Decent Golf with a Hangover?

ShriekingSheet

I dug up much of my home course on Sunday, having made friends with a large number of White Russians at a city centre location earlier that morning.

In my experience, it's next to impossiple to play decent golf after a night out. I have a couple of bizarre exceptions, winning a competition the morning after the Captain's Prize (I think the bar was still open as the dawn-patrol tee'd off) but in the main, my morning-after handicap is probably 28.4... and possibly higher if "CFJ" is stamped on the back of my hand.

I avoid major sessions as best I can prior to Medals, Scratch Cups and matches etc. Far less disciplined when it comes to stableford competitions, which I don't really give a sh*t about. A quick look at Golfnet shows my .1s are pretty much exclusively on ordinary stableford comps. So it seems to be quite black and white for me, bar the rare exception. Is everyone the same or can anyone do it?

Miley Byrne

I have tried it of course but even if I do surprise myself by playing well and get a score going, I find that for the last 4 or 5 holes I get really tired and the concentration goes. In general though, I don't enjoy playing after a session because it so easy to get irritated after a bad shot etc. I try not to go out on the tear before any comp now. A few pints is OK but no benders til 2 or 3 in the morning!!!

Daithio9

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

I dug up much of my home course on Sunday, having made friends with a large number of White Russians at a city centre location earlier that morning.

In my experience, it's next to impossiple to play decent golf after a night out. I have a couple of bizarre exceptions, winning a competition the morning after the Captain's Prize (I think the bar was still open as the dawn-patrol tee'd off) but in the main, my morning-after handicap is probably 28.4... and possibly higher if "CFJ" is stamped on the back of my hand.

I avoid major sessions as best I can prior to Medals, Scratch Cups and matches etc. Far less disciplined when it comes to stableford competitions, which I don't really give a sh*t about. A quick look at Golfnet shows my .1s are pretty much exclusively on ordinary stableford comps. So it seems to be quite black and white for me, bar the rare exception. Is everyone the same or can anyone do it?

Lightweight.

Myksyk

Yeah, I'm dreadful after a night out or with a migraine or generally tired. In a dilemma as 8 of us are going to Portugal for 4 days golf week after next and would rather play good golf than hungover golf ... will really have to be disciplined - especially since person who comes last on each day has to wear a pink bonnet for the evening!!

thegen

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

I dug up much of my home course on Sunday, having made friends with a large number of White Russians at a city centre location earlier that morning.

In my experience, it's next to impossiple to play decent golf after a night out. I have a couple of bizarre exceptions, winning a competition the morning after the Captain's Prize (I think the bar was still open as the dawn-patrol tee'd off) but in the main, my morning-after handicap is probably 28.4... and possibly higher if "CFJ" is stamped on the back of my hand.

I avoid major sessions as best I can prior to Medals, Scratch Cups and matches etc. Far less disciplined when it comes to stableford competitions, which I don't really give a sh*t about. A quick look at Golfnet shows my .1s are pretty much exclusively on ordinary stableford comps. So it seems to be quite black and white for me, bar the rare exception. Is everyone the same or can anyone do it?

I would have to agree but then again I'm a lot older and the effects tend to last two days now. A couple of beers the night before does no harm. Up late + drink lend to a really bad score as Sheet must have had on Sunday;)

jimjo

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

I dug up much of my home course on Sunday, having made friends with a large number of White Russians at a city centre location earlier that morning.

In my experience, it's next to impossiple to play decent golf after a night out. I have a couple of bizarre exceptions, winning a competition the morning after the Captain's Prize (I think the bar was still open as the dawn-patrol tee'd off) but in the main, my morning-after handicap is probably 28.4... and possibly higher if "CFJ" is stamped on the back of my hand.

I avoid major sessions as best I can prior to Medals, Scratch Cups and matches etc. Far less disciplined when it comes to stableford competitions, which I don't really give a sh*t about. A quick look at Golfnet shows my .1s are pretty much exclusively on ordinary stableford comps. So it seems to be quite black and white for me, bar the rare exception. Is everyone the same or can anyone do it?

Completely second that.

For the life of me I cant play anyways decent after a heavy session. It can be tricky planning medals or big events around nights out. There’s a comp I want to do well in coming up but it’s the day after a rugby international and off course there’s a session planned so not sure how I’ll work that out. Normally the general plan has been to drink normal till about 1 and ease up and make sure to drink a pint or 2 of water before bed. Aimlessly this plan has yet to work especially when late at night someone shoves a shot in your hand, giving the of advice of ‘drink it will ya and shut up’.

In relation to the “CFJ” stamp, in my experience it takes a few days for it to wash off but memory’s of actually being there are a little vague.

ShriekingSheet

jimjo wrote: »

In relation to the “CFJ” stamp, in my experience it takes a few days for it to wash off but memory’s of actually being there are a little vague.

Funny. I find the stamp washes off but some of the memories never do...

unclean... so unclean...!

scrubber72

Done it plenty of times and the only good thing is getting all that fresh air into me to cure my hangover. Played once after a long night smoking the wacky backy and still outta it on the first. Never told my playing partners but I got the feeling I spent about 20 mins looking at the ball on the 1st tee and kept saying dont swing to slow or they will know your stoned.

BunkerMentality

I don't believe in hangovers myself having never had one, so going out never does anything to my game... i'm always awful

C.O.Y.B.I.B

I have a theory that if you are still a bit tipsy from the night before when you play , it tends to help. You tend not to worry about bad shots and swing thoughts are non existent . (I have experienced this more than once )
The problem with that one is that around the 13th dehydration , tiredness and hangover start to kick in and by the 17th you just want bed . But it works well if theres a front 9 prize !!!

sweetswing

mscull wrote: »

I have a theory that if you are still a bit tipsy from the night before when you play , it tends to help. You tend not to worry about bad shots and swing thoughts are non existent . (I have experienced this more than once )
The problem with that one is that around the 13th dehydration , tiredness and hangover start to kick in and by the 17th you just want bed . But it works well if theres a front 9 prize !!!

the first time i broke 80 i was still shakey on the first tee , i cant really remember the first few holes, it didnt register that i was putting together a score till about the 15th . on the flip side, i scored 13 points last year for 18 holes after a session , now i never drink the night before a game,its just not wort it:D

attaturk

Myksyk wrote: »

Yeah, I'm dreadful after a night out or with a migraine or generally tired. In a dilemma as 8 of us are going to Portugal for 4 days golf week after next and would rather play good golf than hungover golf ... will really have to be disciplined - especially since person who comes last on each day has to wear a pink bonnet for the evening!!

it never works out youll get pissed and play **** sorry but thats the reality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!experience gives me such knowledge:(

DonkeyPokerTour

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

I dug up much of my home course on Sunday, having made friends with a large number of White Russians at a city centre location earlier that morning.

In my experience, it's next to impossiple to play decent golf after a night out. I have a couple of bizarre exceptions, winning a competition the morning after the Captain's Prize (I think the bar was still open as the dawn-patrol tee'd off) but in the main, my morning-after handicap is probably 28.4... and possibly higher if "CFJ" is stamped on the back of my hand.

I avoid major sessions as best I can prior to Medals, Scratch Cups and matches etc. Far less disciplined when it comes to stableford competitions, which I don't really give a sh*t about. A quick look at Golfnet shows my .1s are pretty much exclusively on ordinary stableford comps. So it seems to be quite black and white for me, bar the rare exception. Is everyone the same or can anyone do it?

Your Doing it Wrong!

The thing to do is start drinking at 8pm the previous night, and continue drinking until about 1pm the day of the tournament, having tee'd off at 8am. That should leave you in a drunk state throughout the whole round. This will obviously improve your swing immensely. It may have a problem in terms of aiming, as you wont really know which of the 2 or 3 greens your seeing is the correct one. This may cause further problems with putting. However the way I'm putting currently it cant get any worse. This tried and trusted method has worked well for all the great golfers such as John Daly, Tiger Woods and Ian Woosnam!

fullstop

DonkeyPokerTour wrote: »

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The thing to do is start drinking at 8pm the previous night, and continue drinking until about 1pm the day of the tournament, having tee'd off at 8am. That should leave you in a drunk state throughout the whole round. This will obviously improve your swing immensely. It may have a problem in terms of aiming, as you wont really know which of the 2 or 3 greens your seeing is the correct one. This may cause further problems with putting. However the way I'm putting currently it cant get any worse. This tried and trusted method has worked well for all the great golfers such as John Daly, Tiger Woods and Ian Woosnam!

No, no, no. Tiger Woods didn't know what hole he was aiming for, but that was nothing to do with drink.

fearruanua

I always fine until my first putt on the first green. the whole process of bending over and dropping your head when your putting make me go all dizzy and stuff. a horrible feeling really!!

f22

I have to admit i have played some decent golf while hungover, mostly for the first 12 or 14 holes, then hit a wall and hack my way in. It's not the best mix but never seems to stop me.

My claim to fame is drinking 5 pints during an early United/Liverpool game and going straight to play golf and shooting level par. I haven't tried it since to see if it was a one off!