I play on the northwest coast of Ireland, and I'm looking at the temps you're experiencing with envy. After this mornings round I think I'll be putting my clubs away for the winter, even though the fact that the two courses I'm a member of, being links, allow all year golf. I went off this morning to play in my regular Sunday fourball in cool but sunny weather, but by the time we hit off we were in wet gear. We had our first shower going down the first, but by the time we got to the second the sun was back out and we took off our jackets. We played the second with a strong wind off our left but helping slightly, but by the time we got to the third tee, which plays in the same direction, jackets were back on, and the wind was equally strong, but now blowing off our right and in to us. It was schizophrenic weather even by Irish standards, and continued right through the round. At one stage I was preparing to hit my approach to the 6th and had the wind straight into my face, but when I looked 250 yards to my right to the 18th green, the flag there was blowing equally hard but in exactly the opposite direction, We managed to put our wet gear back in the bags after 10 holes and enjoyed the rest of the round in pleasant sunshine until the 18th, when we got hit by what could be charitably be described as mini typhoon, that happened so quickly that we barely got our jackets on before being soaked to the skin in two minutes flat. Umbrellas are as much use as chocolate teapots in these conditions so we had no protection. So, in answer to your question, yes, my golf season is almost over, although this could change as, being Ireland, we could just as easily get a heat wave in the next month.
