Hey there

need some advice

I seem to be always free to play golf on a Monday/Wednesday morning for 9 holes, normally I play with a mate who starts work late so we tee off at 6 am, but some weeks he is not available, its pretty busy at my local golf course on a Wednesday morning with locals from the retirement village playing, When my mate is not available I’m always so devastated that I don’t play that week , end up going to the driving range which doesn’t give me my golf fix. So what do I do? Do I play alone ? Or just get put in with a group of people I don’t know? I’m new to the game and am worried people will be pissed off at me for spending a bit of time in the bush , normally score between 47-52 9 holes.

cheers

Dan

Golf is mostly about meeting new people …

Play with whoever they put you with. Tell them you are still learning when they get to the first tee. It will take the pressure off and you will enjoy your round a lot more.
It’s a great way to meet all sorts of people. It won’t take long to make some new golf mates.

I often play a quick 9 alone after work. i usually look for a another single or two ball and join them.

If I enjoy the company and we have a good laugh we usually end up exchanging phone numbers and then organise other 9s subsequently.

Go out there, meet people, don’t spend too long searching for balls. As long as you are not keeping the group back you’ll be fine.

thanks for the advice , just what I needed.

I will play this Monday on my own or with whoever they put me with =)

Cheers

Dan

Simple courtesy rules are don’t take more than one or two practice swings, read your putt lines while waiting for others to line up theirs, near green side grab your putter and wedge at the same time to reduce delays, walk briskly to your ball after shots, it’s okay to walk ahead to look for your ball if it is within reasonable distance of your playing partner, no need to record your partner’s score if they don’t ask for it to be done at the start of the round, don’t offer unsolicited advice.. ;) as others have said, join up with strangers, it is far more satisfying when you have a witness to a spectacular shot then a story that starts with, “I was playing on my own when I hit this awesome….”

Dan, join a club. Then you’ll always have someone to play with. Your level of golfing skill is not a prerequisite for joining a club. We all had to start somewhere.

Even if your local track is a public course, it will have a club or two associated with it.

Don’t be put off by being put in a group of old farts. Just enjoy the golf.

some of the best partners have been “old farts”, cant beat the banter and also short game tips they give you;)

+1 for joining a club. I play with the “older set” every week and have found a good group that I enjoy playing with, and I find people are genuinely enthusiastic and welcoming of younger members.