By MIKE KLINGAMAN, BALTIMORE SUN |
MAR 06, 2020 | 5:00 AM
Why play golf in winter? Cheap fees. No crowds. Fast games.
Tee up in the cold, duffers say, and enjoy the perks. Icy fairways give balls more scoot. Frozen ponds send wayward shots bounding on. Find the rough? Big deal. Tall grass flattens down, come winter. Moreover, summer’s pesky insects are gone, and sunburns aren’t a worry.
Share those merits with Bill Hottman and the Bel Air golfer frowns.
“Don’t tell too many people or it’ll get crowded out there,” said Hottman, 64.
It’s no secret; the game appeals to seasoned golfers year-round. Last month, Pine Ridge Golf Course held a tournament, the Jack Frost Scramble, which drew 84 hardy entrants — Hottman included — for a 9 a.m. start in 19-degree weather. A January tourney, the Chilly Willy, attracted 120 golfers to the course in Timonium. On Saturday, Mount Pleasant Golf Course, in Baltimore, will host another winter best-ball outing.
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