Speaking of cold, yesterday was forecasted to be in the lower 50's and it only reached the low 40's with a stiff wind of about 15-25mph. That didn't stop me and one of my buddies from heading out to play though! We ended up playing this track called Far Corner Golf Club in West Boxford Massachusetts. I had never heard of the place before and without even checking out the website prior to the round I was expecting the worst.
After bundling up in a couple extra layers and paying the $40 winter green fee we headed out to the blustery first tee. The course offers 27 holes and we opened up on a nine called the "Fox". The first hole was slight dogleg to the left par 5 that played fairly easy. A good drive will give you a fairly good shot at getting the green in two. The conditions weren't too bad..., the ground was a bit on the soft side and the greens were like trying to read Phil Hellmuth in a heads up game of poker. I don't think I got more than two putts beyond the hole all day.
We had to cut the round short after 9 because it was playing real slow and it was downright cold. The course was surprisingly interesting and I am definitely going to give it another shot once the conditions get better. I think they jumped the gun a little bit with the open date. There was one hole that had 6 inches or more of snow lining the entire left side. It is a little hard to get yourself when you could literally go sledding.
One beast of a hole was the par 3 6th. Since half of it was snow covered our tee was moved way up but normally the tees are back 238 yards from the front of the green if you are playing the tips. Not to mention you have to carry a pond leading up to the green and when the pin is back left you have to bend it in amongst some trees. Seems like it could be a real disaster when the wind is blowing.
I am keeping my fingers crossed this weekend will be the first round in the granite state in 2009! Lets go warmth!
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