Well, I played Loudon on Sunday and short of the amount of wind that did not seem to quit, it was great to get out. The course is in winter thaw state, meaning no mowing, but very little to no dead spots, I saw two roped sections of fairway that were wet that are not usually. No temp greens, greens were moderate to fast and required a well placed approach with some check in order to hold the surface. Rough was tight and played like fairway, not a ton of roll out on the fairway, but most holes were hitting into a stiff "breeze", so anything somewhat high fell like a stone.
All in all the season is underway at a fantastic early start. After this rain and some sun the courses in the area that are free of snow are going to look great. As long as the course took the time to remove the ice off the greens during the winter to prevent root kill, we should see a nice extended season.
Bring you own supplies, do not expect to get tees or balls at the course unless they have some left overs, most courses (in this area) do not order thinking a start date prior to mid April.
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