Sunday, March 16th, 2008   Larger Image Available

The morning of Feb. 12, 2003 revealed what a rare weather phenomenon had produced - snowrollers. These pictures were taken at the Oaks Golf Course near Riverton, Illinois.
Tags:  snowrollers
5 Comments
lgrant
That's weird--must be because I spent so many years in MN but I was going to say...what is this a golf course? :)
LGrant   Sunday, March 16, 2008
stevenheinzel
It is,I worked there part time mowing fairways. I will write a blog tonight giving more information about snowrollers.
stheinz   Sunday, March 16, 2008
lgrant
The main thing I remember about golfcourses in MN was the golfers using bright orange balls to keep from losing them in the snow. :)
LGrant   Sunday, March 16, 2008
stevenheinzel
I never played in it, but there was a tournament at one of the local courses around the first of the year; it was named "The Frozen Open". Have you heard of night golf?
stheinz   Sunday, March 16, 2008
lgrant
Night golf would probably be how well I would play in the daytime--like I couldn't see the ball. But, I'm sure someone has made it work--like night skiing. Speaking of which, most of the golf courses in MN doubled as cross-country ski courses during the parts of the winter where you'd need stilts to stand where you could hit the ball--knee-height or more. The courses would be patterned with the trails like blocks on a quilt.
LGrant   Monday, March 17, 2008
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