Too Hot for Golf?

A country song from the 90's included a catchy series of lyrics. The singer, Mark Chestnutt, laments how it is "It’s too hot to fish and too hot for golf and too cold at home".

I can't speak of the fishing because I am not much of an angler. My daughter has more experience than me in this regard but she uses chopped up smokies as bait. Perhaps some people might say my house is too cold. I do like it rather cool. In the mornings my windows have condensation on them and my wife seems to always have a sweater or a blanket as a covering.

But could it actually be too hot for golf? Some might say so but I would disagree. Take this past Wednesday for example with it's plus 30 Celsius temperature and humidex near 40. That was nice golfing weather as far a I am concerned.

Sure the clothes got a little sticky. Yes, you had to work a bit to keep your hands dry. But come on. It was a beautiful day. You just needed to stay hydrated. Days like this that require lots of liquid are great for the golf course sales.

I did enjoy the shade when it came and occasionally a light breeze provided some much appreciated cooling. But I would take 22 similar days for a season of Mens' Night and trade in any of those times it rained...or maybe a few of those single digit temperature evenings at the start and end of the season.
I spend enough time looking at the window in the winter at that frigid Manitoba landscape to complain about heat in the summer.

Wednesday even played like rainy day conditions without the rain. The high heat and humidity made the golf course play a little longer because it was damp and soft. The fairways and greens were way more receptive. This made them essentially wider and bigger because your shots didn't bounce into trouble as much.

These nice conditions were definitely good for Brad Benton who carded the low round of the evening with a sizzling 34.  Brad has been the low scorer on previous occasions. If I forget to mention this he complains so I am going out of my way to note it this time. In case you don't know him, here's a picture of Brad. If you see him on the street or at his restaurant tell him "Nice 34 Brad Benton". He'll appreciate it.

While I usually only reference things that happen during the official round, I would like to acknowledge Scott Maynes' practice round when he missed a birdie putt on the last hole but still finished with a 32. Good job Scotty.

It was our 14th Mens' Night of the year. To date, we have had 42 people who have won cash and put themselves on the season money list.

There were 35 golfers this week. Skins only went on two holes. Luke Funk and Brad Benton won $20 on #1 while Rob Eastcott and Dave Gill earned $20 on #7.

Dan Stokes was closest to the pin on #5 while Jamie McCutchin was tightest on #9. Both converted their birdies for the only twos of the night. They split the $52.50 deuce pot.

Brad added a birdie on #1 to go to -6 on the ringer board. That ties him with leader Scott Maynes.

Of course, our 6th annual Horse Race tournament is tomorrow. The weather forecast switched from pretty dismal to maybe not so bad. There may still be some rain but it will likely occur as a heavy but short downpour. Although I would be happy if it stays dry, or at least only rains until 8:50 am and maybe again from 1:00 - 1:20 pm. Even better would be no rain...and maybe plus 30 Celsius temperature with a humidex near 40