THE BUFFALO GROVE GOLF AND SPORTS CENTER, WITH A TODD SONES FREE CLINIC, THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 801 MCHENRY ROAD IN BUFFALO GROVE, CALL (847)-459-2321 OR VISIT BGPARKS.ORG.

BY: RORY SPEARS, EDITOR & DIRECTOR OF CONTENT. FOLLOW RORY ON TWITTER @GogBlogGuy.

The 2015 golf season is now expected to start at the Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta GA.

Winter is here, it has arrived in force. The rain mixed with snow, turned into snow and now the temperatures will go down the drain at least for this week anyway.

OKAY, I admit it. I can’t wait to depart for the PGA Merchandise Show coming up in two weeks in Orlando. I hope you will stay clicked in and check out our coverage from Florida and all of the other stops on the way down and back home again.

To start the 2015 golf season, it looks like I’ll hit the domes here around town for a little practice. It’s been about two months of recharging the batteries so I can hit the course running in 2015. My first stop on the road appears to be the very nice Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, that sits within a nice development in Valdosta Georgia. I stayed here last year and found that Kinderlou has maybe the best villa’s you will ever find. The Davis Love III/ Bob Spence designed course is a good one. The facility is open to the public and if you are headed south this winter and not by plane, you need to stop in for 18 holes and more. Some great BBQ and steakhouses in the area, that is only 10 miles from the Florida state line.

In the meantime, I’ll have more segments of our “Great Golf on Cold Day” coming along. My tour of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York’s top courses is not over. For those of you have responded with kind comments about my stories on these great clubs, I Thank You. Hopefully while sitting home and trying to keep warm, and in between digging out the driveway, these features will get you fired up for a dome visit, a warm weather destination trip, or just ready to go hit it here in Illinois when the snow melts.

If your in need of new equipment, watch the dome schedules for upcoming demo days from the club manufacturers. I’ll try and post them as I get them. But all the area domes should be having them before too long, especially when the reps return from the show.

Looking ahead, some of the upcoming clubs include. Saucon Valley PA., Lancaster Country Club PA., Scioto Country Club OH., Bethpage Black NY., Shinnecock Hills, and a few more classic courses from the Long Island area.

Addisonparks.org or Call (630)-233-7275 X 4. Links & Tee’s on Lake Avenue in Addison.

Yes I know some of these courses I listed are private clubs, but these days more and more clubs are letting in some outside play. Early or late in the year is one way to approach it. Are you looking to join a club, some courses looking for members will let you play once so you can test drive the golf course.

There are charity outings and tournaments at some clubs that could be on your hit list. Clubs looking to do, or having just completed costly renovations to the course or the clubhouse might be looking for some extra revenue, so don’t be afraid to inquire. Sometimes if you buy tickets to tournaments, they are contests to get a round of golf there, sometimes even free golf.

It’s too bad the weather hit when it did over the weekend. The Eskimo Open golfers at Cog Hill deserved better, than thinking they would have pretty good conditions to play in, when last year was awful. It appears the field of 150 players got reduced to a number in the Mid-80’s.

See you at the domes over the next two weeks everyone. Then it’s time for golf trip No.1 of 2015. 2015 is here, Go Hit It. RS