Drinking while playing ??

thewobbler · 27-05-2014 03:30PM

It's a strange one this.

When I'm in a cart (not very often) I like a couple of beers; it can be convivial, especially on a slow round. When I'm in a cart in Spain or Portugal (even less often), I'd even consider it a necessary part of the experience.

Stopping at a halfway house for a swift glass of beer. All good.

But walking around a golf course with a trolley in one hand and an open tin/bottle in the other? That's just a bit uncomfortable and weird if you ask me. How far to the pin is second to finding a suitable flat piece of land to keep your beer upright.

Though those members who hounded you would need to be careful. I can't imagine any course that welcomes societies, corporate days or charity days would be best served by a blanket ban on booze on a golf course: even if it's only a beer with the pro on the closest to the pin hole, or a beer with a burger on the 9th, it's still booze.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 27-05-2014 03:39PM

thewobbler wrote: »

But walking around a golf course with a trolley in one hand and an open tin/bottle in the other? That's just a bit uncomfortable and weird if you ask me. How far to the pin is second to finding a suitable flat piece of land to keep your beer upright.

you're doing it wrong! :pac:

Gumbo · 27-05-2014 03:43PM

The mobile cart out on the Smurfit course of the K club offered us miller, and various other alcoholic drinks while playing last friday.

Loire · 27-05-2014 04:02PM

Howshocowpownw wrote: »

Eventually we had to drive off and forget the golf as we were being harassed every hole and almost physically being stopped from taking our shots. Which was a disgusting and left myself and my friend very upset. Don't worry we will be making a complaint and hope to see that man lose his job, for his outrageous behavior.

Because you couldn't get p!ssed on someone else's property? You're having a laugh or, more likely, having a good old troll.

delboykelly · 27-05-2014 04:30PM

Played the k club in April. Drinks car came around. Had a look in and they were selling bottles of Heineken and Bud... Was temped alrite!! Got a Lucozade instead :-((

ForeRight · 27-05-2014 04:34PM

The last time I played Dunmurray it was a scorching day and a golf cart was going around selling Heineken.
It was heaven on earth refreshment wise knocking back an ice cold beer in the sun.

However the original post in this thread is designed as trolling, no doubt about it. Littke subtle comment about driving onto the green confirms it.

who_me · 27-05-2014 04:40PM

Howshocowpownw wrote: »

No we were keeping to ourselves. The man first approached us on one of the first few holes. After we actually got the ball on the green, we drove on and went to put the ball in the hole and people at the hole beside start shouting at us !! drink wouldn't have been visible to them, not that we were hiding it.

If the drink wasn't visible to them, how could they have been complaining about the drink?

Colour me confused...

GreeBo · 27-05-2014 04:57PM

I think there is a difference between getting a beer from the drinks cart or from the 9th/10th than popping open a few cans from your bag.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 27-05-2014 05:00PM

I dont see what the problem is here? we usualy go out with a bag of cans with us.

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snaphook · 27-05-2014 05:10PM

The golf course is for golfing.

If I started chipping and putting in a Pub, I wouldn't be surprised if I was asked to refrain from doing it/asked to leave.

blue note · 27-05-2014 05:21PM

I wouldn't like to see it develop as a culture that's common to all courses, but wouldn't mind if a few allowed it.

Having said that, we brought hip flasks with us last year playing in Rosslare and it was a little fun during the round. Although we hardly drank anything over the course of the round.

eyescreamcone · 27-05-2014 05:22PM

Some people take golf seriously.

For others it's just a game.

I see no problem in anyone drinking around the course once you don't bother any other groups.

Anyone who gets upset by adults drinking while on a day out should get a life.

But plenty of golfists get annoyed when people wear the "wrong" attire etc, so I'm not that surprised with the attitude of those who like golf to be elitist.

thewobbler · 27-05-2014 05:23PM

snaphook wrote: »

The golf course is for golfing.

If I started chipping and putting in a Pub, I wouldn't be surprised if I was asked to refrain from doing it/asked to leave.

Oh good golly. Woe betide anyone who sits on a bed or sleeps on a couch when you're about.

blue note · 27-05-2014 05:24PM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Some people take golf seriously.

For others it's just a game.

I see no problem in anyone drinking around the course once you don't bother any other groups.

Anyone who gets upset by adults drinking while on a day out should get a life.

But plenty of golfists get annoyed when people wear the "wrong" attire etc, so I'm not that surprised with the attitude of those who like golf to be elitist.

In fairness, if a culture of it is allowed to develop you'll see slow groups and loud groups. That's the problem.

GreeBo · 27-05-2014 05:28PM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Some people take golf seriously.

For others it's just a game.

I see no problem in anyone drinking around the course once you don't bother any other groups.

Anyone who gets upset by adults drinking while on a day out should get a life.

But plenty of golfists get annoyed when people wear the "wrong" attire etc, so I'm not that surprised with the attitude of those who like golf to be elitist.

Yeah I hate those guys in their elitest Chinos from Heatons for €6.99 and tops for €2.99, making me feel so poor!
I mean who do they think they are?!
Won't someone please think of the children!

snaphook · 27-05-2014 05:29PM

thewobbler wrote: »

Oh good golly. Woe betide anyone who sits on a bed or sleeps on a couch when you're about.

They could at least leave it until the 19th hole.

thewobbler · 27-05-2014 05:30PM

blue note wrote: »

In fairness, if a culture of it is allowed to develop you'll see slow groups and loud groups. That's the problem.

What a truly bizarre comment.

Ireland is a country utterly famed for its drinking culture.

But, seeing as walking 8km while drinking warm beer hasn't attracted the' loutish masses' just yet, I'd say we're pretty much sure it isn't going to happen.

blue note · 27-05-2014 05:36PM

thewobbler wrote: »

What a truly bizarre comment.

Ireland is a country utterly famed for its drinking culture.

But, seeing as walking 8km while drinking warm beer hasn't attracted the' loutish masses' just yet, I'd say we're pretty much sure it isn't going to happen.

They could be popular for stag's / 30th birthday's etc. I heard in Australia and America people often go for a round of golf with a 6 pack.

Manach · 27-05-2014 05:41PM

Offhand, if there was any issue with personal injury to the group or third party by a person who was drinking, and if the golf club was aware of it - I'd not give much chance that their insurance contract would not be effected.

Mark Oxford · 27-05-2014 05:41PM

Howshocowpownw wrote: »

So myself and a friend like to go golfing a couple times a year. We don't take it serious, just like to hire a cart have a few drinks and a bit of craic.

However the other day, we were asked to leave the course. Which of course we refused as we had paid our money. The reason we were given was that we were drinking ?? Is that against the rules ? Would everybody be asked to leave because of this or was it because we weren't members ?

Eventually we had to drive off and forget the golf as we were being harassed every hole and almost physically being stopped from taking our shots. Which was a disgusting and left myself and my friend very upset. Don't worry we will be making a complaint and hope to see that man lose his job, for his outrageous behavior.

Poor effort at trolling

GreeBo · 27-05-2014 05:43PM

No more back seat modding!

Mark Oxford · 27-05-2014 05:45PM

GreeBo wrote: »

No more back seat modding!

Sorry.

thewobbler · 27-05-2014 05:49PM

blue note wrote: »

They could be popular for stag's / 30th birthday's etc. I heard in Australia and America people often go for a round of golf with a 6 pack.

From experience, the only difference between a stag party and a very large number of golf society weekends, is the 4-5 hour walk in the fresh air that breaks up drinking time on the latter.

From experience, there's plenty of golf societies teeing up at 9am on Sunday mornings every weekend, where a large number of participants are barely functional, after the previous night's escapades.

From experience, it's not the presence of a six-pack that's the problem, it's the absence of commonsense. And by large, the expensive, time-consuming, frustrating vs rewarding nature of the golfing hobby keeps that problem largely in check.

John Divney · 27-05-2014 05:56PM

Selling the odd can on the ninth at a resort, compared to four balls tinned up on the first tee of your own course, night and day.

PARlance · 27-05-2014 06:00PM

The weather is sh1te here thus we don't drink as much on the course.

Boskowski · 27-05-2014 06:12PM

Why it would be THAT important to anyone to get stupid in the head that they have an issue with not being able to do it during their round of golf is just beyond me.

But...

If you have a couple as a refreshment and don't bother anyone and the day thats in it warrants it, why not, sure. Within reason of course. I don't think other golfers would have an issue with it. But the OP is either on a wind-up altogether or else is not telling us the whole story.

Montgolfier · 27-05-2014 06:13PM

Howshocowpownw wrote: »

Ah ! In Canada it would be strange to see people not drinking/drunk. Except in a couple places.

No we were keeping to ourselves. The man first approached us on one of the first few holes. After we actually got the ball on the green, we drove on and went to put the ball in the hole and people at the hole beside start shouting at us !! drink wouldn't have been visible to them, not that we were hiding it.

You must have been staggering around the green for another group of golfers to start shouting at ye, either that or ye were landing balls on them.

How did ye get home drive?? And there in lies the problem with drinking on the golf course.

Had a cider before my round in MJ yesterday had a headache after a few holes from dehydration had to run back to the club house after 9 holes for more water. It really affects your game. Never again.
FYI Got a lift there and back with a nondrinking golfer.

snaphook · 27-05-2014 06:25PM

Are you like Roy McAvoy? Always playing better when you're wasted

bustercherry · 27-05-2014 06:50PM

You'd need a bag full of drink just to get around a course in the company of some of the insufferable bores commenting

the lawman · 27-05-2014 07:01PM

This thread has a little bit of everything. Wonderful.

Drinking while playing ??

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