Playing by yourself

[alomar123]

  Cornbread said:

It also depends on the time of day you play.

Yeah, I only play in weekday mornings. Have nevered played a round on the weekend or past 4pm.

They play slow, but course is less crowded and they always let me play through.

[jamo]

  Cornbread said:

Most of the $70 and over Clubs around here are now $46 since the recession. Seriously.

That $70 figure is the fee to play as a guest with a member, the course is far from semi-private. This course has a $40,000 initiation fee and is $10,000 a year.

And no those numbers haven't come down in the recession. Like I said, I live in a very wealthy town.

[Paradox]

the only downside to playing by yourself is that no one is there to see that awesome shot or that crazy lucky break. And, no one believes your scores, lol.

[bplewis24]

  Paradox said:

the only downside to playing by yourself is that no one is there to see that awesome shot or that crazy lucky break. And, no one believes your scores, lol.

Yup. I once had to flag down the cart girl just to tell her about an incredible shot I hit. It was 8am on a Monday that was supposed to have 4 inches of rain, but turned out to just be cloudy, and nobody else was on the course but 1 foursome.

The other downside is that nobody is around to help you find your tee shots. I've often lost balls that were very close to the fairway (first cut of rough likely) simply because I couldn't see it land and had nobody helping me find it. Brandon

[buckeyeben14]

I'm puttin' on my shades to cover up my eyes
I'm jumpin' in my ride, I'm headin' out tonight
I'm solo, I'm ridin' solo
I'm ridin' solo, I'm ridin' solo, solo

thats just like how i golf. me and jason derulo

[Valleygolfer]

  bplewis24 said:

Yup. I once had to flag down the cart girl just to tell her about an incredible shot I hit. It was 8am on a Monday that was supposed to have 4 inches of rain, but turned out to just be cloudy, and nobody else was on the course but 1 foursome.

I hate that. Losing a ball that is close to the fairway is so irritating

[bplewis24]

  Valleygolfer said:

I hate that. Losing a ball that is close to the fairway is so irritating

I once lost a ball that I was about 99% certain was in the fairway. It was hit directly into the setting sun, and I saw the line it was on on the right side of the fairway with very little sidespin throughout the first 3/4ths of it's trajectory until I lost sight of it. I was so stunned and spent about 10 minutes looking for it since nobody was in back of me. Really ticked me off.

Brandon

[Tweetie]

I play by myself quite often. I can get away after dinner and the kids are taken care of. Its so relaxing to play a quick 9, ipod playing, enjoying the night.

[tm22721]

I play 9 solo every morning at 6:30, off the course by 8. Avoids the crowds, the mowers and the hot weather.

[Stretch]

Just finished nine holes on my own into the teeth of a 20mph wind and the last two holes pretty much in the dark. Awesome.

[bplewis24]

It sounds like a few of you loners listen to music while you play. That intrigues me, because I've done that a few times myself and wondered if anybody else has done it. I use my phone for my scorecard/GPS anyway, so I always have it nearby. Throw in my headphones and launch the Pandora app, and I can listen to music.

I typically only do this when I'm playing super-twilight as I tend to be in a super-relaxed mood. How often do you guys do this? Does anybody find it to affect their concentration?

Brandon

[Mr Soane]

I play mostly alone, work restrictions mainly. More often than not if I'm out I may hook-up with another single or 2-ball, tend to play better this way.Also if you're solo and it's quiet you can drop a couple of balls and have a few practice shots. I don't know about listening to music, you may not hear that 'Fore' until it's way to late!!!

[Stan MI]

I go to the course by myself all the time. Usually If I start out alone I'll catch up and join someone. Meet a lot of different people on the course.

[bwdial]

I play by myself so much that I've gone blind.

[bplewis24]

lol...

Brandon

[PaddyHarrington]

Went and played a full 18 after reading this thread, had only ever played Par 3 course on my own before that.
I wasn't expecting to like it but I have to admit I loved it!
I played some of my best Golf of the year and ended up with my lowest score to date!
I found I was taking my time over shots and planning more than when I play with friends.
Looking forward to getting out on my own again soon.
Only problem is though I got my first ever birdie on a Par 4, had got them on Par 3 and 5's before but never a Par 4, now nobody believes me because there was no one there to see it! LOL

[bplewis24]

  PaddyHarrington said:

I found I was taking my time over shots and planning more than when I play with friends.

Yup. That's because when we play with others we spend more time talking in between shots instead of thinking about our next shot. That's one of the reasons I dislike playing with people sometimes. I played with a guy this weekend who wanted to talk about everything and/or give me a lesson in between every shot. I didn't play too poorly, but I definitely wasted some shots because of it.

The worst part about it was that I started off by myself. I hit my approach shot onto the first green and notice a guy teeing off on #2 just after I hit my approach shot. He takes off as I walk up to the green, then while I'm on the green I see a guy drive back up to the 2nd tee and wait there in his cart. The guy came back to wait for me so that he could play with me. I'm there to practice and work on my game, and he was there for social hour. I didn't want to be rude and say no thanks, so I just tried to get through it as best I could. Brandon

[Paradox]

  bplewis24 said:

Yup. That's because when we play with others we spend more time talking in between shots instead of thinking about our next shot. That's one of the reasons I dislike playing with people sometimes. I played with a guy this weekend who wanted to talk about everything and/or give me a lesson in between every shot. I didn't play too poorly, but I definitely wasted some shots because of it.

I do it from time to time. Nothing rude about it. If I am playing alone and just feel like playing by myself that day..then I will just let anyone know "I'm playing really slow and just working on some things" and they'll go on about their business.