finding partners

tritriagain

Getting back to playing golf after 15 years. Really forgot how much i loved it. Paying green fees at moment but thinking of rejoining local club. Here's my problem. I always played with friends and family but if I join what's the protocol about finding partners to play with. I'm quite sociable but never put myself on people. I'm 42 but most of the people I know well in the club would be a lot older. I have never played in a competition . do I just put my name down at a time and play with anyone. Any thoughts would be welcome. Thank you in advance.

PARlance

tritriagain wrote: »

Getting back to playing golf after 15 years. Really forgot how much i loved it. Paying green fees at moment but thinking of rejoining local club. Here's my problem. I always played with friends and family but if I join what's the protocol about finding partners to play with. I'm quite sociable but never put myself on people. I'm 42 but most of the people I know well in the club would be a lot older. I have never played in a competition . do I just put my name down at a time and play with anyone. Any thoughts would be welcome. Thank you in advance.

Yip, just stick your name down on a line and head out. You'll soon get to know a few people and you'll be avoiding them in no time

lowelife

I'm 38 and most the guys I play regular with are 60+ (which is the majority of the club where I play) so yeah just put the name down and go for it.
Always a great bunch of guys, with the odd exception

searay

Are there a couple of clubs in your locality?

If there are, consider

-do you know a few members who you could start off playing with?
- Which club has the most members in your age group?
- Is there a mid week social 9 hole/12 hole competition that you could use to get to know people?
- Is the club actively trying to attract and retain new members?

Some clubs are harder to break in to, but if you pick a friendly club and you make an effort you'll get to know people quick enough.

I switched to a new club for 3 years and when back to my previous club and found it much easier as it met those criteria.

pcasso

I have always, and that is a long time, played golf with my mates and even joined a club back in the day along with three or four of them.
Since last year when I move to my current club where I knew nobody I have had to put my name on the time sheet and play with strangers.
Everyone I have played with have been friendly and welcoming.
What I have discovered is that I actually seem to put a bit more time/effort/concentration into my golf on these occasions and as a consequence am enjoying the golf more.
At this point I know enough names on the timesheet to know who I particularly enjoy playing with but that still doesn't stop me putting my name on a line with complete strangers.
Go for it and you will never look back

Senna

I switched club last year, didn't know anybody there and just stuck my name on the time sheet.
Everybody was always very welcoming and I've made some good friends that way. If you play around the same time and days each week, you get to know a lot of people very quickly and join up with them again and again.
Only problem with a new club is remembering all the new names, the amount of times I'll see the name on the sheet, know I played with them before, but just not remember them until I see them on the tee.

Dr_Colossus

I'm in my 3rd club since making the move from society golf 5 years ago and each time I joined a new club I didn't know a single person. Never had any problems but it's very beneficial to have an online timesheet which allows you to see and remember names. I'm in my existing club 2 years and still wouldn't play with regular partners, I pick days and times that suit me as do most others in the club so there's a good mix of people each week.

I'd often play in scratch cups and open days also on my own and get randomly paired with others which has worked well. It has never bothered me as golf is very much an individaul sport and it grants you the opportunity to meet some very interesting characters along the way.

tritriagain

Thanks for all the replies. Guess I need to just get out of comfort zone initially and play with strangers .