Do You Play with a Phone in Your Pocket?

[nevets88]

A new device at the PGA show made me wonder what percentage of golfers play with a phone in their pocket, for whatever reasons. I myself have it in the back pocket to get distances, don't have a laser and slow play provides plenty of opportunity to use it, but YMMV. I'm going to guess it's not a lot, 1 out of 4?

 

[David in FL]

No.  But it’s in the cart.

[Golfingdad]

No.

If I ride, it's in the cubby in the cart, and if I'm walking, it's in my bag with my keys and wallet. My pockets, while golfing, only have items pertinent to the round; ball marker, repair tool, chapstick in the left, tees in the right, glove in the back while putting.

[Sandy Divot]

No. In my golf bag.

[Piz]

The fewer places my phone might be the better.  Mine stays in the car.  The last time I left it in my golf bag it took me a week to find it.

[Edsland]

Nope, in the cupholder

[nevets88]

Overestimated. Should have said 1/10?

[DrMJG]

Golfing is an escape from my day, phone left in car (though I do have $ for the beverage cart).

 

[Patch]

My phone is in my bag when playing, or practicing. The volume (ringer) is turned off.

Anyone I know, who has my number knows to text me, and that I check for messages on a routine, regular basis. 

Probably 99% of my phone use is texting, internet, and other data transfers. 

[boogielicious]

It used to be when I kept score using it. But now it is just is in my bag. 

[AlDena]

In the cart, I don't need the extra weight or clutter in my pockets. 

[Yukari]

Nope.  It goes in my bag with my keys, watch and wallet.

The only things in my pocket relates to golf: one or two tees, divot fixer, ball marker and an extra golfball.

[ChetlovesMer]

Arccos. I love it, ergo my phone is in my front left pocket. 

A ball, maybe 2, with tees and a ball-mark-fork in my right pocket. Glove goes in the back pocket. 

[dennyjones]

1 hour ago, David in FL said:

No.  But it’s in the cart.

this..

[iacas]

9 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Arccos. I love it, ergo my phone is in my front left pocket. 

Buy the little belt clip thing.

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My phone is in my cart (push or driving), not on my person.

[ChetlovesMer]

5 minutes ago, iacas said:

Buy the little belt clip thing.

Yeah, funny you mention that, I just saw that on sale today for the first time. To be honest, i don't mind having my phone in my pocket. 

[Vinsk]

In the cart for me unless I’ve got some medical issue going on with someone (family especially) then I’ll keep it on me.

[Missouri Swede]

Attached to the lid of my Clicgear cart, if I’m walking.

On those few occasions I’m riding a cart, it will usually stay in the cart unless I want to check gps yardage at the ball (cartpath only days).