Family Golf Legacy (Poll)

[lumpuckeroo]

My father played golf as young man, but he played rarely when I was growing up. My father was a teacher and we lived in very small towns in rural Kansas, and hunting was his passion. There was not enough money to have more then one hobby, so in the summers he would help on a farm, and then hunt it in the winter.

However, now that he is retired, the bird population has diminsted to next to nothing, he is a rabid golfer. He will play well over 200 rounds in a year. There are even times in November and December were he will hunt in the morning and golf in the afternoon, weather permitting.

[msd3075]

My dad got me into golf at a very early age. I basically had a club in my hand from the time I could walk. As far back as I can remember, he and I used to always go out to the driving range early Sunday mornings when no one else was out there. Because of this and the fact that (at least when I used to live in Houston) we usually play together, he seems to think that I'm his "swing coach" and constantly wants me to watch his swing to help fix whatever he is doing wrong. I've figured out he only does about 4 or 5 things wrong and I just go through the list and watch for those things.

The funny thing is that he and I have completely different types of golf games. He is the calculating, safe golfer that has a great short game that helps him never do worse than bogey. I'm the big-hitter that'll either have a birdie/par or a double or more.

[GaijinGolfer]

My father had never played golf until I started playing. After Id been playing a few years, he decided to give it an shot.
My father only plays a few times a year (when I go to NE Wisconsin and visit during the summer) but for someone who only plays a few times a year and never practices, he does pretty well.
IMO, if he actually devoted time every day to practice and played more often, I think he could be pretty decent.

[iacas]

I think I took to golf so much because it was a great way to get away from my parents.

[PrairieParson]

My parents played so much that we were golf orphans in the Summer. My dad would play about 4 times a week. We had to learn to cook for ourselves. So my brother and I ended up cooking on the grill about 3 times a week. They would come home and then be arguing about what was wrong with my mom's swing. I have the same bug, but I haven't turned it into a second career yet.

I ended up playing on golf teams every year, even though I could have also been on varsity track team. I caddied, worked at the golf course some times. Lots of comments in the HS yearbook about golf. I wanted to make it a career somehow, but just didn't know how to make it happen.

[FHopper]

Dad played every day he could and played gin in the locker room after nearly every game. He went weeks without missing a day.

[microcrayfish]

Not sure how much my dad played before I came along but he probably played once a year if that when I was growing up. Funnily enough, since I started playing he's started to play a lot more too; getting out almost every week. Haven't played much together yet though because I usually play on Saturdays when it's club members only at my course and he plays early Sunday morning when I'm usually in bed .

[Doctorfro]

My dad was once a three. I've never gotten that low. My son is on the way though.

[Paulbee]

Come from a long line of golfers personally.

Had a few low handicaps and some not so low, but all golfers in the true sense of the word - not necessarily confined to the skill level.

[TNHack]

As far as I know my Father never held a club in his hands... likes to watch it on TV though....

[McGolf-Doggie]

He was an athlete in UK in the 50s/60s -- a football league referee/linesman. Good at lots of sports, especially tennis, but not golf.

He tried, and got rid of the clubs pretty quickly, and stuck with other sports.

[woodzie264]

like several others have said, I got my dad and two brothers into it. Now my 21 month old has a sweeter swing than I do!

[makkkos]

My dad never touched a club in his 66 years on this earth as far as I know. My son will not, however, be able to say that, as I'm sure I rank in the "rabid golf nut" category.

[mc0388]

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

Same here.

[NM Golf]

My Dad is a golf nut, he plays all the time. He is quite good and has come within one shot of shooting his age several times (he just turned 69). He and I are the only father/son pair to both have our names on the club championship trophy at our course.

He actually got me into the game along with my grandfather.