Music on the Course - When Did This Become a Thing?

[David in FL]

When?

One word for you....Bluetooth.

 

[Buckeyebowman]

I saw a big, fat hillbilly chick with green teeth one time. Is that similar?

Thank God it's not prevalent around here, but I have run into young 'uns with music booming out of their cart! All this tells you is that they are people who play at golf, they are not golfers. I'm still waiting to see a PGA pro marching down the fairway with his earbuds in!

[jsgolfer]

59 minutes ago, Buckeyebowman said:

I saw a big, fat hillbilly chick with green teeth one time. Is that similar?

Thank God it's not prevalent around here, but I have run into young 'uns with music booming out of their cart! All this tells you is that they are people who play at golf, they are not golfers. I'm still waiting to see a PGA pro marching down the fairway with his earbuds in!

I like to listen to music on the golf course, I'm pretty sure I'm not a young-un nor do I just play at golf.  Until they ban IPhones and stop selling portable Bluetooth speakers, music will be hear to stay. 

[David in FL]

10 minutes ago, jsgolfer said:

I like to listen to music on the golf course, I'm pretty sure I'm not a young-un nor do I just play at golf.  Until they ban IPhones and stop selling portable Bluetooth speakers, music will be hear to stay. 

Yep.   Me too. 

[cipher]

8 minutes ago, jsgolfer said:

I like to listen to music on the golf course, I'm pretty sure I'm not a young-un nor do I just play at golf.  Until they ban IPhones and stop selling portable Bluetooth speakers, music will be hear to stay. 

Yeah I played with a friend recently who likes to have some music playing(softly) as well.  I did not mind it at all and actually enjoyed it.  I get the issues with someone blaring the music, otherwise people should have no reason to be bothered by it.

[iacas]

Ugh.

If only people who want to hear the music can hear the music, do what makes you happy.

If someone who doesn't want to hear the music can, it's discourteous.

[scotth]

I've noticed it most often on days (like today) when the course is hosting some best ball group/corporate or charity event where you can tell a high percentage of the players only play once or twice a year.  

[gregsandiego]

2 minutes ago, scotth said:

I've noticed it most often on days (like today) when the course is hosting some best ball group/corporate or charity event where you can tell a high percentage of the players only play once or twice a year.  

That's an appropriate time.

But on normal days it can be rude.

[poolman88]

I can understand listening to music with earphones while practicing at the range or putting green.. not on the course tho especially through speakers. 

It's not a workout session at the gym..it's golf. 

Yeah i can understand doing during a charity event or something along that line. 

 

[CarlSpackler]

I tune out everything on the golf course for the most part. People apologize for talking during my swing, and I respond, "You were talking?"

So if people are playing music on the golf course, I probably wouldn't notice. 

[baller7345]

One of the guys I play with quite often likes music while playing.  He is really the only one on my course that does that on a consistent basis.  Never really bothers me, though that's not saying much as I have never been bothered by noise on a golf course.  I grew up playing baseball and basketball and if I can manage to play those two sports with people yelling at you to attempt to distract you (especially in basketball) then golfing with a little noise is really no different.  Can't say that the majority of the people I play with are the same though, some of them hate any noise during their swing.

[Shindig]

There's a driving range convenient to a friend I visit periodically that plays rock music at the range.  Over speakers.  There's another we had a TST outing at that plays it.  Why?

2 hours ago, jsgolfer said:

Until they ban IPhones and stop selling portable Bluetooth speakers, music will be hear to stay. 

(emphasis mine) I can't speak for anyone else, but I assume the wordplay was deliberate and thought it was funny.  Also your point is correct.

[jsgolfer]

7 hours ago, Shindig said:

There's a driving range convenient to a friend I visit periodically that plays rock music at the range.  Over speakers.  There's another we had a TST outing at that plays it.  Why?

(emphasis mine) I can't speak for anyone else, but I assume the wordplay was deliberate and thought it was funny.  Also your point is correct.

It was.  

[CT207]

I've only encountered music on the course a couple of times but, it doesn't bother me. Personally, I wouldn't play "publicly" audible music... People might think a senior citizen listening to Pink Floyd, Queen, The Rolling Stones, The Pretenders,Toto, Joe Cocker and the likes is weird. LOL.

I have gave it some thought to playing with my bluetooth Skull Candy earbuds but, the guys I play with every morning like conversation while walking the course. I'd be yanking the buds out on a regular basis.

That said, has anyone tried the Aftershokz Trekz Titanium bone conduction headsets??? I like the idea of being able to listen to music and also hear what's going on.

[WUTiger]

If you want to use earbuds, it's OK with me. But, you need to pay attention to what's going on, not sing to yourself over in the roughline when it's your time to hit.

As far as audible music playing from the cart, please don't. I simply won't play golf in a group that has big sound blaring.

[Patch]

I hear more music from peoples' back yards than from other golfers. Pool parties, bar-b-ques etc.....Never really pay much attention to it. Well, sometimes maybe the pool party. 

[jsgolfer]

1 hour ago, WUTiger said:

If you want to use earbuds, it's OK with me. But, you need to pay attention to what's going on, not sing to yourself over in the roughline when it's your time to hit.

As far as audible music playing from the cart, please don't. I simply won't play golf in a group that has big sound blaring.

 I play music, but only in groups I know, which is just about all I ever play, as I play only with friends at the CC.  I wouldn't play music if I went to a public course and joined a group.

 

20 minutes ago, Patch said:

I hear more music from peoples' back yards than from other golfers. Pool parties, bar-b-ques etc.....Never really pay much attention to it. Well, sometimes maybe the pool party. 

We have several homes with pools around our course.  You can definitely hear it most days.  The house on the 5th hole today was jamming Black Betty, loud.  Great song, I was playing the "Air bass" the whole time I was waiting to hit my tee shot.  

[todgot]

We have an annual golf tournament on the Summer Solstice with a lot of food and drink on the course.  Most people play music in their carts and its a big party.  After I did that a few years I started to have a small Bluetooth speaker on my golf bag and will listen to music when I play occasionally.  I keep it low and usually listen to 70's classic rock which soothes me on the course for some reason.  Loud music on the golf course just doesn't fit... but some quiet music is not a problem as far as I'm concerned.