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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious golfers move to warmer climates. [/quote]

S[b]erious golfers are able to play when it is 40F. It isn't a big deal. Just wear a thermal under-layer.[/b]

You can play in the NOVA area 10 to 11 months a year. During the brief period in which it is truly too cold to play, you can practice in your garage. [/quote]

Complete nonsense.  I played last week in 52F  in windy condition at Raspberry Falls and it was not a good feeling.   That's why you see serious golfers either live in FL, Texas, Arizona or California.[/quote]

It is an absurd idea that one must move to Florida or Texas to play "serious golf".

Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer became world class golfers despite growing up in the northeast US. And there are plenty of other pros who grew up in the northeast.

In NOVA, most of the time, the wind doesn't play 20 mph. The conditions you are describing above are not the norm; rather, they are the exception.

NOVA courses are often quite crowded during December and February, and generally one can golf about half the time in January. [/quote]

It is very hard to play golf here in NOVA between November and March/April and I am speaking from personal experience.  It is just cold and windy and your game will regress.  The condition I described is the normal, not the norm.

I tried to play golf in NOVA during the winter every chance I get but most of the public golf course in Fairfax are not in very good condition:

- Burke Lake:  so much geese poop on the golf course and the green is not very good, especially during winter,

- Oak Marr:  Course is in terrible shape.  Stay away,

- Jefferson park:  Course is ok but the ground is very hard in the winter.  You will be lucky to put the tee into ground for the driver,

- Twin Lakes/Oak:  Course is OK but windy and cold during the winter,  not possible for golf,

- Laurel Hill:  I like this course a lot but it is also cold and windy in the winter, not possible for golf,

I've played a few times at Westwood and Riverbend CC in the winter and not recommended,

This past winter, I moved to Florida during the winter and played golf there everyday and I absolutely love the warm weather there.  I avoid playing golf during the winter in NOVA.

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I'm also speaking from personal experience. One man's meat is another man's poison. I love winter golf in NOVA, and I golfed quite a bit this December and February. A few goose turds don't trouble me, and I'm able to stick a tee in the ground when it is 40F. Course conditions aren't perfect in the winter, but there are plenty of golfers out on NOVA courses who are enjoying themselves in Dec, Jan and Feb. As long as a strong wind isn't blowing, the experience, IMO, is enjoyable.[/quote]

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