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Your most useless Christmas golf gifts.

TheMrLandon

By TheMrLandon
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The stuff you can't, won't, or rarely use. I tell my wife to let everyone know, "No golf gifts other than store credit." This is so I can avoid getting something like this: 

6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Amazon.com : Eamall Toilet Golf Game Training Potty Putter Putting Mat Golf Game : Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com : Eamall Toilet Golf Game Training Potty Putter Putting Mat Golf Game : Sports & Outdoors

Think I'll trade this in for some tees or something. Post away and Happy Holidays to each and every one of you. 

 


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Nothing this year as I requested as far a golf stuff is concerned. I have everything I need. 

Over the years though I have recieved duplicate putters from my daughters. I couldn't make putts with them to save my life. 

The one gadget that stands out however, was a pack of several tees. I don't recall the name, but they looked like a knife. There was a point on one end, and a ball holder on the other. In between they looked like the blade of a buck knife.

Problem was they wouldn't easily go into the tee box ground due to their size I guess. They were marketed as having less resistance during impact. 

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Papa Steve 55 Great Member

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I got this key chain cylinder that had a little plunger on top. You were supposed to use press the plunger, it would release a bit of powder that you could mark your ball on the green with. The manufacturer suggested you fill it with fertilizer to help the grass grow. I visualized this dime sized spot of grass a half inch higher then the rest of the green. Its in my junk drawer.

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That stupid ‘Potty Putt’ game. 

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Everyone knows better than to get me anything golf related, other than the golf balls that they know specifically that I use…

2 hours ago, Papa Steve 55 said:

I got this key chain cylinder that had a little plunger on top. You were supposed to use press the plunger, it would release a bit of powder that you could mark your ball on the green with. The manufacturer suggested you fill it with fertilizer to help the grass grow. I visualized this dime sized spot of grass a half inch higher then the rest of the green. Its in my junk drawer.

Because you know, they wouldn’t ever mow that spot on the green...  😂

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Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
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Papa Steve 55 Great Member

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9 hours ago, David in FL said:

Everyone knows better than to get me anything golf related, other than the golf balls that they know specifically that I use…

Because you know, they wouldn’t ever mow that spot on the green...  😂

The fertilized part would grow faster......


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I got that stupid potty game a few years ago.  Turned around and sold it at the spring garage sale a few months later for $5.  Called it a win.

Wouldn't the greens keeper not at all appreciate someone taking it upon themselves to lay down fertilizer, regardless of how little? There's a lot of science to golf course maintenance.


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Add me to the list who has received the stupid potty game.  Still in the box in storage, I need to throw that thing away.

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Jaja, afortunately it doesn´t exist here. Maybe a good present for a kid?

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14 hours ago, Vinsk said:

That stupid ‘Potty Putt’ game. 

My sibs joked about that, but they know better.

I got a bunch of very basic but highly useful stuff. Balls, tees and a new brush.

No complaints here.

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17 hours ago, TheMrLandon said:

The stuff you can't, won't, or rarely use. I tell my wife to let everyone know, "No golf gifts other than store credit." This is so I can avoid getting something like this: 

6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Amazon.com : Eamall Toilet Golf Game Training Potty Putter Putting Mat Golf Game : Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com : Eamall Toilet Golf Game Training Potty Putter Putting Mat Golf Game : Sports & Outdoors

Think I'll trade this in for some tees or something. Post away and Happy Holidays to each and every one of you. 

 

This is a hilarious way for a wife to let their husband know they’re obsessed with golf! 🤪

Luckily, My obsession with golf has waned a bit to a more “normal” level of involvement the last two years or so...😊

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I was given the potty putter due to my golf addiction 😒  however they did make it for it by buying some tees, new callaway net, and a couple other cool little items lol 

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I remembered another useless gift from several years ago.

My son in law gave me book of 5 free rounds of golf at a course across town. . He told me it was a "regift" that he wouldn't use, and hoped I didn't mind. I was happy to recieve it.

So one weekend I loaded up my golf gear and took the drive across town for a free round of golf.  Due to traffic, and the course's location it was a 45 minute drive. 

Surprise! Surprise! When I arrived at the course, a developer was digging the place up to prepare the area for a bunch of single family homes. 

We found out later the book of free golf was only a week old from being purchased. It was a last minute scam of sorts. The golf store who sold the book had closed it's doors too.

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On 12/26/2018 at 9:16 AM, Patch said:

I remembered another useless gift from several years ago.

My son in law gave me book of 5 free rounds of golf at a course across town. . He told me it was a "regift" that he wouldn't use, and hoped I didn't mind. I was happy to recieve it.

So one weekend I loaded up my golf gear and took the drive across town for a free round of golf.  Due to traffic, and the course's location it was a 45 minute drive. 

Surprise! Surprise! When I arrived at the course, a developer was digging the place up to prepare the area for a bunch of single family homes. 

We found out later the book of free golf was only a week old from being purchased. It was a last minute scam of sorts. The golf store who sold the book had closed it's doors too.

Ouch! 


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