Fat guy walking....in the south

[Bill_McBride]

Lots and lots of water is essential.  Not the same kind of heat, but I drank 18 bottles of water at Stone EAgle at last year's Kings Putter in the afternoon 114* round and never did have to pee.  Wow, what a day that was.  

[Tiger_Bernhardt]

One of the real true statements is the USGA guys do not get or care to get the weather in July and August in the south. I had to go to the hospital for the night after walking 36 in a US AM qualifier a few years back. I did everything humanly possible to stay hydrated too.

[Mike Hendren]

There is nothing better after a summer round than coming home, removing shirt, dropping trou and standing in front of the through-the-window a/c unit turned up as high as it will go.

Mike Young, is this merely another thinly veiled attempt to thwart the continued in-migration of yankees?  Attaboy.

Mike

[Steve Lang]

 

.. forgot favorite of using an umbrella for that personal shade
 
.. ms sheila also goes for ice in the bucket hat

.. like to avoid the wet towel around the neck routine,  but use a towel to keep skin dry, i.e., moisture/sweat from accumulating on fat boy body as much as possible .. let evaporative cooling do its thing!

.. oh yeh.. it rains here every day, really cloudy too, and the hurricanes really beat things up June through Oct..

[Ed_Baker]

Played one of Phillys finest with Golfs most beloved a few summers ago, 106 degrees and HUMID, amazingly this WICKED FAT guy (that's a Yankee term) not only survived the walk, I was able to pahty hahrty and left the storied venue blissful, although I was lacking vowels from alcohol abuse.

Now, I have to admit, that on a day like that at home it definitely would have been a forced bussing day.

Sooo, does great golf architecture, and stellar playing partners,minimze the effects of heat on the human body?

Apparently.

[Jerry Kluger]

It has been my experience that guys either walk or they ride.  I like to walk and often am the odd guy out.  Needless to say the most important thing is to stay hydrated - I also will wear a light colored golf shirt and a hat - best thing about it of course, is when it's over, you have an excuse to eat or drink nearly anything.

[Evan_Smith]

Being a Canadian fat guy, it's not as bad up here in the summer.  I did however play college golf in Virginia and a couple tournaments stand out.  First week of Sept. in High Point, NC playing Oak Hollow (great early Pete Dye, muni) in 95 degree heat with humidity.  That wasn't the worst of it.  It was the over 6 hour round that killed us.  Standing on the 11th tee for 40 minutes was just too much.  The other tournament that stands out was at National Chamionships just north of Oklahoma City (Oak Tree, another Dye, East Course, not the Men's Club unfortunately) near the end of May.  It was also 95, but without the humidity.  There were the 30-40 mph constant winds to deal with however and that dried you up pretty quickly.  Luckily the NCAA had water and Allsport (Pepsi's feeble attempt at sports drinks before they bought Gatorade) at every tee.  I don't recall ever having to leak, yet I grabbed a bottle of liquid at just about every tee.  I can't say what was worse, but I think golfing with the humidity in the south was a little worse.

I'm one of those guys that think golf carts should be banned except when needed for medical reasons, but remembering trying to golf in Virginia at the end of August leads me to the conclusion that golfing in the summer down south could lead to a medical reason-so ride on during the unbearable days, but try to walk otherwise.  It's the only way to see a golf course.  The exercise isn't the worst thing either!

[Tim Bert]

Tiger, Tim, Kyle and Bill,
Would you agree that walking in the south in mid summer and playing golf is extreme......I don't think most of the country understands the humidity.....I can walk in the desert at 100 easier than walking here and playing at 90.
Mike

I don't really even enjoy riding in the mid summer heat.  During the core summer months, I tend to schedule my golf very early or very late.  Fortunately, we usually have the winters to make up for it.

[K. Krahenbuhl]

Tiger, Tim, Kyle and Bill,
Would you agree that walking in the south in mid summer and playing golf is extreme......I don't think most of the country understands the humidity.....I can walk in the desert at 100 easier than walking here and playing at 90.
Mike

I don't really even enjoy riding in the mid summer heat.  During the core summer months, I tend to schedule my golf very early or very late.  Fortunately, we usually have the winters to make up for it.

I usually play in the evenings during the summer as well, but sometimes that isn't even feasible.  I remember a round I played at New Mexico St University Golf Course in Las Cruces.  I was able to walk despite temps around 110.  It is the humidity that makes it unbearable in the south.

[Tiger_Bernhardt]

True Humidity has to be experienced. It is not something the weatherman can tell you about. The deep South is much different than the Atlantic seaboard too.

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