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I stopped playing golf 15 years ago
Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 10:02am

It is just too time-consuming taking about 6 hours between leaving home and arriving back home. It just wasn't worth the effort.

After stopping playing on golf courses, the driving range seemed pointless and I stopped that too.

I did win the first club event I played in 48 years ago at age 29 when I had a handicap of 26 and a round of 85 (net 59) after being 1 under par after 4 holes. I birdied the first hole and had par on the next three. I was playing very carefully after having a disastrous round of 126 on the previous day on the same course.

I also had a hole-in-one 38 years ago on a long par three with a three wood and I was playing with a friend who witnessed the hole-in-one.

I also had a compliment from a golf course worker after I teed off at a course in the UK when he said he had never seen a man with rented clubs hit the ball so far after a long drive down the middle of a fairway. I had a 41 for 9 holes on that round.

The best I ever did was 85 for 18 holes and 41 for 9 holes.

Golf just became a means of using up spare time which seemed to be pointless.

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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16619 In your happy place Gender:	Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago Reply #2 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:21pm UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:17pm: Play back yard golf, like I do. Actually have an astroturf putting green in the yard. Haven't used it for 15 years.
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Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago
Reply #3 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:25pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 10:02am:

It is just too time-consuming taking about 6 hours between leaving home and arriving back home. It just wasn't worth the effort.

After stopping playing on golf courses, the driving range seemed pointless and I stopped that too.

I did win the first club event I played in 48 years ago at age 29 when I had a handicap of 26 and a round of 85 (net 59) after being 1 under par after 4 holes. I birdied the first hole and had par on the next three. I was playing very carefully after having a disastrous round of 126 on the previous day on the same course.

I also had a hole-in-one 38 years ago on a long par three with a three wood and I was playing with a friend who witnessed the hole-in-one.

I also had a compliment from a golf course worker after I teed off at a course in the UK when he said he had never seen a man with rented clubs hit the ball so far after a long drive down the middle of a fairway. I had a 41 for 9 holes on that round.

The best I ever did was 85 for 18 holes and 41 for 9 holes.

Golf just became a means of using up spare time which seemed to be pointless.

yes, it takes all day.
A session at the driving range was ok when they had grass to tee off. Now if is astroturf stuff so not so appealing

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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 112849 Melbourne Gender:	Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago Reply #4 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 10:29pm LTYC, Quote: I had a handicap of 26 me too - only 26 - so I gave up after 18 months as it was too embarrassing to tell people my handicap.
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Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago
Reply #5 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 11:55pm

I played Golf after I finished Rugby League. Got down to HC of 10.

3 Holes in ones. Never a good player.

Lot of fun for about a 12 years, few years of the club board. Lost interest when I moved.

Can barely hit the ball now.

When I was young I played left handed if I hired clubs and right handed if I could use my cousins clubs.

I first broke 100 playing left handed and 2 weeks later broke 100 playing right handed.

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Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago
Reply #6 - Sep 6^th, 2024 at 9:34pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:21pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:17pm:

Play back yard golf, like I do.

Actually have an astroturf putting green in the yard. Haven't used it for 15 years.

I should suggest that for my parents to install. Or I could install one in my back yard. In fact, I could probably go golfing in my yard.

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Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago
Reply #7 - Sep 6^th, 2024 at 9:39pm

Bobby. wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 10:29pm:

LTYC,
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I had a handicap of 26

me too - only 26 -
so I gave up after 18 months as it was too embarrassing to tell people my handicap.

How do they measure handicaps? Do golf officials smack the players in the face, and find out how long it takes for the chin fat to stop wobbling?

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Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago
Reply #9 - Sep 7^th, 2024 at 12:23am

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 6^th, 2024 at 9:34pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:21pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:17pm:

Play back yard golf, like I do.

Actually have an astroturf putting green in the yard. Haven't used it for 15 years.

I should suggest that for my parents to install. Or I could install one in my back yard. In fact, I could probably go golfing in my yard.

Fore! Just checking USR's cranium for echos.

The inside of USR's cranium has more clear space than USR's backyard. Nothing in USR's cranium would be damaged by large divots.

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Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago
Reply #10 - Sep 7^th, 2024 at 9:57am

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 7^th, 2024 at 12:23am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 6^th, 2024 at 9:34pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:21pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:17pm:

Play back yard golf, like I do.

Actually have an astroturf putting green in the yard. Haven't used it for 15 years.

I should suggest that for my parents to install. Or I could install one in my back yard. In fact, I could probably go golfing in my yard.

Fore! Just checking USR's cranium for echos.

The inside of USR's cranium has more clear space than USR's backyard. Nothing in USR's cranium would be damaged by large divots.

Well, it feels like that for quite a while.

Probably got more hard drive space, now.

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Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago
Reply #11 - Sep 7^th, 2024 at 10:01am

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 10:02am:

It is just too time-consuming taking about 6 hours between leaving home and arriving back home. It just wasn't worth the effort.

I gave up archery for the same reason ... I had to give up every Sunday morning to shoot, usually I tried to be there at about 9 to help set up the range and didn't get back home until after 1pm. Once i had kids that just wasn't going to work for me anymore.

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Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago
Reply #12 - Sep 7^th, 2024 at 10:04am

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 6^th, 2024 at 9:39pm:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 10:29pm:

LTYC,
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I had a handicap of 26

me too - only 26 -
so I gave up after 18 months as it was too embarrassing to tell people my handicap.

How do they measure handicaps? Do golf officials smack the players in the face, and find out how long it takes for the chin fat to stop wobbling?

You silly Billy -

your handicap is how much you are over par on average for a round of golf.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25086 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: I stopped playing golf 15 years ago Reply #13 - Sep 7^th, 2024 at 11:27am My handicap would probably be around 45. Heheh!
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