The United Kingdom is far from tropical. How many Open Championships have you seen with guys bundled up in sweaters in the dead of July? Case in point. It’s often cool, more often wet, but one thing it doesn’t see nearly as much as the cold-weather golf climates of Queenstown is snow.
Thus, on the rare occasions when the white stuff does fall and stick, it always creates quite the spectacle, as it did on Friday when St Andrews Links – AKA The Home of Golf – was forced to close its seven courses due to snow.
Ho! Ho! Ho! https://t.co/yfIX25qwhM pic.twitter.com/WCOsrN95HX
— Fire Pit Collective (@firepitstories) February 24, 2022
Bummer, especially for those who travelled halfway across the world for the once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage. Rather than let it get them down, however, a few intrepid golfers – including Matt Ginella of the Fire Pit Collective – decided to make the most of it the only way they could:
By building snowmen.
There are snow days…….and then there are Home of Golf snow days…….sadly the courses are closed for the day, so just time to soak up the views, and if you’re @firepitstories maybe even model a snowman or two! #snowdays #oldcourse pic.twitter.com/QHI6sBSnkP
— St Andrews Links (@TheHomeofGolf) February 24, 2022
We’ve seen St Andrews and far more southern-lying courses blanketed in snow before, but we can’t recall seeing snowmen, especially not perched on one of the most iconic stretches of grass in golf.
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