December Golf in New Jersey - What's to Come in 2018

December Golf in New Jersey

"Cinderella story, out of nowhere..." - Carl Spackler

(Sunday, December 17th, 2017)

Happy Holidays!

We die-hard golfers here in New Jersey are accustomed to playing in cold, bitter winter weather.  Frozen greens, chilly wind, and sunlight that is a luxury that we really appreciate when spring arrives.

What New Jersey golfers are use to seeing during the winter months.

There is nothing quite like it. Although it is sometimes an annoyance waiting for frost to lift before our morning round, or having a shot ricochet off the green like it asphalt. 

In the end, the only thing that matters is that we are having fun.  Some people think we're crazy to play in 30 degree weather, and sometimes I think these people are right.

However, most of the time, these "golfers" are the players who put their clubs away from October to April, and throw their clubs in frustration.  They wonder why they can't hit the ball solid even though practice is the last thing on their mind.  We all know someone like this. 

Back to reality, Chris Colman, Thomas Pusey, and Chris Pusey have over 25 different courses already planned for the new year, and plenty of more on the radar.  These courses go all around New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and beyond.  

If you live in or around these areas, and you want to host us at your public or private club, we'll play anywhere and everywhere.  We don't normally play ultra-private golf courses, or even ultra-public courses, so as long as it has holes to play to, we don't judge. :)

To conclude, although winter isn't friendly to golfers along the Northeast United States, golf doesn't stop unless there is snow on the ground. The Sunday Golfers will be back as a whole soon enough, and with a vengeance!

- The Sunday Golfers

If you are still reading all the way down here, it is your lucky day.  Here is a true, funny story from the point of view of Chris Colman that happened not too long ago at his work. Take it away Chris!

"So a few weeks ago, South Jersey was blasted with about 4 inches of snow.  Most of it on the roads didn't stick, but the grass was absolutely covered in snow.  It snowed overnight from Saturday through early Sunday morning. Normally, I don't work Sunday's, but a co-worker had asked me to cover for her while she was away. But, I saw that we were supposed to get some snow so I figured the course would be closed.  Early the next morning, the owner of Beckett called me to ask me for a favor. 

The course was closed, but the power had gone out the day before, and somebody had to go make sure that everything was turned off and the alarm wouldn't go off when the power came back on. I carefully drove the thirty minutes over to the course that Sunday morning, and proceeded to make sure everything was in order before I left.

While I was in the pro-shop making sure that everything was fine and dandy, the superintendent of the course walked in to check in. Why I was needed if he was coming in anyway is beyond me, but we shook hands and got to chatting for a minute as I was about to lock up.  The superintendent then tells me something that had me bent over laughing.

Somebody had shown up to Beckett with colored golf balls, looking to play a round of golf.  The superintendent tells me that this guy, who we will name Andy for the story, shows up with his bag of clubs, looking to play the snow-covered course.

Andy is famous at Beckett Golf Club, known for playing round of golf at break-neck speed, racing around in his cart and crashing it occasionally. He is a nice enough fella, but kind of a nutcase. 

Andy had gone up to the building where the grounds-crew keep their mowers and such, and asked the superintendent if he could open up the area we kept the golf-carts so he wouldn't have to walk.

The superintendent first was confused, and then proceeded to kick Andy off the course before he called the cops. Andy didn't even try to argue his case.

I left Beckett laughing hysterically when the superintendent told me this, wishing I could have witnessed this firsthand. Why anyone thought they would be able to play a snow-covered golf course, even with colored balls, is beyond me."

- Chris Colman