Do Marquees With Stand All Weather Conditions?

Will bad weather conditions stop me from hiring a marquee?

When choosing a marquee one aspect to consider is the weather. The marquee of course will provide shelter but in extreme cases can the marquee withstand all weather conditions? Will it keep your guests dry in the rain? Or will it blow away if the wind picks up?

If you live aboard where the weather is usually hot and sunny then this is not usually a problem, but here in the UK the weather can be very unpredictable and the majority of the year its cold, wet and windy. Certain areas are consider to have better weather than most such as down south Cornwall, London, Brighton and so on have hotter summers, but South Yorkshire, Sheffield, Yorkshire, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Doncaster, North Yorkshire, and Manchester tend not to be as nice.

First of all are marquees waterproof?

Yes they are water proof and so if on the day you have a few light showers your marquee should be absolutely fine and no one will get wet and the marquee will stay relatively dry. However if the rain is a lot more severe and the ground becomes very wet it may sep underneath the marquee walls and into the marquee. You can take further action to prevent this by having carpet as a flooring in the marquee, this is a little more expense but may be worth it.

Should we have a heater for inside the marquee?

Even in the summer months it may be an idea to hire a few heaters, they do add to the cost but we feel if you are going to go to the expense of hiring the marquee you don’t want your guests to freeze to death and want to leave as soon as they can to get warm!

Will the marquee blow away in the wind?

No, all marquees come with a strong and solid structure to hold up the marquee and prevent it from being blown away in high winds. Nowadays you can hire marquees with aluminium skeletons which means you don’t need the central poles and they are a lot more stability in windy conditions.

Bethany Moors
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Stop Bad Weather From Boosting Your Golf Handicap

Sometimes you have to play when the weather is bad. Unfortunately, the USGA makes no specific provisions for “winter play,” as it’s called. There’s also nothing in the rules about the lift, clean, and place practice used on the PGA tour when it’s wet. Meanwhile, playing in bad weather adds strokes to scores and golf handicap, if you’re not careful. But you can save the strokes, if you know when and how to take appropriate relief.

The USGA prefers players play the ball as it lies. What’s more, most golf lessons or golf instruction sessions don’t cover winter play—leaving many players guessing what to do when they play in bad weather. Sometimes players make up their own rules to cover certain situations. That’s not appropriate. If you’re brave enough to play in bad weather, you should follow the rules as closely as possible. Here are some golf tips that may help you do that.

Check Out Local Rules

Appendix I of the USGA rulebook provides for local rules when playing in bad weather. Check them out. In fact, check out the local rules of any course you’re not familiar with. It’s good information to know before teeing off. Other than that, the key USGA rule concerning bad weather is Rule 25, which covers abnormal ground conditions.

You also need to read up on the procedures covering casual water—defined as an “accumulation of water on the course visible before or after a player takes his stance.” Simply put, if your ball lies in casual water or you must stand in casual water to play the ball, you get relief. The rule doesn’t apply to water hazards or later water hazards. But water that overflows beyond the hazard’s margin is considered casual water.

To take relief, determine the nearest point to your lie that allows for complete relief from the water, but not nearer the hole. Then drop the ball one club length from this spot. The club you use to measure should be the club you intend to use to play the next shot. Your drop may not be on the putting green or in a hazard. Also, you can clean your ball.

Abnormal Ground Conditions

Relief from abnormal ground conditions in a hazard or on the green is slightly different from that above. In a hazard you must take your drop within the hazard. You can drop outside the hazard, but it costs you a stroke. If a bunker is filled with water and the ball rolls into the water no matter where you drop it, you have two choices. After two drops, you can place it in the bunker outside the collected water, or you can take the penalty.

If there’s water on the green you may place the ball at the nearest relief point, even if it is off the putting surface. You can get relief from casual water that’s in the intended line of your putt, but you can’t mop up dew or water on the intended line of your putt. If you’re off the green and there’s casual water on your intended line, that’s tough luck. You can’t mop it up.

Rule on Embedded Balls

 Another important rule to know is the embedded ball provision of Rule 25. It says that if the ball plugs in your own pitch mark, you can lift, clean, and drop it, but not if you’re in the rough. Also, you can’t have someone else protect your head while taking a shot. But you can hold an umbrella over your head and hit.

If you serious about cutting strokes from your golf handicap, you’ll keep these golf tips in mind next time you play in bad weather. They provide relief and can save strokes. Also, check the local rules. They can also provide relief as well.

Jack Moorehouse
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