Fall Colors Around this time of year, a strange and wonderful thing happens. Fall colors come into full bloom showing their vibrant colors and attracting nature lovers from around the country. No where are these colors better displayed than on your local golf course. These leaves vary in color from deep green to sunny yellow to vibrant red which while very deep pales in comparison to the redness found on the faces of golfers across this state struggling to find their balls beneath that God forsaken fall foliage. How can something so beautiful, cause so much pain and suffering to golfers everywhere? What can we say: fall colors are a bitch. So what can golfers do to enjoy the sport we all hold dear during this trying time, short of golfing with a leaf blower strapped on your back? We here at USGolfer will answer that question or at least give a few suggestions. Here are a few options: 1. Choose to golf at a nicer course. A course that charges you more can give you more. This means they can afford to have someone go out on the course in the morning and at the very least blow the leaves off of the fairway. Note: this only helps if you watch your ball and keep it in the fairway. 2. Golf later in the day. Golfing later can benefit in many ways. It gives the greens keepers time to clear off the fairways. It also allows the sun to rise so you’re not blinding yourself while hunting for your ball. It also allows the dew and frost to dry or thaw out. 3. Don’t golf on windy days. Nothing makes leaves fall faster than a stiff breeze. You can see right where your ball landed, start driving towards it and by the time you get there, you’re stuck playing 3 card monty with thousands of leaves and one damn ball! 4. Keep the ball in the fairway. This is a good rule in general but is especially important when it comes to golfing during the fall foliage. You’ll always find more trees in the rough than you will in the fairway. Where theres trees there are evil leaves. 5. Choose your course wisely. Don’t play a really old course called "Winding Oak" or "Forest hills" These are red flag names for courses with big leafy trees. Avoid these like the plage. Young wide open courses with names like "pine creek" are normally good choices. 6. Last but not least, get out of Michigan. If you travel south far enough, trees don’t loose their leaves and if they do it’s not until later in the year. You’ll have to travel down to South Carolina and Georgia to avoid the fall foliage entirely, or you can travel out the the Arizona, Nevada area where the only Oak you’ll see are the tees in your pocket. There are some incredible fall golf specials around the area, the trick is to minimize frustration a hair lose. Hopefully these few hints will make the few remaining weeks of golf an enjoyable time. golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf