When people ask me what the weather is like in California I like to tell them that we have two seasons...Summer and Rain. I live about 30 miles from some of the most famous beaches in the world and the year round weather here is very moderate and tolerable almost all year. And yes, we do have cold weather, well, cold for us. It does get down into the high twenties - low thirties, but for a very short period of time. Winter is a regular length season for us just like everyone else, it's just that we don't have to shovel snow where I live and we only have to wear warm jackets for a few months of the year.
Golf is a year round activity here and in most of California actually. So the ability to stay fairly sharp and on top of your game is good. We've been pounded pretty well off and on the last few weeks with equal amounts of storms and sun.....and that's typical for us. I feel for the North and Eastern parts of the U.S. where the golf season is typically over around November for about 4-5 months. Whew...no thank you.
I'm supposed to golf tomorrow with some friends but the weather is supposed to be like today, cold, wet, and windy at times. Cold..about 48-50 degrees, wet...light rain off and on all day, and windy but not too windy. This storm has been coming in from the North so it's a cold one. I'll have to wait until the morning and see what the weather guy says.
I golfed last week and played pretty decently for not having gone out in a while. Shot an 81 with a triple on the front. My round could very easily have been 5-6 shots less. I'll chalk it up to a bit of rust but mostly to my new swing I've been working on; I'm working on more consistency with my ball striking, direction, and with it all comes added distance. I was 8 over on the front and 1 over on the back including 6 pars in a row and finishing with an eagle on the long par five 18th.
I'll let you know if I go and how I do. I'm enjoying getting my new swing in place and am looking forward to a very good year on the course.