If the course is empty, I'm fine going out there when it's cold, but I don't want to have to wait behind anyone -- really annoying to be freezing in the middle of the fairway while guys line up three footers for double. If there's no snow on the ground, our courses stay open through December, and you can get a few rounds in. The biggest drawback is the frozen greens -- downhill putts are terrifying and approaches land and bounce over, so all approaches are bump and run, even from 150 yards. About ten years ago, when I had been laid off, I went into the pro shop in mid December, figured I get a dozen balls for my brother-in-law for Christmas, and rather than drive 15 minutes to a store, I'd drive 5 minutes to the golf course. It was about 2:30 in the afternoon and I asked how many went out -- the answer was 2. And days like that, if I run into a group taking their time, and they don't seem interested in letting me through, it's easy enough to jump around and replay some holes and come back later.