In the UK there are generally few issues with golf being played in winter other than the constraints placed upon us by the variable (or terrible, dependent on your viewpoint and location) British weather. These issues often relate to conditions created by excess winter rainfall resulting in flooded and saturated greens with poor or sometimes unplayable surfaces, However, another climatic related problem is when temperatures drop and frost forms, in such instances there is invariably pressure to get play underway even when there are good reasons why this should not be the case. This article outlines the concepts associated with play and agronomic matters during periods of low temperatures and frost.
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