Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Golf?

[Zippo]

I play as frequently as I can given life's other duties and the weather - at least 4 times a week.

[djake]

3 to 4 times a week but I like to practice as much or more then play 18.  I vary my practice to range sessions as well as on the course.  

One of my most enjoyable day of golf is when get on the course and hit practice shots.  Real easy to do at our club at the end of the day.  I grab a cart, hit a tee shot and then go to either the sand traps around the green and work sand shots.  When I am working on sand shots I jump around the course and pick out all of the toughest traps I can without interrupting anyone's round.

On other on course practice days I will pick shots that caused me problems on individual holes and then hit a bunch of balls from those spots.

Some days I hit 135 yard and in shots to the greens. 

This is easy to do at our club and others will join me or they go off on their own.  

Since I started golfing this has always been some of my enjoyable times on a course.

I do like to play 9 hole rounds also, helps keep me fresh.  Playing 18 non stop can be to draining.

[Double Mocha Man]

1 hour ago, Zippo said:

I play as frequently as I can given life's other duties and the weather - at least 4 times a week.

Life's other duties???  Like bailing water out of the basement?  I played Shuksan yesterday... didn't see you out there.

[Sandy Lie]

I voted Other. Currently playing 4-5 times a week.  There are days I do need a break. I play 240 rounds last year. 5 so far this year.  But I do need to get back to 3-4 a week.  When I retired I started out playing M-T-W, skip Thurs, played Friday, skip Sat and played Sunday. I should practice at least once a week.

[Zippo]

2 hours ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Life's other duties???  Like bailing water out of the basement?  I played Shuksan yesterday... didn't see you out there.

Wow, Shuksan! Brave man. Did they charge extra for the scuba gear? Chicken that I am I played Raspberry. Last time I played Shuksan in the monsoons I had trouble finding the balls plugging in the fairways!

[Greg 504]

I would love to play daily, but the weather in central Ohio may not allow that at an enjoyable level. I voted daily as I've gone nearly 2 weeks before at least playing 9 holes each day. Realistically, 5-6 days a week would be the perfect balance for me with a day of focused practice and a day of downtime.

[Sandy Lie]

23 hours ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Life's other duties???  Like bailing water out of the basement?  I played Shuksan yesterday... didn't see you out there.

Have good memories of Shuksan when I lived there. (Mukilteo)

[Double Mocha Man]

29 minutes ago, Sandy Lie said:

Have good memories of Shuksan when I lived there. (Mukilteo)

... and I have good memories of Harbour Pointe Golf Club.

[Sandy Lie]

18 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

... and I have good memories of Harbour Pointe Golf Club.

Kayak Pointe, Eaglemont and Sudden Valley.  I belonged to Everett CC before I moved.

Weather here in Pinehurst is practically identical in Mukilteo where I used to live right now.

[WillieT]

Given the busyness of my life, the max I could "swing" would be 3-4 times per week.  As I already am hitting the ball here at the house most days with the grandson, I get ample "practice" if you call chipping and pitching with the foam balls such.  A few weeks last summer I was going about twice per week and it really was fun and I could feel the difference in how I played.  This weekend was my first time back out - way too much rain here lately to make the courses playable.  I can see this transitioning in the next couple of years to being 3-4 times per week with a day or two of practice in there as well.  

[cooke119]

I voted 2 times a week. Most other days I am at the range or playing a little exec course to work on my short game, (I didn't count that as playing). 

[bkuehn1952]

3-4 times a week for me and that is my schedule currently allows.  At 68 there are a few aches at times.

I also know what is too much golf.  Last year I joined a small group (8) of golfers in Florida for 6 days of playing for money (relatively small stakes at a $100 buy-in).  The fact that there was some money on the line prevented anyone from "mailing it in." Most of the guys were age 25-50.  We played 36 a day for 6 days straight.  That is too much.  😧

[DaveP043]

16 minutes ago, bkuehn1952 said:

We played 36 a day for 6 days straight.  That is too much.

I'm with you, too many 36-hole days gets to be a slog.  I can do 18 a day for a week or a bit more, even throw in a couple of extra rounds if I'm in a special place, but not a steady diet.

[woodzie264]

1 hour ago, bkuehn1952 said:

We played 36 a day for 6 days straight.  That is too much.  😧

Yeah, that sounds terrible - I find that when I have done 36/day, I don’t enjoy it by the 10-12th hole of the second round....I suppose it’s the state of my game, not the volume of golf...I mean, if I shot mid-70’s in the first round, I’d probably feel differently about the second round 🤔

[Sandy Lie]

So far. Y plan of cutting back is failing miserably!  Played 19 rounds in January.

[Curly Top]

I play every day except the Lords Day, you can never play to much golf.

[Roblar]

I also voted 3-4. I want time with my kids & family. I want time to work on the house. I want time for my work (which I like). And I kind of like the excitement that builds up simply because I'm not going to play every day -- usually when I finish 18, I feel like I can't wait to play again, but... if I were about to play again, I think that feeling might fade. I think 3-4 would still leave me really wanting to play again.

[phedrick]

Too much golf?  What is this silliness?