A hundred ten in the shade is sorta hot, but you don’t have to shovel it off your driveway. ~Author Unknown

Can you believe it’s mid-August already? No, really! Check your calendar if you don’t believe me. Before you know it, you’ll be packing up your clubs and starting your holiday shopping. Ridiculous, right? It’s true…the older you get, the faster time seems to go by. We get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we often forget to take some time out for ourselves. But I’ll tell you who has the right idea – the snowbirds.

You know the snowbirds. The minute the weather starts to change during autumn, or that certain date on the calendar arrives, they head south faster than a 2008 stock portfolio. We northern golfers could learn something from these people. After all, once golf season is gone for us, all we can do is sit and wait for it to roll around again in the spring.

But before we trade in that driver for a snow shovel, maybe we should consider extending the golf season a little. Maybe we should become snowbirds ourselves. Maybe a trip to the picturesque southwest. Maybe you could get started at ArizonaGolf.com.

It wasn’t long ago when Stinky Golfer Carlos let us know that late in the year is the perfect time to be golfing in Arizona. The temperatures are dropping into the double digits, greens fees are low…what more could you ask for on a golf trip? Well, how about some great courses? Lucky for you, there is great golf aplenty in Arizona which boasts seven courses on Golf Magazine’s Top 100 You Can Play list (second only to California’s ten).

So what are you waiting for? Head over to ArizonaGolf.com and get started on extending your golf season. With so many fantastic destinations packed into one state – Scottsdale, Tuscon and Phoenix to name a few – the only question should be where to begin.

Swing ’til you’re happy!