Friends and I will play in any winds that aren't dangerous. And when I mean dangerous, I mean when huge trees start falling everywhere. We had a tournament at Burke Lake Park in VA a few years ago that had to cancel the second round because trees started falling, including a giant pine that crushed the picnic table a few feet from tourney HQ. Most of the course is in the woods and in the space of a few minutes 6-8 trees fell. That was too much wind.
Raleigh (Zebulon) at a tourney a few years ago had ~40-50mph winds with gusts above 70mph. Scores were insanely high that round, with some of the craziest shots I've ever seen. Putts landing in, sticking to the bottom of the basket and then being lifted all the way out before the player could retrieve the disc...
For casual rounds, I think we've played in solid winds ~50mph. We just play everything par-4 in those conditions, adding a one-stroke-per-hole handicap for the wind. Playing in Texas for several years, it was actually a lot of fun and great experience to play in high winds. As long as it's dry and above freezing, I'll play in any winds that aren't toppling trees on the course.
Raleigh (Zebulon) at a tourney a few years ago had ~40-50mph winds with gusts above 70mph. Scores were insanely high that round, with some of the craziest shots I've ever seen. Putts landing in, sticking to the bottom of the basket and then being lifted all the way out before the player could retrieve the disc...
For casual rounds, I think we've played in solid winds ~50mph. We just play everything par-4 in those conditions, adding a one-stroke-per-hole handicap for the wind. Playing in Texas for several years, it was actually a lot of fun and great experience to play in high winds. As long as it's dry and above freezing, I'll play in any winds that aren't toppling trees on the course.
