For golf courses that are open all year long we sometimes run into a drop in the temperature overnight causing frost to form on the fairways and putting greens. Some golf courses choose to continue regular play whereas some courses choose to implement a “Frost Delay”. When the golf course runs a frost delay this normally pushes back all the tee times until the ground has warmed up enough to melt the frost. If frost on the course is ignored and regular play commences it will cause damage to the playing surface and makes the grass susceptible to disease and weeds.

We are getting into winter and will have frost delays into mid-March. We ask that you refrain from walking on the grass during mornings where we are under delay. Walking on frosty grass and crush the grass blades and cause the grass to die!

At Wildwood Green we implement a forward shotgun for all play at and before the frost delay starting time. So, when the Superintendent says it is OK to start at 11:00 AM, the tee times at 11:00 and before will begin at 11:00 AM as a forward shotgun start (#1, #2, #3, #4, etc.). Tee times beginning after 11:00 AM will start on time from the starting hole for the day as normal. This procedure is in place so that Wildwood Green can maximize our tee sheet usage and to not punish/push back the tee times scheduled after the frost delay starting time.

We thank you ahead of time for your compliance and understanding.