Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Golf?

[Ole Duffer]

On 2/12/2021 at 7:38 AM, mcanadiens said:

One fellow I used to know had a pretty sweet setup where his business more-or-less operated itself. He and this buddy of his were at Kittyhawk basically every day. They would routinely play a full 18, then they'd get lunch, then bounce around playing random holes (which you really weren't supposed to do) and then top it off with league in the evening. Only sub-forty-degree or rainy weather ever stopped those guys.

Much as I like the game, I couldn't imagine wanting to play that much golf. 

The guy who owns all the local McDonalds would golf every day if his group did, but he does golf four days a week.

I've never seen him at any of the McDonalds.

[NM Golf]

On 2/12/2021 at 5:19 AM, Ole Duffer said:

Greek poet Hesiod (c.700 bc), ‘observe due measure; moderation is best in all things’, and of the Roman comic dramatist Plautus (c. 250–184 bc), ‘moderation in all things is the best policy.’   😷

Speaking of moderation, I was asked to "man" a golf simulator in a shopping mall one day a couple years ago.  Very few came in, so it was mostly me playing it for 8 hours.

I could not move for two days afterwards.

 

 

Yeah, but they didn't play golf back then...

[Double Mocha Man]

2 minutes ago, NM Golf said:

Greek poet Hesiod (c.700 bc), ‘observe due measure; moderation is best in all things’, and of the Roman comic dramatist Plautus (c. 250–184 bc), ‘moderation in all things is the best policy.’ 

Wait a minute... I recall the guy having a 5 index... out of the Athens Golf and Country Club...

Edited February 17, 2021 by Double Mocha Man

[weil2020]

I'm playing 2-3 times per month

[boogielicious]

35 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Wait a minute... I recall the guy having a 5 index... out of the Athens Golf and Country Club...

Big hitter Herodotus.

[tristanhilton85]

For me it'd be 3-4 times a week. Even if I was off everyday and had unlimited funds (won the lotto or something), I still have other things I enjoy doing that would take up time. I'd probably alternate days between playing/practicing golf and long-range target shooting.

Back before kids and had a job that had a lot of night shifts, I would play/practice 3-4 times per week and that was pretty great.

[deadon500]

NO I would play 9 or 18 all the time but can not winter thunderstorms ..............

Edited February 19, 2021 by deadon500
ADD A WORD

[Sandy Lie]

Played my 30th round of the year today.  It’s been cold and rainy here. Frost delays, etc.

I guess that averages to just over 4 a week so far this year.

[Double Mocha Man]

1 minute ago, Sandy Lie said:

Played my 30th round of the year today.  It’s been cold and rainy here. Frost delays, etc.

I guess that averages to just over 4 a week so far this year.

You should be scratch by now!

[Sandy Lie]

2 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

You should be scratch by now!

My game does leave me scratching my head most times.  Today’s round on #2 took 5 hours 20 minutes! We had a shotgun start, started on hole #7. We flew around the 1st twelve holes in 2 hours, 25 mins. Then ran into Resort tee times. Had to wait 15min on hole 1 at the turn. From that point on every tee box had two groups on the tee. On the 5th hole we had 3 groups waiting.

[Double Mocha Man]

1 minute ago, Sandy Lie said:

My game does leave me scratching my head most times.  Today’s round on #2 took 5 hours 20 minutes! We had a shotgun start, started on hole #7. We flew around the 1st twelve holes in 2 hours, 25 mins. Then ran into Resort tee times. Had to wait 15min on hole 1 at the turn. From that point on every tee box had two groups on the tee. On the 5th hole we had 3 groups waiting.

Well, that's not conducive to lowering one's handicap.