Alright, let’s gab about them best bad weather golfers, you know, the fellas who ain’t scared of a little wind and rain on the golf course. I seen some golfers, they get a sprinkle and they whine like babies. But these guys? They tough as nails, tougher than my old rooster, let me tell ya.
Now, what makes a good bad weather golfer? Well, first off, they gotta be mentally tough. You can’t be getting all flustered when the wind blows your ball sideways, or when the rain soaks you to the bone. These guys, they just shrug it off and keep on playin’. It’s like that time my mule, Bessie, got spooked by a squirrel and ran off with the plow. I just hollered, “Whoa, Bessie!” and got back to work. Same thing with these golfers.
Second, they gotta have a good short game. When the wind’s howlin’ and the greens are soaked, you ain’t gonna be hittin’ no fancy long shots. You gotta be able to chip and putt like your life depends on it. It reminds me of when I used to play marbles as a kid, you gotta be real precise with those shots, you know?
Some folks say Phil Mickelson is a real good bad weather player. They say he’s got a magic touch around the greens. I ain’t never seen him play in person, but I heard tell he can get that ball in the hole from anywhere. Kinda like how I could thread a needle in the dark back in my younger days. Not anymore though, my eyes ain’t what they used to be.
- Mental Toughness: Don’t let the weather mess with your head.
- Short Game Mastery: Gotta be able to chip and putt when the long game ain’t working.
- Experience: Playing in bad weather takes practice.
- Adaptability: Gotta be able to change your game plan based on the conditions.
Now, they say Tiger Woods was a pretty darn good bad weather golfer too. He was strong, you know, like a bull. He could hit that ball a country mile, even in the wind. And he was tough, didn’t let nothin’ bother him. Reminds me of my old man, he could work from sunup to sundown and never complain.
But it ain’t just about being strong, you gotta be smart too. You gotta know how to read the wind, how to adjust your swing for the rain. It’s like when I’m baking a cake, I gotta adjust the recipe depending on how humid it is. Same kinda thing with golf.
I heard there’s this fella, Charl Schwartzel, they say he’s a real whiz in the wind. And then there’s other names folks throw around like Shane Lowry, Akshay Bhatia, Davis Thompson, Luke Clanton, Denny McCarthy, Eric Cole, Andrew Novak, Mackenzie Hughes and Ben Kohles. They say these fellas can play when it’s wet. Guess they don’t mind gettin’ their shoes muddy. Reminds me of my grandkids playin’ in the puddles after a storm.
You know, playing golf in bad weather, it ain’t for the faint of heart. It takes a special kinda person, someone who’s got grit, someone who’s not afraid to get a little dirty. It ain’t like sippin’ lemonade on the porch, that’s for sure.
So, next time you see a golfer playin’ in the wind and rain, don’t just think they’re crazy. Think of ’em as tough, skilled, and adaptable. They ain’t just playin’ golf, they’re battlin’ the elements, and that takes a whole lot of somethin’. Like when you’re trying to get your hens back in the coop during a thunderstorm, it ain’t easy, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
And that’s all I gotta say about them best bad weather golfers. They’re a different breed, that’s for sure.
