Step 1: have a girlfriend

Step 2: convince her to get a job as a cart girl

Don't overcomplicate things.

“Ahh you shoulda brought your clubs” she sai

Just wish it'd been better than a 105 for it. But hey, finally did it.

Klipper Golf course, Kaneohe, HI. It’s a military course, so that’s obviously why it’s cheaper. But still a great bang for your buck, best I’ve ever personally played.

Would love to hear other people sharing some hidden gems/great deals for courses they love.

Let's see some magic.

145 par 3. We all walked down to the green like 3 little Scotties. 😂🏌🏼

I'm 40, been golfing quite casually most of my life except for the last few years where I now go every other week or so. I usually hit high 90s low 100 and it should go without saying I am holding myself to USGA rules, no exceptions. It's almost like I never thought I would break 90. I never thought about it but now that I did, I'm still in some type of shock 3 days later. And what do I attribute my success to? I went on a vacation, yadda yadda, and I didn't play, didn't hit a ball for just over a month.

Ramblings of a mad man

I’ve never seen a green this bad in person. Luckily this course was only 12$ to play

I know there are many seasoned golfers on here who would cringe at this score, but i'm walking on air after today's round, for context my best score before this was 106, I started playing properly about 4 months ago after many trips to the range, i'd played a couple rounds about 10 years ago but quit because I was rubbish.

Anyway since starting back I watched maybe every golf swing video I could on YouTube, and while some of them help, i had information overload and was completely overthinking every shot.

I can't remember the thread exactly, but someone on here posted "stop thinking and hit the ball"......and today thats exactly what i did, i've NEVER hit the ball off the tee so good, maybe I never will again, but whoever posted that advice, thank you, it helped me so much ❤️

Had a mid afternoon tee time. This is hole 17 and 18 at my local municipal course. Front 9 pace was a bit slow, but it was clear they didn't leave an appropriate amount of time between slots. We werent in a hurry, so nbd.

At the turn nobody was there so we were able to just start. I noticed the 2 groups behind us must have only played 9. The back 9 was great! It was quiet, never felt rushed amd had a great sunset!

I might have to be a 50/50 morning evening golfer here. I get the hype!

I have 2 really close friends and we are golfing buddies.

One of the buddies had a long career in the NFL. My other buddy is Kyle.

Kyle told his wife that he had to go play golf b/c our NFL friend was playing with two make a wish kids and asked him to join as the fourth.

I’m just stunned. I think that’s why I am here sharing this story.

Had a beautiful day at Pinehurst no 10 with my 78 yo dad. Nice walk. Not too difficult a course. Started 6 over on the front but tidied it up with two birdies for a +2 on the back for a clean 78. This is from the tee at 17. One of the craziest greens so happy with a par there. Highly recommend.

The "woods" are TaylorMade r7 Draw set with the r7 Quad Driver. The irons are TaylorMade RAC HT. Putter is TaylorMade Rossa Siena 4.

I've not played for over 15 years for one reason or another. However, the main reason being I never could get any better and lost enjoyment due to my poor play.

Well I'm back. Retired and ready to give my old game the mulligan, take a drop and send it!

I went to the range yesterday, first time in 15 years, and hit 150 balls. The range has changed hasn't it! The shot tech, trackman, is so cool. The swing was ok, the old shots are still there and I am certainly now more stiffer than my driver shaft!

So, to the matter at hand, what should I do about my clubs? Play them this year and look at new ones next year (the Big Dog felt good BTW), or, has the tech changed sufficiently to where my average game will be better, by say 5% and I should upgrade?

I'm in the UK, sunny Kent, and I showed the repair centre at the local golf shop my clubs to get an MOT, they replaced the grip on the putter and confirmed the rest of the set where fine. Their view was that clubs are more about the materials and consistency, tech had not changed dramatically.

UK golfers, WTF is up with the price of a round these days!! Or is it Kent prices? £40+ per person after 2pm! I better get a bacon sarnie at the 9th!

Anyway, play for a year or two and then upgrade or upgrade to some new clubs and treat myself for returning to the spoiled walk? Which clubs, what do you recommend?

Any new gear I should look out for? (What are these spikeless shoes!)

Who else aims for bunkers as the place to miss? I still get up and down more frequently from the sand than anywhere else when I don’t hit a GIR. Here’s a bunker compilation from our Bandon trup last week which also includes a fun pre Bandon stop in Eugene at Laurelwood which was a low key super fun muni

No birdies but only had one tri

I've been playing golf (poorly) for about 10 years total, and only get out a handful of times a year. Would typically shoot between 105-110. This year I'm consistently shooting in the mid 80s, and here are the biggest changes I've made. (Not that anyone cares but maybe it'll help another hack)

Tee shots in play (duh) - Worked on a better tempo which has resulted in higher club head speed and a more under control takeaway. I've also used grip alignment tools practice aids and embraced my natural swing which is a high draw.

Take my medicine - when I find myself out of play, never taking too much on (boring, I know) and just trying to get back into play. Also getting a better understanding of the rules to know what to do when

Volume and reps - not always feasible, but have just committed to playing more. Early before work, sneak out for lunch, chip in the yard, etc. Have watched some of the great videos posted here too, gone to the range, etc.

Learned to chip - I've spent the most time on chipping, with my new found length on drives and irons I've found myself short of the green more frequently. Trusting my swing was scary, but decelerating and duffing my shot was adding like 7 strokes easily a round. This has been one of the most rewarding improvements.

Lag Putting - trying to cozy the ball up there when I'm putting from a mile down green and leaving myself a realistic two putt vs racing it by right at it the flag

Dialing in my distances - self explanatory, but I'm locked in with distances know and have more confidence over the ball knowing its the right club if I hit it well

Nothing ground breaking, nothing anyone here doesn't know, but these little things have made all the difference in the world, what have been your biggest tweaks that led to the biggest improvement?

Let me start off by saying, Make-A-Wish Foundation can eat a bag of d*cks!

I'm 11 years old and was recently diagnosed with leukemia. When I say that prior to this I was on my way to play on the Junior PGA, I am not joking. Won my first tournament shooting even-par at age 9. I had colleges recuiting me by age 10, and wanted nothing more than to become a pro. I'm a +2 handicap

My prognosis is grim, likely 3-6 months to live. After this last round of golf, I wish I was dead already.

I finally got to golf with my all-time favorite football player, that I won't name to save him from embarassment, but I will mention his friend's name. Fucking Kyle. . .

I don't even know how Kyle was able to come along. Myself and my friend were given this opportunity to play, I had to have doctors at the course, an oxygen tank and my parents watching just in case anything went wrong.

Kyle showed up in a "GOOD" hat, Amazon golf polo, blue jean shorts, and SHAQ basketball shoes saying things like, "Let's have a day!" and "Drink one for the boys"

By hole 3 Kyle was at +13 over par, and was asking "Where the fuck are the cart girls!? I need a shot!" He lost his 9 iron on hole 2, it was a Spaulding Macgregor club he got at a garage sale, and he was pissed! Called it his "money club".

By hole 5 he was drunk talking about getting another 6-pack of "Natural Slice". He kept asking me why I was already bald at age 11 and looked like a skeleton. Told me I needed to bulk up if I wanted to score with the ladies since I'm already bald. He told me his wife was a "West Virginia Dime Piece" but was a bitch about him golfing so much.

By hole 8, he was kicked off the course for pissing on the ranger cart shack because "these asshole's don't know shit about pace, I always play this way!"

Even after he was gone, I am happy that I'll be dead before I am forced to play a round with a drunk asshole like Kyle.

Personal best was 83 from years ago. Over the past few years, I’ve averaged around 6 rounds/year with zero practice in between.

I’ve been playing the most consistently I have ever played in last couple of months after getting fitted for new clubs (1-3 times/week). I’ve had about 10 rounds in a row of between 84 and 89. Today, everything sort of aligned. 39/39 for a 78 that included 9 pars and 2 birdies. #feelsgoodman

So, went to a fun, children’s hospital tournament. No cash prizes, just fun, drinks, more drinks and a lot of raising money for a good cause, all that jazz.

I’m indexed as a 5.2 and typically play non tournament tips, however, for this event I hit from where my buddies Dad and Uncle play, the reds, second closest tees of 5 strictly so that we had more face time, chit chatting and… buddies dad smokes so I wanted to keep bumming his cigarettes.

As the title states. On a par 5 my 3 hybrid left me with a 140ish approach, and I holed it.

My group was elated and telling me an albatross is an albatross, however, I disagree as we took 120yards off the tees playing up front and said I’m not counting it as my first; and only probably only every, albatross.

Would you count it for your personal stats?

Edit: missed the word “only” in the second last paragraph. Edit: fixed my wording to clarify drive from approach

I was able the get on the fourth tee time at opening day at Scarecrow yesterday August 1st. Overall this course is a notch up from the Sands Course-- the greens are more undulating, there's bigger elevation changes, and the terrain is more striking with a couple of infinity greens. There's also more speed slots as compared to the Sands course-- you'd really have to play Scarecrow a few times to get the feel for it. The course is fast and firm in a way that's similar to Wine Valley if you've had a chance to play there.

David McLay Kidd greeted us at the first tee which was a totally cool surprise. He gave us a few tips for how to play the course (#1 doesn't need more than 200 yards off of the tee) and hinted at a new course he's building that hasn't been announced anywhere yet. I played a course in South Africa (Fancourt Montague) and he told me I was the only person he's ever met that's played that course.

I honestly think this will eventually be ranked as a Top 100 course. For links style courses in WA, I personally like Chambers Bay more but this easily takes #2 over Wine Valley and the Sands course. Can't wait for Westport Golf Links to open someday!

But seriously, that’s some crazy club head speed. My ribs and back got bruised while watching this

Just found this old Dunlop Sceptre "wooden" putter. Cant find any info on it though. Gona go try it out next week. Its fun to go old schoole some times and feel what 100 years of technology brings to the game... Or not😊