Golf

I started playing when I was in 10th grade and have been a lover of the game ever since. I grew up in Armstrong county and played a course in Butler county in high school, so I learned how to play every type of lie in the game. Although I have taken a couple long breaks from the game, I still love the camaraderie.

I am not a bucket list type guy but when I was young I played with a few old guys who could occasionally shoot their age. It has become an obsession for me now. I turned 70 a few weeks ago and two weeks prior to that I had a good day and shot 70 (1 under par) but that doesn't count. But it's coming!

Of course I play from the senior tees now because I can't hit the ball out of my shadow at noon due to some pretty serious back problems. The course I play most is 5500 yards from the senior tees and there is nothing too tricky about it other than wildly sloped greens.

My biggest problem now is that I play with a bunch of younger guys and the beers and birdie bumps make it difficult to finish a good round.

 

You need to join up with Steel Machine for Golf chat over on the "Other Sports" thread. I once shot 70, which wasn't bad for me for the back 9.

 

Golf, hands down, my favorite sport. Best I ever shot on a real course was an 83. Work consumed to much time when I was young and then growing old and injuries screwed my game. I was blessed when a 18 hole Par 3 course was built 4 miles from my house. I pretty much live there I've been told. Have to walk it but it's flat and there are benches on every hole. I play it about 250-275 days a year. I'm a member for 750.00 a year. I get my money's worth. The 18 full swings are not hard on my body. I've only parred the damn thing twice. A ton of 3-4 over par and 20-25 times I got to last 2 holes even or 1 under par and blew it. I just had my 11th hole-in-one the other day.

 

I have a love-hate relationship with golf.

I love the camaraderie that can come with the game, and I genuinely appreciate the architecture of a well-designed course. And don't forget the 19th hole. But after a few holes of play, I quickly get bored. So I say: spice golf up. Put some big boulders right next to the greens and watch that little white ball bounce off them. Instant entertainment.

 

That would not be a distraction to a good golfer, they would figure out a way to deal with it. I would say naked models keeping score on every hole.

 

Maybe so, but if would entertain when a ball collides with a boulder. Besides few are good at golf. I say hot mikes will add to the game.

 

Played a bunch
And
Drank even more
Made a 80 yd birdie once
Came within 3 ft of a hole in one
Some good
Love this game moments
And
Much more
Moments
That I most likely invented
New cuss words
Played the big screen golf game at a club last yr
First time I picked up a club in years
Beat my brother and my ex boss
Plus was dealing with gout in my big toe at the time

 

Would they be ball cleaners?

 

Have you ever got your golf partner with the exploding ball?

 

I play occasionally with 3-4 old cronies

I bring used balls so the rule is if you hit one in the woods you are not allowed to waste beer drinking time looking

We play best ball as a group and don’t keep score

We drink heavily

I guess that’s playing golf

 

Son a b!tches got me my very first time on a course. I had no idea they made balls like that. I turned around and asked if I hit the ball wrong. It was a crowded first tee box too. Lot of laughter at my expense.

 

Priceless!!!!

 

I would take it up again if I could find a group that plays that way. I was really into golf in a big way when I was much younger, 30+years ago. I was out there 2-3 times a week every week. I got married and started having kids, and haven't played other than mini golf since.
Your way sounds like a fun time.

 

Our way is fun because I play with fun old cronies

Serious golfers didn't like playing with me

I was an average golfer I wasn't slow etc. I just didn't take it serious

When I was in the executive world two guys from a country club took me golfing with the intent of recruiting me as a member

Then they didn't make the offer

If they had I would have said no

 

Ive never played outside of putt putt.
I used to watch them all the time before I moved ,because the place I ran everyday after work was around a golf course .