Confirmed opening and grilling!

Welcome to the second full-length edition of The Golf Report with Jason Edson! We have just a couple announcements before we get into the news of the week. Today includes one new section, Weather Reports. We'll give you the latest updates on the upcoming weather for the next week gathered from several sources. We don't claim to be a definitive source for scheduling your tee-times, but we can provide some insight to aid in your planning. As the season progresses, we'll also be publishing Reviews of everything from courses to clubs. But enough about the future, let's delve into what's going on right now.

Courses

CONFIRMED OPENING!! The Golf Report saw actual golfers at Thomas Memorial in Turners Falls! After checking their website, The Report was able to confirm that they are open!

Northfield Golf Club - After a brief conversation with an employee, The Golf Report found that this course plans on opening Saturday, April 4th. Weekday rates for this year are $14 for 9 holes and $21 for 18. The Report will follow-up with a next week to confirm this opening.

Weather

As odd as it may sound, The Golf Report believes that last weekend's rain actually did some good, washing away a lot of the snow that still sits on The Meadows and Oak Ridge. Both courses had a lot of snow around the trees that wasn't melting because of the constant shade.

After today's showers clear off, expect sun and mid 50's for Tuesday and Wednesday. Those two are going to be the best days for golfing, but be watchful tomorrow because the water table is still high and the courses could be pretty damp. Thursday and Friday look like rain, and the weekend forecast shows the best weather of the week, right when greens fees are higher.

Next week doesn't start off well, with rain expected Monday and Tuesday.

Cigars/Grilling/Beer

Grilling Season is open! The Golf Report grilled some steaks and vegetables last Wednesday and is pleased to announce that it was great. After getting a great lead on cedar planks, The Report is now looking for a shorter cigar that will only take 15-20 minutes to smoke, just enough time to enjoy while cooking.

Sam Adams Summer Ale was recently spotted at the 99 Restaurant in Greenfield. A top-5 summer drink, this is great news for all the beer drinkers out there. The only problem is that the taste is very different this year. It's heavier with less of a lemon taste and more bitter. This could just be because it's the first keg of the season.

That's it for this edition of The Golf Report with Jason Edson. If you're going out this week, let us know how it goes and you could be included in a future report! The Golf Report will starting a series of reviews for our local courses as they're played, but if you go to a new course or something out of the area send us your reviews and the might get published. And finally - keep sending us any reports of open courses or driving ranges to jedson81@gmail.com, we need these updates to keep you playing instead of staring at your clubs in the living room.