I was only ever in it for the beer. I'm down with any activity that includes drinking and busting chops. I realized I can go fishing and accomplish the same goals without going broke to do it. Also, nobody gets mad at you for peeing behind a tree when you're out along some creek in the woods.
i truly refuse to ever buy beer from a golf course, just will not do it. i dont care the quality of the course, im BYOB'ing it. few positives about covid but one is that the starters for the most part, look the other way on this now..
There are a few dolts who might be annoyed. But most good golfers don’t care as long as you don’t take 5-6 hours to play 18 holes. The league I referenced earlier had many really bad players. I never cared what anyone shot (and still don’t) as long as they did it relatively quickly.
No able bodied man who shoots 100 should ever play the red tees. You're talking under 5000 yards at many of the courses you mentioned playing. Playing 250 yard par 4s and 380 yard par 5s is benefiting anyone shooting 100. No reason they can't play the whites.
lol. i disagree but this post amused me and made me laugh. well done and honestly, a valid and funny reply.
But most of these guys will still hold people up from a forward tee as well. I don't care what tees people play from, but realize what you are and play accordingly.
i've been playing weekdays around 4pm. it's kind of that "sweet spot" where you can get a full round in at around 3 hours. It's after the old man - retired late morning crowd but just beats the 'after work' crowd.
A 5 hour round is painful. If you can play in 4 hours or less you shouldnt be on the course.
I honestly believe that almost all weekend hacks would play better the faster they played. It might at least keep you out of your own head. Again, most aren’t good enough to need much time. They can prepare and practice swing until they fall over. Won’t matter and I think in most cases it makes things worse.
yeah but you can only play as fast as the group in front of you.
Oh yeah I get it. My club has 10 minute tee time intervals. Not sure you need much more than that.
This is so true. Whenever I get out of whack a bit in the tee box, I find the best thing for me is to just walk up, set my feet, stare at the ball and have at it. Not thinking, no practice swing, no nothing.
When do the dudes who hit from the ladies tee have to play the hole with their dicks out then?
I think they're missing one category....over 125....recommendation should be "stay in the bar" or take up pickleball
My old boss was a huge stickler on counting everything. Played with him a lot, and there was no rolling or fluffing balls, by the book on where balls were dropped/hit after an OB, and certainly no mulligans. Now, I play it where I hit it. Never take a mulligan even if the guys I'm playing with take one.
I hate slow players and loved it in South Carolina we would try and get 1st tee times. Or on a Sunday when us Yankee heathens would get the courses to ourselves cause it is church time.
In other words, you play golf.
Yeah we play ready golf. Whoever is ready to hit their shot or put goes. None of this waiting for the guy furthest away from the hole to hit
Nah -
Almost no golfers should - unless you are carrying driver 250 yards and totally closer to 290-300.
I do agree. Red tees are for kids or women. White tees should be the norm for once a week golfers. But black tees should not. No need to "challenge" yourself from the blacks unless you can regular break say 85 from the whites.
I didn't realize that people actually bought beer at a golf course. I thought you had to bring your own.
Does a foursome of ladies who shoot in the 80s zip around the course in lightning fashion when playing from the reds or do they slow up the entire course constantly gossiping about hair styles and Travis and Taylor? asking for a friend.
if a foursome of ladies who all shoot in the 80s actually exists on this planet, and im sure it's happened before, they arent playing the public courses im playing.
What does it matter ?
Depends on the course .
of course BYOB isnt allowed, it never was. my point is, most courses are extremely lax about it the past few years. sort of golf's version of "dont ask, dont tell." you just dont flaunt it then courses really dont care..
One of the main causes of slow play is making everyone in a foursome putt out
oh man, gonna respectfully disagree. a million little things that cause slow play, knocking in a "gimme" and bending over to pick it out of cup is the least of those things IMO.
I dont disagree. My point is...its more than knocking in a gimme. I mean....if your partner is not gonna give it to you, now many guys study the putt. Under these conditions, likely at least 2 of 4 have to putt....which includes studying. Say 30 seconds per golfer...2 per hole...say 10-12 holes. It adds up.
Slushies? My God as if the American male was not leaking massive quantities of testosterone as it is...but I digress.
I said this exact thing above. Unless there is alot of $$$ riding on it. You get within 2 feet, pick up. I am also a staunch believer of max score of double par. You are on your 9th stroke on a Par 4, pick up and move on to the next hole and mark down an 8. Unless there is no one else around and you aren't holding up play, then have it mate.
My dad’s league the max score is 8 on any hole
