We don’t love the little bit of extra dust this morning
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Just to get my ducks in a row as I prepare to leave Chicago early Saturday morning…
We’re still meeting at 11 am, making alt shot pairings in the parking lot, and then playing somewhere between 9 and 27 holes?
Still going out for pizza and beer afterwards?
I may be bringing some airplane sized bottles of bourbon and whiskey for sharing and caring.
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That is a correct recitation of the events.
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My heated hand pouch arrived yesterday and the yak traks show up today. About to be absolutely dialed in
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I need to get some hand warmers for my pockets, at the least.
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How’s it looking out there?
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Snow on the ground. But no snow falling, the little snow we got, if it landed on pavement has melted off.
It’s not going to be as idyllic as last year, but it should be workable, but cold with snow on the ground. Colored golf balls a must.
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Dude I fuckin love this prep. This man Fropens
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I’ll bring a box of hand warmers
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I’m going to put hand warmers inside my headcovers…
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I trust I’m not the only person that’s spent every Saturday morning the last two months hitting balls onto a snow-covered range.
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Should have known after the red recovery score out of nowhere this morning.
We have a developing situation
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That fever will help you feel warmer in the bitter cold.
" ̶W̶e̶’̶r̶e̶ You’re fine!"
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This sounds like me talking to the school nurse when shes trying to send my kids home
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SCORING UPDATE
Lady and gentlemen, it is with a somber tone I am delivering a message of actual golf balls will NOT be used for Saturdays competition. I apologize to anyone that grabbed colored balls already, but I’m sure you can find a future use. There is just too much snow for putting reasons and clearing the greens is not really going to make it any better with a solid sheet of ice on them (personally went and checked it out yesterday, mega bummer.)
BUT
I have acquired enough tennis balls (good ones to boot, some say the pro V1 of tennis balls) to make a golden retriever think they’ve died and gone to heaven.
I am going to set up a “target” around the pins. Closer to the middle, the less strokes are added to your score.
Middle ring - 0
Second ring- 1
Third ring- 2
The shot you hit to get inside the target is the last stroke, then add whatever “score” you get to said strokes.
So, example, 3 strokes to get in the circle, hit an absolute nails shot into the middle circle, that’s a 3.
Lands in the second circle, that’s 4
Third circle, that’s a 5
Super simple, should be fun, and god knows no one should be able to lose a tennis ball.
I know it’s not ideal, but as I’ve said a few times so far, I need everyone to keep their expectations of “golf” reeeeaaaallllll loose. Toledo, February, closed golf course, snow.
I personally think that a persimmon might be the play for driver. But I’ve also never teed up a tennis ball with anything since I was about 6.
But, as an avid stickball fan, wooden broomstick bats can absolutely nuke a fuckin tennis ball so I think this should work out quite well.
Also good news, this should take the exploding driver head out of play AND if anyone can get a good pic of someone making contact should be good content.
The more I think about this it might be the most Fropen conditties possible, and this scoring might just be the key moving forward should these present themselves again.
All in all, I promise it will be a good hang with many other golf sickos who figured “why not play golf in the snow?”
Hot bevvys, music, camaraderie, shenanigans, potential snow ball fights? Who’s to say.
Can’t wait to see everyone!
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What The Fuck?
With that out of the way, see everyone Saturday. 
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I’m usually a “24 hours and good” kinda guy with this stuff but…not great right now
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I hope you feel better my man.
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If you hit it to the third ring and want to risk a shot that smallest ring to knock a stroke off your score would that be allowed?
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