Golf Course Update

Winter is a reality that all golfers must face.  Winter does not officially start until December 21st, however meteorological winter starts on December 1st and lasts through the end of February, lasting 91 days in total.  Colder weather and shorter days have a big impact on playing conditions and golf courses no matter where you are located. 

In colder climates, grass is fully dormant during winter.  This means a golf course cannot recover from traffic, divots, ball marks, or any other wear and tear that happens during the winter rounds.  Any wear and tear that does occur during winter can linger well into spring and relatively few rounds can still leave lasting scars when grass is growing slowly.  Worn areas from traffic and accumulating divots are both good examples of damage from winter play that tends to hang around.  This is why golf course superintendents are extremely protective of the primary playing areas during winter. 

Zack and I have been consulting with one another over the past month about playing conditions of the fall leading into the winter months.  Now, we are faced with seeing well below normal temperatures in the coming weeks.  We have gotten a lot of great compliments about the condition of the golf course this year and I even got one last Monday.  I want to thank Zack and his crew for this as well as our ownership of making this investment in Rowley Country Club to give golfers the best conditions possible. 

Starting Tuesday December 2nd, the golf course at Rowley Country Club will be closed due to the cold conditions.  However, this does not mean the golf course is closed for the season, we will reevaluate reopening the golf course once this cold snap ends and see if it is feasible to reopen the golf course without leaving any lasting effects for the start of the 2026 golf season.  Before making this decision, I wanted to inform everyone about what went into making this decision about giving you additional information about winter golf and not just saying that we closed due to the cold.  We are committed to giving golfers at Rowley Country Club the best playing conditions and making more improvements to the golf course for golfers of all abilities and ages.

In the meantime, the golf shop hours will be as follows through December for your holiday needs and membership renewals (memberships are in the mail) during this time:

·        Mondays & Tuesdays                            10am until 2pm

·        Wednesdays-Saturdays                      9am until 2pm

Thank you for being loyal and valuable players at Rowley Country Club, the staff here could not do their jobs without your support.

Regards,

Darin Chin-Aleong, PGA

General Manager