The weather is wreaking havoc on some sports that are traditionally outdoor activities in the Spring, but are now only happening inside.

Below average temperatures and all the snow we received during the winter are delaying the start of golf and softball season.

"It's a waiting game and it's a game of patience," Jim Julsrud said.

The 18th hole at the Eau Claire Country Club is covered in snow, making golf season feel a ways away.

"Once the snow melts you also need it to dry and firm up and also get some growth on there," Julsrud explained.

Head Golf Professional Jim Julsrud says he likes people to hit the links within the first two weeks of April.

"We still might have some significant snow. I'm hoping we're over with it, but it's all up to Mother Nature," he said.

This year though, he says he’s not sure that will happen.

“If we could get open by the weekend of the 16th-17th, I think we'd be pretty lucky," he added.

Over at UW-Eau Claire softball players are also having some problems because of the weather. They're having to reschedule some of their games and practice indoors which they say isn't ideal.

"You can kind of do little bits and pieces, but as far as putting it all together, it's pretty hard to do in the gym," Junior softball player for UWEC Emily Muller said.

UWEC softball coach Leslie Huntington says the team starts practice in January, and likes to be outside right after spring break.

"To have this much snow on the ground at this point in our season is really unusual. There's no questions for us to get better, we need to be outside," Huntington said.

It’s not only the players skills that are affected, coaches say rescheduling games is tough on their budget.

"I realize that softball's just starting, but we're toward the end of a fiscal year and even more so at this time of the year we're looking to try to cut corners as far as savings. We're pretty concerned about the timing and when we'll see the grass and dirt of Carson Park,” Assistant Softball Coach Robin Baker said.