Swing it Easy when it's Breezy

in #hive-1016903 years ago

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Have you ever visited Ireland? Well if so, chances are you've been rained on once or twice or many more times. That's right we get our fair share of rain and it shouldn't come as a surprise - there is a reason for the lush green grass. The name Emerald Isle also suggests green and we are certainly associated with green as we'll all see this Thursday when the world and it's landmarks go green for St. Patricks Day.

What has rain got to do with my weekly Sports Talk Social post though? Well that dirty wet pissy rain has meant that our local course where I am a member has been closed now for 5 of the past six Sundays, and as Sunday is my golfing day, that's really does feel like short and hard kick in the crown jewels. Yes, I may be a sado that I look forward to my Sunday golf mornings regardless of whether I play good, bad or indifferent.

For anyone thinking, I'd love a bit of rain where I am, you don't understand! At certain times of the year, it feels like it will never stop and somehow it keeps raining the most just before or on Sunday morning. To top it off last Sunday, there wasn't a drop of rain and not a cloud in the sky, but in late Feb or early March, that means frost, which means a delayed start time and jam packed slow moving golf course.

Anyway, I was due to tee off at 8am this morning and I checked the course line at about 7am and yep, you guessed it: "Due to heavy overnight rain and poor ground conditions, the golf course will be closed"

No, no, no not this time. I was going golfing one way or another, I was determined, my brother and nephew agreed, so I made a few calls. Barna - closed. Glenlo Abbey - closed. Salthill - closed. Jesus, it wasn't looking good, one more roll of the dice Galway Bay Golf and Country club and wouldn't you know, it was open. The place was in top condition and although it was blowing a gale and challenging, the ground was fantastic and drives and long irons had run, something I haven't seen on my home course since early October! Here is what they say about Galway Bay.

What They Say

"A blend of natural beauty and golfing pleasure, Galway Bay Golf Resort's Championship Course is considered one of Ireland's finest golf courses. When designing the course, former Ryder Cup and World Cup golfer Christy O'Connor Jnr. Superbly combined the stunning scenery of Galway Bay and the rugged curves of the Atlantic coast with ancient trees , water hazards, well hidden bunkers and very fast greens. With widely varying wind strength and direction, this championship golf course is played differently every day, which is a formidable challenge for even the most experienced golfers. It's a real test of golf. When you choose your club, the magnificent panorama of Galway Bay and all its beauty unfolds before you, with the Clare Hills to the south, while to the west lies the majestic Galway City - city of the tribes - that surrounds the rugged and rugged terrain."

A few snaps on the way around

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Blowing a Gale

Galway Bay golf club, as the name suggests is on the coast and it was blowing a serious gale force wind at times today, I'm talking a 3 club wind. I hit 300 yard drives and well struck 5 irons that fell short from 148 yards out and 54 degree wedges flying 135 yards down wind. It was pretty crazy conditions, but it was really enjoyable nonetheless, it's nice to play different courses when the chance arises an wind or no wind, I was just delighted to be out playing golf.

I'm not sure who said it to me but "Swing it Easy when it's Breezy" is great advise for windy conditions and I applied it today and it worked well. On a few occasions when I just let fly, I found myself in trouble.

My camera on my phone is a bit temperamental, so I'll share some professional photos from this website also: https://lecoingolf.fr/en/parcours-de-golf/galway-bay-golf-resort/

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The photos used throughout this post are all my own taken on my Samsung smart phone

Peace out.

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You got lucky as in most cases all courses would have been closed. I have been in a similar predicament before and gave up as the distances for travel started to get crazy.

I guess the weather was a factor in why majority of the courses closed. Sometimes, we just want something badly that distance doesn't become a barrier.

Ya heavy overnight rain and lotsbof recent rain in general means most inland courses are very very wet under foot. The travel distance wasn't too bad, 32 minute drive instead of a 17 minute drive.

Yeah, not too bad.

But almost double the usual distance.

Never played golf before though

You'll get out gor a game sometime please God 👌⛳

Ya, we got lucky for sure. I was talking to the club pro and he said they have unbelievable drainage on all the fairways and it would take torrential rain to close the course, which is good to know.

Wiiiiiilsooonnnn!

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That's exactly how I felt searching for Wilson a few times yesterday! My wife would say I'm even starting to look like him as my beard is getting longer 🤣

Just wait... soon you will paint little faces on them, give them different names and start talking to them 😂😂

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I guess the weather made most of the golf grounds to be closed. You must have felt good that you found an open place. Sometimes, we just want to have fun and exercise regardless of the weather.

Nice shots btw

Ya we were delighted to get out for a round and the course was in great condition considering all the rain that fell the night before and throughout February.

Glad, you had a great time.

Cheers

Come to Thailand bro! They courses here never close because of rain. I don't play myself but my GF is there in hurricane like weather every weekend.

Oh man, would I love to! Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia were some of coolest places I've ever been to.

Yes, I've been to Galway and yes it rained a lot but I guess that's just par for the course

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Yep