Countdown to golf season

[nokids]

Let the countdown begin.....

[nokids]

Loch March, i am coming for you.

[John]

Holy premature egolfulation.

[Hearzy]

Im in the same boat... I can't wait till golf season starts.

On a side note, did Kevin Haimes Heated outdoor ever open up? How does that work anyway?

[stevek]

Finally under 10 000 000 seconds!!!!

[stevek]

However, as I recall there was some golf played March 20 of last year at Calabogie.

[nokids]

Holy premature egolfulation.

to be 100% honest, i started having golf withdrawals at the end of october when the leaves covered fairways and the greens got slow on some courses. i was playing golf, but it wasn't the same.

[nokids]

However, as I recall there was some golf played March 20 of last year at Calabogie.

wow.

are you sure it wasn't hockey or curling?

[Marcos]

A few of us on this forum played our first game the 25th of march at Callabogie.No snow to speak of and the place was packed.Its always a thrill to play your first game of the year.

wow.

are you sure it wasn't hockey or curling?

[Shivas Irons]

Holy premature egolfulation.

I'll say.

My last round was Nov 17th at Greensmere, meaning we are still closer to the last round of last year than we are to the first round of the new year.

I know I'm getting desperate when I break down and play indoor golf, which usually ends up being a lot of this:

Having said that, I just booked Golf-O-Max for Jan 16...

[Weazl]

March 28th at Pakenham for me.

[nokids]

A few of us on this forum played our first game the 25th of march at Callabogie.No snow to speak of and the place was packed.Its always a thrill to play your first game of the year.

so that's how you get to 200 rounds

[goochy]

Holy premature egolfulation.

lol

[NoBack]

A few of us on this forum played our first game the 25th of march at Callabogie.No snow to speak of and the place was packed.Its always a thrill to play your first game of the year.

amd few more of us were at Mapleview that day

[Kilroy]

Last season's Openings Calendar http://www.ottawagolf.com/spring/index.htm

[nokids]

Last season's Openings Calendar http://www.ottawagolf.com/spring/index.htm

drives must go pretty far that time of year. 500 yards with roll?

[Colby]

I'm going to predict my first round of the year will be either March 15th or 16th this year

Also had a bit of a taste with a tour of the new Greyhawk clubhouse yesterday. Very nice facility!

[gbower]

Just under 4 weeks for the start of my season. WoooHooo!!!!!!
Can't come soon enough.

[mikelaurin]

Im sure we were out middle to early march in Morrisburg last year ,this year Im joining Upper Canada and there never open till middle of april

[mpare]

I confess that my 2010 season began on January 1st. As for today, I've played 5 rounds on spectacularly conditioned courses.

[stevek]

I confess that my 2010 season began on January 1st. As for today, I've played 5 rounds on spectacularly conditioned courses.

Hopefully no frost delays. The cold front (jet stream) looks to be dipping pretty far south.

[quinner]

Luckily for me I will be playing in Florida in early March. Hopefully it won't be long after I get back before the season starts here.

[sharkhark]

what normally is the season beginning to end there? I was talking to geoff in ott a few weeks ago and he said he played golf in the first week of dec. So you guys had an unusually long season like we in TO did.
BUt normally speaking..when does it begin and end. Here there are a couple dog tracks even open in the winter, so in theory third week of march...until usually first or second week of nov..with just the odd course open til end of nov.

Ottawa?

[Hearzy]

Last season's Openings Calendar http://www.ottawagolf.com/spring/index.htm

Looking at this makes it seem so much closer.... I can't wait to tee off my first hole...... Though, it will probably be me dropping for 3.

Last year i was out at dragonfly and I remember there was still snowbanks around the greens and once on the 9th hole it was hailing... lol...

[Marcos]

Shark, we usually start at the end of march and if we are lucky we go till december.It all depends on the snow or cold and every year is different.I think you herd that in 2006-2007 we played in January here in Aylmer so that was a bonus and started right back in march 2007.

what normally is the season beginning to end there? I was talking to geoff in ott a few weeks ago and he said he played golf in the first week of dec. So you guys had an unusually long season like we in TO did.
BUt normally speaking..when does it begin and end. Here there are a couple dog tracks even open in the winter, so in theory third week of march...until usually first or second week of nov..with just the odd course open til end of nov.

Ottawa?

[big mac]

However, as I recall there was some golf played March 20 of last year at Calabogie.

You are exactly right Steve--I was playing Hilton Head National when I heard some fellas saying "it must be Calabogie"-----then I knew they were from the valley.

[nokids]

I consider golf season open when the greens are rolling fast. Is the general consensus around here that Outaouais has the best greens when weather isn't great?

[CP golfguy]

the only issue with the first couple rounds, is that low lying greens are always soppy and wet and quiet slow....but no matter what the conditions are for the first few rounds...its always worth the winter wait!

[wboudrea]

Countdown to my birthday...Thanks NoKids!

[stevek]

You are exactly right Steve--I was playing Hilton Head National when I heard some fellas saying "it must be Calabogie"-----then I knew they were from the valley.

I only remember beacause I had picked Calabogie on the 21st to be the first date/course open in the contest last year.