the local with the owl lad instead

:pac:

Wombatman · 18-04-2013 11:26AM

What weather sites are people using btw? Met Eireann are pretty ****e IMO. Forecasts OK but usability gack.
I use FORECA

alxmorgan · 18-04-2013 11:27AM

Wombatman wrote: »

What weather sites are people using btw? Met Eireann are pretty ****e IMO. Forecasts OK but usability gack.
I use FORECA

The two I posted above are pretty accurate and accuweather is good too.

PARlance · 18-04-2013 11:52AM

Wombatman wrote: »

What weather sites are people using btw? Met Eireann are pretty ****e IMO. Forecasts OK but usability gack.
I use FORECA

I find their Rainfall forecast is quite good, but it's a nightmare to use on their mobile app.
http://www.met.ie/forecasts/5day-ireland.asp

I've downloaded AccuWeather now on the recommendation of others.

fullstop · 18-04-2013 12:05PM

Accuweather used to be good, but I think it's gone to the dogs for the past year.

ssbob · 18-04-2013 12:07PM

fullstop wrote: »

Accuweather used to be good, but I think it's gone to the dogs for the past year.

I am having a little trouble with it lately aswell but the weather is so changeable I am putting it down to that!

fullstop · 18-04-2013 12:15PM

ssbob wrote: »

I am having a little trouble with it lately aswell but the weather is so changeable I am putting it down to that!

I noticed it in sunnier climes, used to be very accurate, then would start showing random rainy days when there'd be no sign of any rain.

ssbob · 18-04-2013 12:22PM

fullstop wrote: »

I noticed it in sunnier climes, used to be very accurate, then would start showing random rainy days when there'd be no sign of any rain.

It's more happening to me in the last couple of weeks when it says there is a chance of light showers and then the heavens open up when your in the middle of a round:rolleyes:

GreeBo · 18-04-2013 01:26PM

GreeBo wrote: »

Its been like that every day here apart from last night....
I have a lesson booked for tonight...might be a complete waste of time

Lesson was cancelled due to the poxy wind!
Had a team practice this am at 7:30 and it was better...not half as windy...In Sandyford now and its blowing a gale outside.

d2ww · 18-04-2013 01:32PM

You could try www.xcweather.co.uk It's pretty good for wind speed and direction, but very optimistic on cloud cover/rain.

Weather

Comments