Feckin weather!

Wuzzz..

Rain in wicklow stopped by 9.30am, and going by the radar, it was the last place to clear...
and it was almost the warmest day this year

dar_cool wrote: »

Crazy rain this morning, our monthly medal was called off, had a 4foot putt for biride on the first when the alarm went off. Was gutted:pac:

I was seriously pissed off arriving at the club at 09:15 to discover an abandoned car park. Transpired the competition (our first monthly medal and matchplay qualifier) was cancelled shortly after 09:00 as greens were starting to flood for the early starters and there were numerous players cancelling their tee times. Of course I only got the text advising of the cancellation as I drove in the carpark so a wasted one hour round trip. So frustrating when the weather had been great all week and it along with the Masters viewing was really building the appetite for the first medal.

Do you think it should have been cancelled, course still playable? It was seriously milling it down and very windy but to be honest I've played in worse and the forecast was to improve so perhaps a rain delay would have been better given it was a major competition. Of course weather has much improved since and even the sun is making an appearance now while looking out. Going to be a lot of issues trying to reschedule when the date was already set.

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

I was seriously pissed off arriving at the club at 09:15 to discover an abandoned car park. Transpired the competition (our first monthly medal and matchplay qualifier) was cancelled shortly after 09:00 as greens were starting to flood for the early starters and there were numerous players cancelling their tee times. Of course I only got the text advising of the cancellation as I drove in the carpark so a wasted one hour round trip. So frustrating when the weather had been great all week and it along with the Masters viewing was really building the appetite for the first medal.

Do you think it should have been cancelled, course still playable? It was seriously milling it down and very windy but to be honest I've played in worse and the forecast was to improve so perhaps a rain delay would have been better given it was a major competition. Of course weather has much improved since and even the sun is making an appearance now while looking out. Going to be a lot of issues trying to reschedule when the date was already set.

Yeah was unfortunate, bit of a mad decision to have placing only in fairways when i started, 08:00, we got as far as the first green and in fairness it was pretty bad, the greenkeepers had the pins up high on all greens. Ive also played in worse. Not sure what there going to do with the medal now?
Pity as its grand out now and forecast is good for rest of the week.

Brilliant, going to screenshot this to all my foreign buddies. Always 9C and showers they say...!

Lads - what a day for golf.

Went out and played just before 8 - just the greenkeepers - and birds, in perfect still conditions.

Perfect silence, intruded.

Lads - the "Feckin weather" is back soon.

But as my dad says - "we need a bit of rain - isn't it a great little country".

Im sitting in a office looking out the window reading about them ba$tards as well! heart breaking...

I'm leaving the office early this evening. i dont care, lol

fearruanua wrote: »

It's on the way : (

http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

its not too wide a band of rain, might pass through before work finishes this evening for folks on our latitude

Looks like the golfing gods are annoyed with us for the second week in a row. You couldn't plan it any worse. Rain due this evening and more or less down for the weekend.

Especially 2 weekends in a row after its been great mid week!

Sure its a great country Ted....:D

padzer wrote: »

Can anybody tell me if they know of any courses that are open today in the dublin/kildare area?

Was supposed to play corballis but its closed, as are donabate and balcarrick.

Probably too late for you now but I'm just back from playing BlackBush in Dunshaughlin. Course was closed earlier this morning but reopened at 08:00 and open singles competition went ahead. Course was playable although very wet with a good bit of casual water early on in the round. Bunkers were the biggest problem with some of them closed and others having casual water resulting in dropped balls in the bunkers plugging. Turned out to be a decent morning although it's hammering down heavy rain now again.

Surprised Corvallis was closed, you'd think if any place had a chance of being open it would be a links.

Talk of a change in weather at weekend - not a great picture , but a sign in sky this evening.

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Well hopefully that was the last of it.

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

Was out today with Poppy - was at edge of playable - think I only had 3 pars and 1 bird - bogies and more for rest. Was near impossible to hold ball against wind. Was crazy stuff - but enjoyable all the same.

Think that is the end of that tonight.

Had winter hats on in August.

Dennis Reynolds wrote: »

Got caught in a thunder and lightning storm earlier on, not were you want to be when there's lightning. Got absolutely soaked. Playing quite good until the rain came. Game fell to pieces after. Was just miserable

If you're ever caught in thunder storm again hold up a 1 iron, even God couldn't hit one of those.

ronnie3585 wrote: »

I haven't played in about three weeks and am very much looking forward to getting out on Sunday morning. Just had a look at the charts and reviewed a few forecasts and frost is looking like a distinct possibility!

Whatever about rain, I doubt frost will be an issue.

Dbu wrote: »

Have taken tomorrow off to play a game.......weather is horrendous , in Cork anyway from tonight. just our luck :-(

Serious rain coming over the next 24 hours unfortunately