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Fat Slice

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  1. 1. Did your father golf?

    • He didn't own clubs.
      40
    • He went out once a year or less.
      15
    • He hit the links a few times a month.
      16
    • He was a rabid golf nut.
      18

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Fat Slice Great Member

Fat Slice

I wonder how many people here inherited the golfing gene?

Driver: Nike Ignite 10.5 w/ Fujikura Motore F1
2H: King Cobra
4H: Nickent 4DX
5H: Adams A3
6I 7I 8I 9I PW: Mizuno mp-57Wedges: Mizuno MP T-10 50, 54, 58 Ball: random

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bogeyhitter25 Great Member

bogeyhitter25

My dad never plays. He might play once a year at a charity tournament for my family. He's not great, but if he played he could probably be decent. The only clubs he has are clubs that he found in a high school closet back when he was 18.
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DaSportsGuy Great Member

DaSportsGuy

Nobody golfed in my family until I started this year. Then I got my dad and brother to get some clubs.

Career Bests:

9 Holes--37 @ The Fairways at Arrowhead-Front(+2)

18 Holes--80 @ Carroll Meadows Golf Course(+9)

 

Home Course:

1) The Fairways at Arrowhead

2) Mayfair Country Club

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EightBlue Well Established Member

EightBlue

my dad was an incredibly good golfer (top 10 in state amateur several times) who never had time to practice because of work and family obligations.
Bag: Three Five Yellow
Driver: 905R 9.5 Degree, Fujikawa Shaft Shift
3-Wood: Sumo2 15 degree
Hybrids 19 and 21 degree
Irons tour x-20 (5-PW)Wedges vokey 52.08,56.14, 60.04Putter circa 62 #1: Pro V1Where I usually play: Rush Creek
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MI Rob Great Member

MI Rob

I'm the first golfer in my family, period. I got my sister and 3 cousins into it last year big time.

In my Xtreme Sport bag
'09 Burner 9.5*
F50 15* 3 Wood
Burner 18* 5 Wood
MX-19 4-GW SV Tour 54.12 & 58.08 White Hot 2-Ball SRT

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tjy355 Dedicated Member

tjy355

My father was an avid golfer, playing much more than twice a month. I wouldn't however consider him a "rabid golf nut."

He certainly instilled in me the love for the game.
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Fat Slice Great Member

Fat Slice

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My father was an avid golfer, playing much more than twice a month. I wouldn't however consider him a "rabid golf nut."

I guess I could have added another level: Mildy foamy at the mouth golf enthusiast. Next time: more poll options!

Driver: Nike Ignite 10.5 w/ Fujikura Motore F1
2H: King Cobra
4H: Nickent 4DX
5H: Adams A3
6I 7I 8I 9I PW: Mizuno mp-57Wedges: Mizuno MP T-10 50, 54, 58 Ball: random

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Bubba_13 Established Member

Bubba_13

My Dad golfed but I wouldn't say he got me into the game. I took up the sport with a friend when I was 12. We would get a junior pass for the city courses and golf away our summer holidays. When we were not golfing we were walking through the bushes at a nearby private course looking for golf balls. We would then sell them back to the golfers for a $1 a piece.

In a way, my Dad got me out of the game so to speak. I was really starting to enjoy the rounds I spent with my dad when I was in my later teens. Except for the constant ribbing and trash talk (which he knew would rattle me) they are some very cherished memories. I say memories because I lost my dad when I was 18yrs old due to cancer and seemed to stop golfing. Through the years, I would only pick up the clubs once or twice and drifted away from the game until recently.

This year I realized that it is a game that absolutely love to play and wondered why I stopped playing. I am as excited to golf as I was when I was a teenager. I even went back to that private course and wandered the bushes which brought back a flood of great childhood memories.

I am heading to Phoenix for my 40th birthday in two weeks and I know that I will be thinking of my father, especially if I slice it hard in to the desert as he often did.

Here's what's in my ogio.gif Grom...

wishon.gifDriver: 919 THI 460cc 9°
wishon.gifWoods: 915 F/H 16° and 21°
wishon.gifIrons: 752 TC 5-9, PW, AW, SWtaylormade.gifPutter: Rossa - Suzukatitleist.gifNXT Tour

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Prairie Golfer Well Established Member

Prairie Golfer

My brother, our dad, his father and his father are/were avid golfers.

in the bag...

Driver: MX560
3W/5W: Tight Lies
3i-pw: Pi-7gw/sw: Tom Watsonputter: Bulls Eye bag: Ozoneball: / home: Lake of the Woods @ www.golfthelake.com

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Fourputt Incredible Member

Fourputt

Don't know anyone in my family who played golf before I did. My brother and I both play, but neither of us have kids so the legacy was born with us and at the moment it looks like it dies with us. My brother has a couple of step grand children, so maybe he passes it on to them by association.

Rick

"He who has the fastest cart will never have a bad lie."

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Williamevanl Dedicated Member

Williamevanl

This is an interesting poll. Neither my dad or my stepdad golfed really. My stepfather did have a 20 year old set of clubs in storage that I stole when I started playing. I played with the 20 year old golden bear blades until the head snapped off the four iron on a tee shot.

I always joke that I have two dads and I've never golfed with either one. Thats terrible!

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flopdarock Great Member

flopdarock

everyone in my family plays except my mom... she only putts... lol...
dad was pretty good until he got sick and quit since he couldnt play to his standards... from what i hear from my uncles he was a high single digit to low teens hcp...
one brother is a longballing strong 3hcp and the other is a mid teens hcp who'd probably be much better if he played/practiced more... my nephew(3hcp's son) is in preschool and has a great looking swing
RUSS's avg drive - 230yrds and climbing
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James_Black Great Member

James_Black

My dad barely plays anymore
He used to play a lot.

My Clubs
Driver - LV4 10* R flex
Wood - sam snead persimmon 2 wood (for windy days)
Hybrid burner tour launch 20* stiff flex.
Irons - Tour Mode 3i,4i stiffIrons - FP's 5-PW R-flexWedge - spin milled 54.14Wedge - spin milled 60.07Putter - Victoria Lowest round 2010: 79 (par 70)Latest rounds at...

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goblue107501 Great Member

goblue107501

We still have the trophy he won with his Dad from the 50's from a father-son tournament at their club. So for me it goes back at least 2 generations. Once my Dad retired he played 8 days a week when the weather was good.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.

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snowsurfer

My dad started playing in his 20's, became a goo player in his 30's and has been a 7-10 handicap as long as I can remember. He's 71 now, and still plays from the mens tees, and drives the ball about 230-250 pretty consistently. Plenty long with the irons as well.
His index today is 6.7. Lives on a course in the San Diego area. I wish I lived closer so we could play more often together, we really have fun and are good golf buddies now.....what a change from those teenage years.....

WITB
Titleist 910 D3 Motore F3
Ping G15 4wd TFC
Adams A12 20* RIP'd VS Proto, Adams CB2 Forged 4-GW DGSL S300 Scratch 8620 54* and 58*

Mizuno Bettinardi BC4 TaylormadeTP Red/ Wilson Staff FG tour

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Jay-Bird Great Member

Jay-Bird

My grandmother (dad's mom) played a lot. She was good.

My dad played in high school, but was not as good as she was.

Without me dragging him out there a few times a year - my dad's in the once a year maybe group.

My mom's dad played a little - mostly late in his life.

My mom plays 20 times a year.

driver: FT-i tlcg 9.5˚ (Matrix Ozik XCONN Stiff)
4 wood: G10 (ProLaunch Red FW stiff)
3 -PW: :Titleist: 695 mb (Rifle flighted 6.0)
wedges:, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚
putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5

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kfowler Great Member

kfowler

My dad picked up golf in his late twenties. He's a very avid golfer playing 2-3 times per weeks. He's also very good. All though I started playing at a very young age, I really didn't get into it until my early thirties. My grandfather on my mother's side was a very avid golfer and also very good.

Kevin

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Driver: G15 9.0*3 & 5 Wood: BurnerHybrid: Pro Gold 20*; 23*Irons: MP-58 (5-PW)Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 52*8; 56*14Putter: Newport 2.0 33"Balls: NXT

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