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Mother Nature has left local golfers 'itching'
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
The white belt. Seaforth, as per
many other locations near large
bodies of water is considered a per-
fect location for snow squalls.
Knowing this, some local golfers
are not too enamoured with the
Christmas -like forecast.
Being that its already a couple
weeks into spring, it may seem
peculiar to them, but to the Sea -
forth Golf & Country Club this is
"normal."
Last month, the sun was shining
and blessed the area with highs in
the range of 14 degrees Celsius,
creating the belief that golf season
could begin before April 1 this
year. However, downpours of rain
left most of Huron East in a
puddle.
Then came the snow dumps
with temperatures reaching as low
as negative seven, forcing to put
the pars and birdies on hold.
Though it may seem odd to be see-
ing these recent cold fronts, the
club is entering its 56th year of
providing the community with a
course to swing clubs and to date
they've only opened three times in
March.
Carolanne Doig, from the Sea -
forth Golf & Country Club said the
short lived spring weather left a lot
of their members anxious and
rather teased. Everyday Doig said
she receives a phone call from an
eager golfer with the same ques-
tion. "When do you think you'll be
open?"
"They are itching because it was
a mild winter, so they thought they
were going to get on the golf course
early," mentioned Doig because
they had already indulged in avail-
able greens at courses in London,
Grand Bend and Chatham to name
a few.
"Some of them came back think-
ing the golf course in Seaforth
would be open by March 20, but
Mother Nature hadn't
cooperated."
To silence those skeptical of the
recent weather, she told the Exposi-
tor that last year 18 holes of golf
were not accessible until April 13.
"That's a week today, who knows,
we've opened (as) early as March
18;' she said.
For now, most days, Doig is usu-
ally waiting patiently by the fire. To
stay positive during the variety of
weather that has ranged from
floods to snow, the Seaforth Golf &
Country Club has invented a cou-
ple of comical names to go along
with the changing climate of
Southwestern Ontario.
"We went from the golf club, to
the golf canoe club and now we're
back to the ski club," said Doig with
laughter.
Quoting the late T.S. Eliot, she
As the snow sticks to the ground, some golfers feel it's odd for spring, but not the Seaforth Golf & Country Club.
said, "April is the cruelest winter,"
repeated Doig while giggling about
the well-known American -born
British writer.
Everyday Carolanne
Doig said she receives
a phone call from an
eager golfer with the
same question. "When
do you think you'll be
open?"
"Maybe he lived in Ontario and
maybe he was a golfer,"
Due to the ever changing fore-
telling of snow lately, Doig admit-
ted to not knowing what to expect
next. However, she revealed the
mild-mannered winter has left the
land in terms of golfing rather easy
to launch for the start of the
season.
"The ground didn't freeze much,
the grass is very green. Once we get
some nice drying wind and a little
bit of warm rain, we will be good to
go;' Doig said.
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