The recent cold snap in Ireland has being playing havoc with golf courses in Ireland – realistically no courses have been open and available for play since mid-December. In the last week we’ve seen some movement, most noticeably from The European club which offered a special offer of €40 a round (it’s normally closer to €100 a round).

I came across an interesting chart on the Met Eireann (Meteoroligcal Society of Ireland) that illustrates the extent of the big freeze we’ve experienced in the past 4 weeks.

The loss of revenue when coupled with the relatively poor 2009 has increased the pressure on courses to be more inventive in attracting golfers and maintaining golfers. The Golf Union of Ireland (GUI) has put together a report to stimulate debate and ideas for courses – you can read it here.