Things I love about golf.

onlyfinewine · 10-11-2012 10:31PM #1

I'm getting depressed reading about all the bad thing people hate about golf. Lets have a thread talking about the things that most give us pleasure to brighten up these dark wet dismal days.
I'll start the ball rolling with the feel and sound of a well struck drive flying into a blue sky with the birds singing, the sun shining and pleasant company for the round.

Forefore2 · 10-11-2012 10:34PM

Having a rubbish round and then hitting a corker of a shot near the end that means you can't wait for your next round.:)

thewobbler · 10-11-2012 10:38PM

The feeling you get on the 1st tee of your first visit to a renowned course. That's what golf is all about for me.

FixdePitchmark · 10-11-2012 10:45PM

Love it.

The Scenery in Ireland is amazing, it keeps you in love with this great little county.

Hitting a great 6 iron, and landing 6 foot from the pin, the moment when you know it looks on it.

A great long putt that has hit a foot mark that somebody stood on and pops in the hole

(sorry Onlyfinewine)

The pint after -there is nothing like it and you are not driving.

The fact it is a game for life.

You can forget all your troubles.

Golf shops - the crazy dream that this thing could work.

A nice cold coke on 10th with any sort of food.

Doing something you never did before, back to back birdies - there is always something else to do.

The smell of the seasons, the wildlife.

The friends and shared experience, the hope for your playing partner to get a great shot or turn it around.

Sharing of a problem in a place no one can hear you talk, saying things you have never said to someone.

The lads who work on the course - they are just legends.

Winning something anything.

Teaching your kids, handing it over.

The crazy clothes and being able to play alone when you need to.

A nice draw and fade when you meant it.

A shot under trees or through it.

Waking up to a blue sky on your day out.

The feed after.

A massive drive.

Giving up on it all and going back and saying sorry.

The great books and photos and gifts you get.

scrubber72 · 10-11-2012 10:51PM

Everything.

scrubber72 · 10-11-2012 10:52PM

You know that feeling when you hit it perfectly flush. Well that.

chalkie 501 · 10-11-2012 11:03PM

The 4 hours of freedom:p

plumber77 · 10-11-2012 11:04PM

Getting some new gear in the post

laying out the gear the night before playing a top course and struggling to get the sleep you know you need.hot shower after a cold days winter golf.listening to today fm live game travelling home on a saturday.so many little things that contribute to making it the great game it is..

ForeRight · 10-11-2012 11:14PM

Tap in birdies

Playing a hole from tee to in the hole flawlessly

Shooting under my handicap and entering it on the computer feels nice

Chip ins for par

Good company for a round

Playing top quality courses

Getting out in the fresh air

evillive · 10-11-2012 11:17PM

nothing like getting your first drive away cleanly phew

or coming up the 18th in full view of the bar or those watching just getting the approach shot on in regulation:D

link_2007 · 10-11-2012 11:35PM

Forefore2 wrote: »

Having a rubbish round and then hitting a corker of a shot near the end that means you can't wait for your next round.:)

Exactly what I thought when I read the first post.

Same can be applied to the driving range. 99 slices, hooks, topped shots, duffed shots and sh**ks but that one sweetly stuck 5 iron is enough to get me back again.

the lawman · 10-11-2012 11:39PM

Nice thread. Much better than the one I started.

6 pars in a row and that feeling that everything you hit is how you wanna hit it.

The walk to first tee box.

Cleaning the clubs the night before round.

Sambos on 10th tee box.

Practice going well. Leaving the range after a great session.

Meeting someone in work that's into golf and you never knew. Spend an hour talking to someone you never got on with.

Leaving an 8 iron approach on a par 4 after a flush drive.

There are countless more.

Boskowski · 10-11-2012 11:51PM

I love the way after coming home from a cr*p day in the office I can't wait to put on my golf shoes, jump into my car and be on the first tee in under ten minutes (blessed I know) and another ten minutes later all is forgotten and all I'm consumed by is playing a great ballgame.

Of course thats not going to happen for another 5 months now.

Edit: Thats the one that stands out for me. There's tons though.

GreeBo · 11-11-2012 12:18AM

Playing golf on my own, late into a summer evening in shorts.
Course is empty, have the place to myself and playing nice golf.
Fairways are striped, greens are smooth, temperature is perfect and there is no real wind.

I used to love coming home after a good day on the course and telling my dad how I played. Going through each hole, shot by shot and comparing how he played them. Unfortunately he died last year so I dont get to do that anymore, but I really loved that.

PARlance · 11-11-2012 12:33AM

Out on a (beautiful....aren't they all) course and realising that if that slice is the worst of my problems, then I'm a lucky man

neckedit · 11-11-2012 12:40AM

GreeBo wrote: »

Playing golf on my own, late into a summer evening in shorts.
Course is empty, have the place to myself and playing nice golf.
Fairways are striped, greens are smooth, temperature is perfect and there is no real wind.

I used to love coming home after a good day on the course and telling my dad how I played. Going through each hole, shot by shot and comparing how he played them. Unfortunately he died last year so I dont get to do that anymore, but I really loved that.

Says it all.....perfect man.....just perfect!

FixdePitchmark · 11-11-2012 12:47AM

GreeBo wrote: »

Playing golf on my own, late into a summer evening in shorts.
Course is empty, have the place to myself and playing nice golf.
Fairways are striped, greens are smooth, temperature is perfect and there is no real wind.

I used to love coming home after a good day on the course and telling my dad how I played. Going through each hole, shot by shot and comparing how he played them. Unfortunately he died last year so I dont get to do that anymore, but I really loved that.

Your best post ever

I'm the same as that - he gave me the gift of this game, even though he is now too old to play, he asks me about my round, I try to describe it in a way he can visualise it.

ForeRight · 11-11-2012 12:51AM

GreeBo wrote: »

Playing golf on my own, late into a summer evening in shorts.
Course is empty, have the place to myself and playing nice golf.
Fairways are striped, greens are smooth, temperature is perfect and there is no real wind.

I used to love coming home after a good day on the course and telling my dad how I played. Going through each hole, shot by shot and comparing how he played them. Unfortunately he died last year so I dont get to do that anymore, but I really loved that.

For once I'm not snarling at your post

Very nice Greebo. My dad loves the golf still and always asks me for a re run of my round when I've played.

Your post just reminds me to make the most of it and not take it for granted.

Senna · 11-11-2012 12:58AM

Watching a US tournament finish on a Sunday night and being really excited about playing on Monday morning.

Spending hours on the net reading reviews and deciding on a club to buy.

Driving 30 minutes to a link course and the sky's are blue when its raining at home (Donegal has strange weather)

Out first thing in the morning or on a deserted course and you have the course to yourself.

Hitting a better shot than your lower handicap playing partner.

The moment when you miss your approach and you're off the green, your playing partner is 8ft away for birdie and you hit the chip to 6 inches. He's now under pressure and you both walk off with a par knowing he played the hole well but you can hit the right shot when its needed:D

Knowing the exact distance to the pin and knowing you have a club that hits it that exact distance.

And of course "PURING":D a drive off 18

golfnut1 · 11-11-2012 01:09AM

Pars, birdies and eagles

Ed Winchester · 11-11-2012 01:14AM

Visualising the shot beforehand and then to hit it exactly as you imagined. Magic feeling!

Benicetomonty · 11-11-2012 01:27AM

Winning. You need so much to go your way, whether it be your good play or an average day for the field, any win these days is an achievment. Maybe we dont give ourselves enough credit.

niallo27 · 11-11-2012 08:14AM

Getting over the water on the 8th in shannon in two, i need a bit of wind and a belter of a 3 wood but it feels good when you get over.

soundsham · 11-11-2012 08:34AM

Putting for eagle
Doesn't happen often but it's a buzz

simonp1 · 11-11-2012 09:30AM

Refreshing clubs results page to see if you placed anywhere....then golfnet to see what cut you got....doesn't happen very much now though:(

slave1 · 11-11-2012 11:16AM

Putting your first drive down the middle and the relief as you walk off the tee...

Nedser101 · 11-11-2012 02:29PM

Having an absolute shocker and realising that even the worst game you are having is better than your best days in work .love this game!

Danny dyers double · 11-11-2012 02:52PM

All week in work talking to my playing partner about how well we are both going to play Sat and then go out a shoot a round in the mid 20s ðŸ˜႒

Love the feeling of walking off the 18th not knowing for sure but praying you hit that 30 point mark .

Love ringing a course midweek to book a tee time , I know it's the simple things ðŸ˜႒

And as said so many times having a stinking round but having that one great tee shot on a par 3 that you can't miss the putt

Dtoffee · 11-11-2012 09:02PM

I love that feeling when I hit that all too rare, perfect shot.
I love winning the euro ..... front, back and overall, bragging rights is most important.
I love the challenge.
I love the players, especially the ones that love golf as a bit of fun and not as a badge.

tommyombomb · 11-11-2012 09:25PM

The way you can go out with the weight of the world on you shoulders but within ten minutes all stress is gone.

Also when you hit a drive so far you think you lost the ball but find it a few minutes later on the fairway.

Alrite Chief · 11-11-2012 09:34PM

GreeBo wrote: »

I used to love coming home after a good day on the course and telling my dad how I played. Going through each hole, shot by shot and comparing how he played them. Unfortunately he died last year so I dont get to do that anymore, but I really loved that.

Jaysus. Bring a tear to a glass eye. My oulfella died before I took up the game. He'd of loved to hear all about my golf now. Same with the missus old man. He was mad into the golf but never played before he passed away. Would of loved a knock around with him. Beating him would have caused murder in the house

Anyway...

The way it simply gets you out of the house to do something you feel was productive

The bit of colour you get everyone thinks you were away. No was just out golfing. Jaysus you've a great life.

The mileage of conversation you can get out of one round

The way you can feel like a pro one minute to a complete cabbage the next. Keeps you coming back for more.

All the gear and equipment!!! Love shop credit to blow on stuff!!!

The banter and bitching sessions on the course :P

Always something new to learn and achieve

The feeling of driving out of the course having shot a worldy for yourself. Or as a previous poster says posting your score.

Things I love about golf.

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