How good is your dad?

[Guest]

my dad was always a low handicap i bet never above 4-5 his whole life.but he always just did it for fun an all his friends said he could of went somewhere with it.and now hes 56 years old he has alittle trouble but he is still very good.me an him have alot of good match's so its alot of fun.

[jerkeejoe]

My Dad is 58 and has been playing for around 40 years. When he was playing a lot about 10 years ago he was down to around a 2 handicap. Now he has less time to play and carries a 6 handicap. He did shoot a 73 last Saturday though. I enjoy playing with him a lot regardless of how well either of us play. In fact, I'm meeting him at the golf course in a couple of hours for 18!

[GaijinGolfer]

My dad gave golf a shot 8 years ago when I first picked up the game. He plays only once or twice a year, so needless to say his game isnt all that good.
He still has fun playing the game though and thats really all that matters.

[M2daRizzle]

my dad golfed frequently before he had us kids and says his best round ever was an 88. he said it got to expensive to support 4 kids and golf so he gave it up until I picked it up 4 years ago. he now shoots in the 100's because he only plays once a year.

[Lange]

me and my dad started around the same tiem but i play much more then him, he breaks 100 but closest he's been to breaking 90 is a 94

[Craig Mac]

My dad was around an 11 handicap when he taught me to play, I was around 10 and never really took it seriously. I only played with him a handful of times then he got too busy and gave up playing. He always figured when he retired he would pick it back up but now after double knee replacement it is not an option, sure wish I could play with him again.

[bigphil]

my dad has only played golf once...and he nearly killed me too...literally! i dont know how he did it, but he hit his tee shot and it hit the tee box marker on the next tee up (which was concrete) and it came straight back at us nearly nailed me in the head! i pooped a little, but i was able to wipe it up with my towel. so....hes not very good, but it was funny to watch him play

[polodinks]

my dad has been playing for a long time and is really athletic so he plays alot of sports with me...... my dad is a 6-8 handicap he plays good and i love just getting out there with my dad..... he just lost is father in march and it made me realize and cherish even more how much it means to me when we hang out and do things together and i love him for being a amazing dad

[Cody]

My dad just shot an 84 today.(his personal best).

[Doctorfro]

When I was a kid my dad got as low as a 3. He hasn't played in years.

[TigerCurtis333]

My dads great off the tee consistantly 250 in the fairway, but I've got him beat in the irons and we're both pretty good at putting. I'll take him this summer, after all, I gotta beat him before college.

[Dub]

Long post...sorry....only way I know to discuss it.

My father is 60 years old, but it sure doesn't seem that way. He seems like the vibrant, hardworking, humorous guy he's been my whole life.

He's playing some of the best golf in his life right now....shooting low to mid 80's. I think he's playing about 3 times a week.

He says he's retired but is putting in some serious hours in yet another lucrative endeaveor. The man has a huge work ethic and knows how to make his way in life.

It was funny....when I was growing up, I distinctly remember conversations my father and I would have about golfers and how silly we thought the game was....waste of time and all that.

When I was in my mid-twenties, I started playing and immediately fell in love with the game. I found out that my father started about that time as well. His father, my grandfather, started within a month or two of us as well. He retired and moved down to the beach to live and played tons of golf.

Our games have followed different paths but have developed along.

We have been blessed with many hours on the course together....time that I don't see that we would have otherwise spent together. Sadly, we lost my grandfather a couple of years ago and I stopped playing....it was too hard.

As fate would have it.....my 8 year old son has developed an interest and we picked up a US KIDS GOLF set for him a couple of months back. I knew that I'd need to be able to offer him a presentable game if I were to have any credability as his initial "teacher" or "helper". I dusted off my sticks and got back into the game in late April/early May.

Next week is gonna be really special as my father, my son and I plan on playing a few rounds on the course that my father, grandfather and I spent so much time playing on. It'll be the first time I've been back there since his death.

I thank God for this opportunity. We live three states away and don't see each other as often as I'd like. This is really going to be special.

Oh yeah.....Dad is now hitting his Ping driver off the deck on par 5 second shots.....and he routinely holes out lob wedge shots....I've got a feeling that he's gonna wax my arse. It's a beating I'm looking forward to.

[Dragonsrock]

My Dad is awesome, but he is a sh1t golfer

[b-squared]

My dad is better than me, I started playing golf because of him, he's around an 8 handicap, I'll beat him some day though ...

[ERC7.5]

My dad doesn't play at all. Never has....
Still a great guy though....I don't hold it against him.

[bogeyhitter25]

My dad is terrible. He loses a ball or two every hole! Yeah, every hole. He's lucky if he breaks 140 let alone 100. My aunt hits low 80s. Her lowest is a 79.

[NM Golf]

My dad is a very good golfer, at 67 he still carries a 3 handicap. He has won most of the tournaments in the area at least once. When I won the club championship last year we became the first father/son to both have our names on the trophy.

His next goal is to shoot his age. He has come within 1 shot several times. He plays everyday and he and I play together once or twice a week.

My grandfather was also a low handicapper before he died. At 85 he still had a single digit handicap.

[effektz]

my dad is getting a little old but I'm still a little young, I think on fathers day we played 18 holes and he beat me by 2 strokes so he's still got it in him.