Probably the last thing on people's minds on Election Day was wondering if they could get a good tee time the next day. But sure enough, with a 65 degree, sunny day in the Syracuse area, area golf courses alomst looked like they were in midseason on Wednesday.
At Drumlins Golf Club, assistant professional David Midgely said there were at least 50 players on the course at any one time. "Usually this time of year, you might 2 or 3 diehards to come out just before you get a large amount of snowfall," Midgely said. "We might get 300 people in this week, which is outstanding."
One golfer at Drumlins remarked he drove by Liverpool Golf and Country Club, and it looked even more packed there. And sure enough, just as many people were enjoying the warm weather there.
"This is as busy as you can get," said Phil Annese, a pro shop attendant at Liverpool. "When you're out of carts by noon, that means you've been going strong since seven, eight o'clock."
Annese has been working at Liverpool for years, so he's used to the one or two days in the late fall or winter, when the weather shapes up and the golfers flock to his course. "When you get that one day in the middle of the winter, or cooler weather, they come like crazy. It's just the nature of the beast."
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