Do You Golf Alone?

[Pworld]

I often play alone in the late evening. It's my way of getting some practice in. Like many have said i will play and repeat some shots if nobody is behind me *usually i seem to always be the last one out*. Lets me see what my shot is doing in the real world and calculate my distances on the course. Something hard for me to do at a range.

[ajst22]

Originally Posted by zipazoid

http://zipsclips.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-play-alone.html

Nice blog...I like it.

[Jimdangles]

I like the travelling trophy idea. Gonna work on something like that. I was wondering if anybody was gonna catch that 69 + 21 doesnt equal 100 haha. But when i started i was like you thinking man thats so weird to be playing alone with strangers and what not but I did it once and now i get to play golf more than ever and you meet new interesting people all the time. If I am by myself I will keep track of my score and play 2 balls. nxt tour vs tour s and see if there is actually any difference.

[chipper2]

I play by myself out of nessary. I travel on business and many times I stop at courses and there are very few playing. I enjoy it except for one factor. I have bad eyes and do not always know where my ball went. In the last 11 years have played over 700 different coursesin 38 states and 20 countries.

[Newgolfer16]

Hey, guys just wondering if you ever play alone. None of my friends play Golf my Dad is working and my Grandpa already plays 3 days a week and is not play tomorrow so I guess I am going to play alone tomorrow do you guys ever do it?

[boogielicious]

All the time.  It is fun to play with new people.  Don't worry about it.  I usually call the course and ask where they could fit in a single.

[Meltdwhiskey]

Totally agree with Boogie.  And some punctuation would not hurt.

[TJBam]

Yep frequently, when golfing friends' schedules don't mesh.  You'll either play as a single (which is fun) or get added to a group (which is still fun).

[Zachari208]

Always, usually end up joining another group to speed up the pace of play though.

[Lihu]

One weekday morning, I played on a local 9 hole course. I did not see a single person other than the starter. I am thinking of starting off on the course at 5:30am to get a round in before work, but they don't always have starters that early. I doubt I will find anyone willing to play that early in the morning.

[geauxforbroke]

Originally Posted by Lihu

I am thinking of starting off on the course at 5:30am to get a round in before work

I'm not sure it's even daylight here at 5:30. Way too early for me.

[Spyder]

Originally Posted by Newgolfer16

Hey, guys just wondering if you ever play alone. None of my friends play Golf my Dad is working and my Grandpa already plays 3 days a week and is not play tomorrow so I guess I am going to play alone tomorrow do you guys ever do it?

With no hesitation. If I can't find anyone that is free and available, I wake up at 4:30 AM and put on a fresh pot of coffee. Then I clean up my clubs and shoes and have a few smokes while doing that. I'll try to find someone one last time via text and if I don't hear back, I'm going solo and that is fine with me.

I love meeting new people anyway, so I've met a lot of people through golfing as a solo that I would never have met if I were already paired up. Some of these guys are still people I play with regularly today, so it was definitely an added benefit.

Don't be nervous, shy, scared, or hesitant to play alone. You really learn a lot about your game when you have no distractions around you. Also, 90% of the people you see out there have played alone many times and even do so by choice and do so frequently.

EDIT: An added benefit to playing solo is that you will often have the opportunity to play two balls which means more strokes and more practice. Score ball A while ball B is designated to something you are working on in your game.