How many of you play in the rain?

[TheNatural]

Just curious as to what the norm is. Its raining here and I need someone to talk me into it.

[neudi]

I put rain but not downpour but it really depends. Sometimes I will play in a downpour to get the practice. Just not the time of year because its still cold here :(.

[PiKapp23]

I do not mind playing in rain and 'bad' weather for the most part. I always consider that there are 3 'bad' weather conditions - high wind, cold (sub-45* F), and rain. My general rule of thumb is that I will play in any 2 of those conditions at the same time, but not all three.

Playing in the rain is not bad at all if you are wearing the right gear. I have a really nice Footjoy rainsuit (I think I paid $300 for it). It keeps me dry and comfortable all day. For warmer weather I have a short sleeve rain jacket I always carry and the Footjoy rainpants have zip off legs to turn them into shorts. I also wear a rainproof bucket hat so typically I stay relatively dry. The only bad thing is I always have to bring my golf bag in after playing in rain and wipe down clubs and allow the bag to dry.

[Dub]

I'll give it a go in the rain.....in fact, Todd from the Sandtrap and I played a round in a downpoor once....walking, too.


The only two things that are showstoppers for me are dangerous conditions and standing water on the greens.


I keep a couple of pairs of rain gloves in my bag and prefer to keep using corded grips.

[Prairie Golfer]

I like playing in the rain since the course tends to be emptier. I'd also like the temperature to be above 60 if it's raining.

[jmontgo3]

I'll play until there's standing water on greens normally. I kind of enjoy light rains in the summer, very refreshing.

[bogeyhitter25]

Same as jmontgo3, I like to play when there is a ligt rain. As long as there isn't big puddles all of the fairway and green.

[bogeyhitter25]

Same as jmontgo3, I like to play when there is a light rain. As long as there isn't big puddles all of the fairway and green.

[meenman]

I played in a downpour once - first time we played a course and there were only 5 holes left.

At my home course I will come off if it gets ridiculous only because I play it every week anyway.

[jojoampt]

Not usually, but i just got back from Bandon Dunes, and played one day in 40-45 degrees, wind blowing 20-30 mph and raining sideways! My buddy and me where the only two out of 8 of us to go out that day! It was seriously intense! We got to the first tee, and the starter just looks at us and goes... "haha! the psychiatrist will meet you on the 18th green." It turned out to be a blast! Definitely and experience to remember. It was raining so hard, I had three sleeves of balls in my bag, and when we got done, the sleeves had literally disintegrated off of the balls and had turned into paper mush like they had been through a washing machine! I still ended up shooting a 98.

[glebert]

Apparently I am getting soft. Last year it could be pouring and 35 degrees and I'd play. This year I'm more "I can play some other day this week." That's what I'm saying today, as it is pouring.

The great thing about playing in the rain is that you usually have the course to yourself.

[sosinsurr]

Unfortunately it takes a ton of rain to cancel tournaments around here.

I played in a tournament the other weekend where the other place to get relief from casual water was 30 yards back down the fairway...it also snowed half the time and about a good constant 20 mph wind.

But did they cancel it? NOPE!

And boy was I PISSED

[johnnyyooper]

i do not tee of in any kind of rain or cold weather or strong winds. however, it would take a hurricane blizzard combo to get me to quit in the middle of the round.

[RocketSauce]

i dont play if it rains. but that wasnt offered as a choice

[Awsi Dooger]

I'm lousy in the rain. My swing becomes more tentative and I lose tons of yardage. It amazes me the pros can handle it.

I think my problem stems from playing without a glove, and not realizing I had to change grips on my clubs when I was a teenager. Consequently they got slick and I had many clubs fly out of my hands in the South Florida rain, including a lost 3 iron in a lake of a par 3.

Now I have a glove in the bag, which helps quite a bit, but I've never had confidence in the rain.

[Jay-Bird]

I'll play in the rain, no problem. Then again, I piss standing up.

[TheNatural]

  Jay-Bird said:

I'll play in the rain, no problem. Then again, I piss standing up.

The answer I was looking for. Im playing in an hour.

[goblue107501]

  RocketSauce said:

i dont play if it rains. but that wasnt offered as a choice

I will rarely start a round if it is raining. I have to be able to see clear sky behind the clouds to get me to start. And this is only if it is nice and warm. Cold and rain are two things that don't go good together. If I am already playing and it starts raining I will usually continue. If there is a threat of rain I will put all of my rain gear in the bag before I start. Unless of course their is lightning. In the summer, we never get rain that is just rain, it is always part of a storm.

I played a 4 person scramble tournament a few years ago in March. We started in the morning and it was cloudy and about 50. On the second hole it started to rain gently and never stopped and the temperature slowly dropped as well. Sometimes it was harder and then lighter, but it never stopped. We were miserable, but we were playing well. About half the time, only 2 of us would hit, they other two stayed in the cart. Funny thing was, we shot 59 and won by 4. We normally shoot that when it isn't raining.