Be careful playing in the heat

[Mac62]

Btw gatorade and powerade are not good unless you are drinking 3 bottles of water per gatorade. This will be my first summer playing golf in the 100+ degree weather that Houston brings but I think my training from 10 years of year round baseball will do me well.

I don't envy you guys who have to play in the heat and humidity!  I can tolerate 100+ degrees easily, but our summer humidity is often in single digits, or close to it (except during the monsoon, when it gets miserably sticky).  I'd freaking melt in 100+ degrees and 80-90% humidity.  As much as people joke about it, there really is something to the whole "it's a dry heat!" thing.

[ghalfaire]

I lived in Galveston, Texas for a few years and would regularly play out in the high 90 degree/100% humidity weather.  Lots of water, a big, wide brimmed hat, and stay in the shade as much as possible.

Other than the humidity this certainly applies to Phoenix too.  Temp in the three digits require some thought.   In my case when at this location in the summer I get tee times at sunrise and am off the course by 10 AM, lots of liquids (not alcohol), big big brim hats, don't walk and stay in the shade when it isn't your turn.  I will say it is cheap to play here this time of year.

[dfreuter415]

These kind of towels are awesome in the heat.

I agree. A couple of years ago I got a Mission EnduraCool Cooling Towel at Lowes.  It really feels refreshing on a hot summer day.

If it is higher than 90° I will bring out the cooling towel and try to drink enough fluids to stay hydrated.

[mcanadiens]

The thing I struggle to force myself to do is the sunscreen. That can be bad news for Irish-German heritage skin.

[Tgb02]

I'm a ginger and burn pretty easily so I wear long sleeves at 3/4 a lot (I know sleeves in 105 degree houston heat but I am used to it, high school baseball coach made us wear them everyday for 2 and half years). Even if I wear sleeves and a bucket hat though I still wear sunscreen. I keep a giant spf like 50 bottle in my bag at all times that can be sprayed on easily without making a mess.