What should I do if snow has closed my golf course?

Course Closed - Due to Snow...

That is the message that many of us are waking up to this morning. Even if your course has somehow managed to stay open, it will probably be frozen and, let's be honest, that isn’t much fun. Albeit some exercise is better than none, I suppose. But what should you be doing this week if you can't get on a golf course?

Set Yourself Golf Goals For 2026 

So here we are, the dawn of another year and I’m already itching to get to a golf course. I’ve spent some time this morning (as I do every year on my first day back to work) going through my Golfshake stats for the previous year and setting myself some goals for the coming year. 

For me, this is mainly around scoring averages, putting, and penalties per round - all of which must improve during 2026 to ensure I don’t suffer in the first seven months of this year, like I did last. 

The stat tracking system on Golfshake is great, not just for tracking where you have played and keeping a handicap (if you’re not a club member), but during the course of the year I will keep dropping back into the yearly reports, stats overview and, specifically for me, the course analysis section. 

So we’ve had Christmas, had that really weird time between Christmas and New Year where nobody really knows what day it is (apparently now labelled Twixmas?) but all that’s really on my mind is 1: How long before this snow clears, will it be gone by the weekend so I can get my 2026 golf underway. and 2: It's now been five days and counting since my last round. 

Watch Golf Content on YouTube

I’ve watched far too much YouTube, including our very own Ryan Rastall’s excellent shaft comparison between the Ventus and KBS, which I find really interesting as it's also the time of year that many of us (myself included) might start to view new equipment releases and be contemplating any equipment changes for the year. Are you planning some big bag changes this year, perhaps three-wood out and mini driver in? Watch this space for that and the Golfshake YouTube channel for all the latest gear releases. 

Consider Booking a Golf Lesson

So, what else can we do with ourselves? Again, like me, you may have already hit c399876884 balls at the range during the Christmas period and already and have a camera roll filled with swing videos, so it might now be a good idea to get in with a pro for your first lesson of the year, or sign up to some online lessons via a platform like Skillest where you can send videos over to a professional and get some analysis via video. 

If all that fails, then don’t overlook the tips section on Golfshake where there are literally hundreds of videos to pick from. 

That pretty much concludes this first weekly blog/update or whatever the kids are calling it nowadays. Some weeks I think this could be pretty informative, some weeks this might be very ranty, some weeks controversial, and other weeks we don’t even know what it might be. But I will try and do one of these and if there is anything you think my opinion matters on, then get in touch with us and let me know.