The closest thing to golf in my future is this forum.

[JetFan1983]

This is nothing, guys. Try being injured for an entire season and then dealing with winter! That's my reality!

This forum is the only golf fix I've had in a year. It's like trying to get high off wood chips.

[kpaulhus]

Edit: Right now to play TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium course at 9am on Saturday would be $275 a player. LOL This is crazy but like I said with the whole driver swap thing, sometimes you just gotta trust people and have a good time. Cheapest round trip flight from PA to Jax is like $900 though. So go figure for a weekend in FL and a round at Sawgrass it would cost roughly $1450.

[Gioguy21]

  kpaulhus said:

Well if your here for Friday and Saturday night, we could do pizza one night, then something better the second night (outback, hooters, or w/e). You just pay for your round and my round at Sawgrass? I have to look, but last time I checked it was somewhere in the range of $300-$350 per player before noon. Free transportation around Jax, free room with bed and shower, free food.....I have to run this by the girlfriend though before I start selling away our extra bedroom for a round at Sawgrass lol

dude for $700 i'll come down for the weekend, play sawgrass myself and fly home lol

[Gioguy21]

  JetFan1983 said:

This is nothing, guys. Try being injured for an entire season and then dealing with winter! That's my reality!

...depends, what're you usin for kindling? i hear smaller buds of another substance would be ideal...small flame, dont' really need to blow out, just breathe in for a bit...lol jk

[kpaulhus]

  Gioguy21 said:

dude for $700 i'll come down for the weekend, play sawgrass myself and fly home lol

LOL where you plan on sleepin!?!?!

[nike_golf]

This winter for my part of southern Minnesota has had the most snow since 1997.

I've had the opportunity to get out on my snowmobile plenty.

But, living in Minnesota, you know it's not going to be golfing season until early April at the earliest. Last year I got a round in the earliest I've ever gotten in my life. The last weekend in March. Un-seasonably mild temps, and little snow allowed a golf course within an hours drive to open, and I took advantage.

I have to say it was different. Golfing in high fifties temps, w/ melting snowbanks as hazards.

[Doctorfro]

I left the Roanoke/Smith Mountain Lake area three years ago for NC. First two winters here were great. We played almost every week during the winter. This year is different. I'm looking out at the course now and the melting snow has made the tract a swamp as is every other course around here. I played nine holes last thursday and I'm glad I did. No telling the next time I'll get to play. And I've got the fever after going to Orlando several weeks ago and playing fairly well. Have played some EA Sports TW PGA Tour and some online WGT. Just not the same.

[Yukari]

In Denver area, we can usually play almost year long. But the last two or three years (but not this year--thank God), we had snow every freakin weekend starting from early December to March!!! So I do feel your pain.

But since the weather has been pretty decent this year, I will be teeing it up AGAIN this weekend.

[juanrjackson]

I live in Northern VA & feel your pain. I've only been able to get to the driving range twice since we had that big snow storm before xmas.

[rogerw]

Here in the mid-state of PA, we just got rid of all the white stuff from last month about two weeks ago. Snowed last Sat afternoon, just enough to close every place on Sunday.. Then it snowed yesterday about 2 inches, most is gone today, but now who knows what is in store for Saturday. I got out 3 times in Jan, but one doesn't count as the greens were still snow covered. Argh !!!! Its starting to get really annoying.

Any need for software developers in TX? FL is too humid for me in the summer, so its out. CA is too expensive, so I'm thinking TX might be a good place to go.

[senorchipotle]

  rogerw said:

Here in the mid-state of PA, we just got rid of all the white stuff from last month about two weeks ago. Snowed last Sat afternoon, just enough to close every place on Sunday.. Then it snowed yesterday about 2 inches, most is gone today, but now who knows what is in store for Saturday. I got out 3 times in Jan, but one doesn't count as the greens were still snow covered. Argh !!!! Its starting to get really annoying.

well, texas is pretty humid. east texas is every bit as humid as florida, and houston in july is like taking a shower when you walk outside. but austin is really nice. in fact, they call it the ''mini silicon valley.'' so you should have no problem getting a job in software there. there are lots of beautiful golf courses as well. not sure if you're serious, but if you like barbecue, live music, golf and hot weather, you should look into it.

[rogerw]

  Gioguy21 said:

dude for $700 i'll come down for the weekend, play sawgrass myself and fly home lol

Think outside of the box on this one. Yeah, if its just you it costs you an extra $350, but if we had say..... 7 folks, we would have 2 foursomes, and it would only cost us an extra $50 each

  senorchipotle said:

well, texas is pretty humid. east texas is every bit as humid as florida, and houston in july is like taking a shower when you walk outside. but austin is really nice. in fact, they call it the ''mini silicon valley.'' so you should have no problem getting a job in software there. there are lots of beautiful golf courses as well. not sure if you're serious, but if you like barbecue, live music, golf and hot weather, you should look into it.

I've been to Dallas and Austin in the past during the summer and they were hot, but not so bad. Never been to Houston, but I have heard the stories and wouldn't consider there. I've heard that San Antonio, although hot is not so humid, but never experienced it. I've played in bands about half of my life, enjoy BBQ's, but I'm not a beef or pork person, so that might be held against me. Maybe if I was in the band, I would probably be excused. Its definitely something I'm considering.

[kpaulhus]

  rogerw said:

Think outside of the box on this one. Yeah, if its just you it costs you an extra $350, but if we had say..... 7 folks, we would have 2 foursomes, and it would only cost us an extra $50 each

Yeah but it would cost me a ton more for food! lol

[rjfan91]

  JetFan1983 said:

This is nothing, guys. Try being injured for an entire season and then dealing with winter! That's my reality!

Yeah, but you are a Jets fan and are used to disappointment. I kid!!! I know the feeling. I blew my knee out one spring and was done until the cold came that fall.

[MuscleBack Sauce]

This thread should be titled "Nor-Easter Woes". I'm from CT and the dissapation of my gold game each winter makes me so frustrated each spring it's like relearning golf every year. I'm going to suck it up and white knuckle my blades until it gets warm on the range

[denvernative321]

not to worry your not alone. every time its nice enough to get out and hit the par three or the front nine, the ground is frozen solid. I cant put a tee in the ground to save my life. or half the ground is covered in snow and you lose a lot of balls even if they were hit perfect. I was down the street on a short par three saw my ball bounce on ice (on the green) and disappeared. it was a perfect shot and could not find it had to take a drop and ruined my day knowing it was on the green and had to take a drop anyway. when the ground is frozen this solid taking a divot is not even an option so trying to hit a good thin shoot does not alway work like it does in your head. but its good practice. By the way im in colorado

[rogerw]

Ahhh geezzz, just heard we're supposed to get another 1-2 feet, yes that's feet of that white stuff this weekend. Well that will likely crush all hopes of getting out until near March. Hey maybe if we all run outside and spray a bunch of aerosol cans into the air, we can get global warming to kick back in

[DocWu1948]

While poking thru my charge cards summary for tax info, I see I got out on March 7 and 9 in 2009 for golf in the Chicago burbs. That was earlier than the six weeks predicted by the groundhog. Hope he's wrong this year too.

LOL. I was watching the snow sculpturing competitors up in Wisconsin this week crying because it was over 32F and their media was melting.