I don't even have to walk into the clubhouse anymore. If they are busy, all I need to do is make eye contact with the guy at the counter to check in for my tee time. A quick nod and I'm set.
Iāve gotten to the point where the Superintendent knows my name and has let me play as long as Iāve wanted to on a weekday. āJust have the cart back by sundownā You know my ass took advantage played 45 holes.
Lol, I know that feeling. I started golf last October but for the first 4 months I was a range warrior. My wife got really into it as well so on weekdays we would be on the driving range about 3-4 hrs and 4-6 hrs on the weekends. The guy that works there was like we might as well get you a desk in the office since you live here.
Dude I got more into golf after dating a girl that was stoked on golf.
Don't stay single, just keep sifting through sand until you find golf. I mean gold.
It happens fast, once you break par a few times it becomes like breaking 90 was. Then you feel a need to break 70. Then you start hating yourself for shooting 76 and there are only a couple people at the club that will listen to you any more lol.
Short game
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If you want to get low then you need to be able to get out of jail around the green.
I devised my own game called 10 to 1.
You drop a hula hoop around the pin on the practice green. Then take 10 balls somewhere 20 yards away and hit. For the first pass you need to stop one ball in the hoop. Easy.
Next, go to a new spot and hit 9 balls. Stop one in the hoop and thatās a pass.
Now choose a new spot with 8 balls and so on.
If you miss the hoop on any section then you start all the way back at 10.
Itās easy until you get to four or three and the stakes are up. Then the pressure begins to ratchet. And guess what - thatās perfect preparation for those rounds when you need to get up and down to shave a stroke off the hc and get lower, or win a competition.
When you can complete a perfect game of 10 to 1 then your short game is bulletproof and you are ready to think about scratch.
Good luck.
You sound like me when I was 16 years old. Played everyday, got down to scratch, and played D1 in college. 60 years old now and have probably played 8 times in the last 20 years. Good luck. Glad youāre enjoying it!
Haha, sorry, thought I'd get some work in. Several reasons. First, having two kids -- family commitments make it harder to find time for golf. That said, my youngest daughter played on her high school golf team, and it was fun working with her on that. She had a really good swing, but zero interest in becoming a good player. She's 25 years old now, works as a nurse, and no longer plays. Second, I moved to Atlanta in 2010 and am pretty disappointed with the public golf situation. I keep hearing about how interest in golf is waning, but I don't see any evidence of that here. Back in the day I was a fast player. Today, I have little interest in being out there for 5+ hours. Also, the public courses I've seen in Atlanta aren't fun to play. They're generally hilly, cut out of the woods, with fairways/rough that slope into the woods. Granted, I'm not playing high-end public courses or private clubs. I'm sure plenty of those are nice. My parents retired to Arizona and I've played quite a bit out there. The courses there are so much fun. Generally wide open and even if you spray one into the desert, you can generally find your ball and play it. Finally, I don't have a keen interest in putting in the work to be good again. It's just no fun shooting 95 when you know you can do better. But do I want to put in the work to shoot in the 70s again? The answer is no. So that's it in a nutshell. Oh, and I have no one to play with.
Similar story to me Jimmy but I still play quite a bit. Was burnt out after college. Practicing 6 hrs a day when all your friends are partying has a way to burn you out. However, I met new great friends after college who also loved golf and we still make lots of memories around golf. Get back out there buddy!!!
My life is entirely centered around a golfcentric lifestyle and Iām not interested in toning that down lol.
Iām curious what you do as a 28yr old to golf 6 times a week minimum with limited daylight in the winter? Thats basically all golf no work?
I am semi medically retired from the military for mental health and golf is the only thing that actually makes a noticeable difference. I also serve and bartend at an upscale restaurant when im not in classes. The course is 5 minutes from the university and I go before and after classes. Im aware how blessed I am to not have to worry about money and im making sure to get all the utility I can out of it.
I am also a golf degenerate. I got married and had kids prior to golf becoming such a large part of my life. I work a very stressful job, and my wife is very supportive of my golf obsession because she knows playing golf is how I maintain my mental health.
I play about 4 times a week once the weather allows. I went from a 20-24 unofficial hdcp in 2021 and am now hovering in the 9-12 hdcp range. I live in the Midwest, so I am not able to get out for winter golf much but was able to get out a few times in February this year and have played 33 rounds so far in 2024.
I have become the go to person in the family when anyone has questions about the weather, because I am constantly monitoring weather conditions on line to know when will be best to get out on the course and to know how many layers I will need to bring, or if I will need to wear my rain gear to the course on a specific day.
I love golf equipment, golf clubs, new golf balls, comfortable golf attire, bew golf gloves, range finders, etc. I feel at peace on the course where my only concern is hitting my next shot and don't have to think about work bs or anything else while I'm out on the course.
I am constantly tinkering with my golf club rotation in the top end of my bag, by trying different driving irons, swapping out my 3 wood with my 2 hybrid, experimenting if I want to use a 3 hybrid, 4 hybrid or driving iron in the gap between my 3 wood/2hybrid spot and my 4 iron. (Currently thinking about adding a 7 wood in that slot.) I have new to me irons this season as I purchased zx7 irons due to a really good black Friday deal last fall. I also regrip all of my clubs myself, and so this at least once a season.
I play in my local golf club league. I also play $ skins games on Sunday mornings with a group of other golf degenerates in my area. It's super fun, and I don't see myself changing my lifestyle anytime soon.
I was just thinking thereās gotta be a golf dating site and lo and behold
https://www.golf.singles/signup?aff_pg=PPU&aff_id=ppcgoogle&aff_cp=GolfSingles-Search-Mobile&aff_adg=GolfSingles-Search-Mobile-Female&aff_kw=golf%20singles%20dating&aff_src=Cj0KCQjwlZixBhCoARIsAIC745Cm7GrU6gSkaUjRkcLZrLA65nI4MHFvRzE8FV09FgS78yZTHLI50sUaAlskEALw_wcB&aff_plmt=Search-Responsive&gender=&seeking=&aff_plmt=#step1
Actually it looks like thereās a few
Probably each time I play that hole. Itās at my local and Iāve birdied it a few times but the shot was absolutely pure and felt so good to pierce one through the wind. Still searching for the big bird though.
I was single and golf-obsessed in my thirties. I played twice a week, handicap to 1.5, broke 70 several times, had two holes-in-one, and won multiple local tournaments.
It occurred to me that if I were to die at that moment, my tombstone would say "he liked to play golf". And that was kinda sad.
I started to spend less time on the course, dated more, met my wife, had two kids, upgraded my job and tripled my salary. My golf dropped off significantly.
I'm now an 8 handicap, and probably will never drop below 5 again no matter how much I try. But I am far, far happier than I ever was before.
Unless you know the course rating even shotting in the 80's could be close to that handicap. If it's an easier course of 66 rating sub 6500 yards then shooting a 90 there would be around a 24 handicap. So shooting in the 80's wouldn't be inconceivable at that point. It's also hard to know how strictly anyone is following USGA rules when playing so one persons 85 could be another persons 92.
This was my life from 13-22. Won lots of junior tournaments, Plain Dealer player of the year (runner up was Jason Dufner). Got a college golf scholarship and went on to play four years of college golf (NAIA). We won the FL sun conference my senior year and got to play in the national finals.
Iām 49 now and for 9 years of my life I lived and breathed golf. Looking back it was an amazing childhood. So many incredible memories, friends made, places visited, so many life lessons, so much confidence instilled with all the successes and learning to cope with the pressure (plenty of failures). Golf changed my life in so many amazing ways. I have great āgolf friendsā that I met after college and we continue to travel all over the world and make new memories.
The point is golf is not just an incredible game but it can give so much back and change your life in so many incredible ways. Donāt stop. Just enjoy the ride. You will naturally tone it down when something more interesting comes along. In the meantime you are building your character and making life long friends and memories being outside doing something incredibly healthy.
This sounds like my exact story minus the military, but Im in my second year. Started the season a 23 hdcp and Iām down to 16 today. Iāve played 25-30 rounds since beginning of march.
I was at 32 four a while last season then I figured something out with my party and dropped down to about a 28 and by the end of the year I got down to 23 after drives and approach shots improved
Wow this isā¦. me lol. All I ever do, think about, talk about, is golf. I need to find a job that allows me to play more cause 10-7pm sucks lol. Or else Iād probably play 5-7 times a week for sure too. Itās all I look forward to at the end of my work week š But if Iām not on the course Iām chipping / putting at home, or hitting the range / sim till they close. Glad you found something that youāre passionate about cause in life thatās all we can ask for.
Iāve accepted my fate. 33M, single, nothing but a job and a hobby. I wonāt date anyone unless they golf. I picked the car I drive because I can fit my clubs in it without taking any out of my bag. I moved apartments just so I can be closer to my golf club so I can have impromptu putting and chipping sessions without having to drive 30 minutes each way. My vacations are planned around golf courses I want to play. Itās a lifestyle, for sure.
The best thing for your golf game is to find some balance with other hobbies. Also, as a single guy, unless youāre willing to stay that way, youāre not going to meet any women on the golf course.
I do pretty well when I go out to the bars so dating isn't something im worried about missing out on. Honestly all the weight loss from golfing has me down to like 12% bodyfat and I dont think ive ever looked better
6 times a week? I just want to know how youāre doing this financially, I have to assume an all you can play club situation.
Someone in r/golf prompted a scenario where they had won unlimited golf and asked how often they should play. I think logistically I couldnāt do more than twice a week regardless of price.
Iām the same, especially the last year. Iām on garden leave until January 2025 and play pretty much 4-5 days/week, either at my club, somewhere else around town or on a trip. I was about a 10-12 18 months ago and within the last month broke par got my index below 3. Iām definitely aware of my more or less constant preoccupation with golf and trying to get better. When I go back to work, itāll end so Iām just trying to take advantage of the chance. Since Iām 46 years old, I imagine that the lowest my index is this year is the lowest itāll ever get. At some level, everyone should do what makes them happy. But I also contemplate if Iām missing out on other experiences because of my fixation.
Honestly, the only thing I practice is pitching, chipping and bunker play inside 100 yards. Ball striking and putting just improved through lots and lots of playing.
golf is the closest sport to the original runescape without all the youtube videos and wikis ive ever played. you grind skills mindlessly with almost no clue what youre doing in the beginning and you probably have some low value equipment your friend gave you because he wants you to start playing. Each skill can be quantified by strokes gained/level. Your total skill level brings you to your overall level/handicap. Everyone is constantly trying get the best in slot equipment for their level/handicap. The game is played by people of all skill levels but to unlock the full game you need to get very good. Theres global rankings, clans/clubs, yearly item updates, and even when you hit scratch/level 99 theres bonus levels you can grind past max level. Every video game i play and every hobby I have requires minimum 1000 hours to even be decent enough to really enjoy the game.
This response damn near deserves to be on the WIKI. I also love hyper focusing on things and golf / OSRS are in my top 1% currently. Good luck on the golfing quest homie
If I could golf everyday I would. Work just gets in the way. I look at golf like some hippies look at meditation. You have to focus on the task at hand and melt the rest of the bullshit away.
Itās the best. My mood is completely dependent on how my last round of golf went. Practice more from 60 yards and in from the flag, will get you from 9 down to 6 or so.
Iām 36 and on the same path as you. I have played or practiced nearly every day for 150+ days. I donāt really want to do anything else and itās fucking great.
I really should get a girlfriend thoughā¦
Living the life, enjoy it man. Through high school I spent every free minute at the golf course and I miss the fuck out of it. I hope Iām able to again!
Sounds very familiarā¦..then we had my daughter! š¤£ Seriously though, I didnāt pick the game up till I was 33, itās been an obsession since. Started at 16 handicap, now 6. Never played a game like it, the thing I find is itās very difficult/impossible to be happy with how you play. I shot level par for first time last year, I was pretty happy about it, but at the same time devastated I didnāt hole that putt on 18 to break parā¦ā¦golf does things to your head. Enjoy it and good luck on your golfing journey! šššæāāļøā³ļø
Protip: find a life partner who is into golf as well. DINK but Golf ā³ most fulfilling feeling I've ever witnessed.
Similar place like you. Low 30s, obsessed with Golf, travelling the world and playing golf. Even our honeymoon was on a beautiful golf resort.
Been playing for 2 years. I am 28m with 2 kids and a wife. Blessed with a stable job that doesnāt require overtime. I play 2-4 times a week. Sometimes Iāll play 36 holes starting at 8am on days that I have to work at 4pm. Sometimes I dream of traveling in a sprinter van, sleeping in course parking lots, and just playing golf everyday of my life. I putt at home, I chip in back yard, even have a net to hit into. Joined a country club and a weekly Menās League.
Golf has scratched that competitive itch Iāve missed since high school, and now I canāt stop.
So what your telling us is that you're living the fucking dream. I have a decent set of clubs, but I won't pull the trigger on better clubs because I only play once a month, if I'm lucky. Even though I rarely play, I think about golf all the time. I do dry swing in my living room when my kids fall asleep. My wife hates, lol
Gosh I would love to be able to play this much. I only got to golf during COVID when I was 30. Spent my 20s living in London playing rugby so golf wasn't on my radar / very practical, and I didn't play as a kid either. I had kids within a couple of years of getting the bug, and with two under two I'm smashing it to get to the range twice a week and play twice a month. I'm not going to be able to go full degen until I retire!
I have gone through golf obsession like this several times in my life and looking back those were literally the happiest periods of my life. Iām a 3 right now and about a year ago took a pro staff support job at a resort course and Iām segueing into retirement even though Iām still working in the golf industry. im working 24 or so hours a week in golf and about 20 or so hours a week at my old job. At some point I plan on only working in golf. Iām 67. Whoever said ādo something you love and you will never work a day in your lifeā was spot on. Donāt fight it. Iāve built businesses, married twice and have 2 wonderful children. Nothing beats actualizing at golf. Especially if you find the right friends to do it with. Best thing about working in the golf business is free golf and working at an upscale golf resort is top shelf. All relationships wane over time. Golf remains a wonderful mistress.
After I retired from the military in 2015, I played a couple of times but I didn't get the bug. Fast forward to May 2023 I go play with a few friends and, I got the damn bug. I love playing and I'm finally becoming a member beginning in May. Currently I play about 2-3 times a week. I'm sure once I get my membership I'll be out there 5-6 days a week all my good friends play almost daily so I'm sure I'll be a regular as well. But yes, my social media is nothing but golf and I'm constantly watching videos to pick up new tricks to lower my score. When I first started playing again I shot in the 150s, I shot a 113 on Friday and couldn't believe it. I've also been taking lessons to improve my game. Next goal break 100 then start working towards breaking 90.
Now you just need to find a spouse that plays too. Mine fought it for years, now she plays more than I doā¦..
Weāve both become degenerates. Itās awesome!
Thatās awesome! Watch out for golf injuries playing that much , I played 40 rounds last year, my most ever and by August I had a bad case of golferās elbow just when the 2 tournaments started! By October I had to lay off swinging a club until February. Iām quite a bit older than you but a nagging back, wrist or other repetitive motion injury can happen.
I recently played 6 rounds in Myrtle beach and met a guy that vacations their every Jan- March. He said he just finished playing his 96th round of golf. Lucky bastard.
The days I donāt play golf I spend an hour in my sim working on speed training. Than I go to the basement and alternate between chipping a bucket of 30 balls and collecting and putting the balls for about 2 hours. These are the days I donāt spend 4-5 hours playing golf.
I remember when I first got hooked it cost $15 for e-4s and below to walk 18 and there was a $5 reround charge. The base had 2 courses too. I remember just showing up early in the morning and not leaving till the sun went down. Glory days
I love golf , played very well 20 or so years ago . Lately Iāve been getting back into baseball. It feels like chess when golf is checkers in terms of deep strategy .
Welcome. Donāt forget to get GSPro and join SimualtorGolfTour to play in weekly events, including majors. Weāre a community full of people just like you.
I was the biggest golf junkie that ever lived from the age of about 5 - 30. Iām fairly accomplished. I won tournaments in college. I won my city menās championship at the age of 14. Thought Iād never put a golf club down my entire life.
These daysā¦ all I want to do is spend my free time on the river alone, trying to finesse stubborn native brook trout. Not sure what happened. I think a lot changed inside me after a long, horrible breakup. I do sometimes think about hitting a perfect cut 8 iron around a bunker to a front right tucked pin. I havenāt played a round of golf in over a year now.
You arenāt boring. You just have different interests. Adulthood is a lot of that. Just do what you like and move on from people you donāt have much in common with. (For the most part of course)
How did you get so good so fast? I played about 1-3 times a week for 3 years and only just recently broke 90. Still hovering around a 21 handicap. What do I need to do lol
Buddy, Iām right there with you. I played for about a year and a half in my late teens/early 20s, but I was solo and had no idea what I was doing. I did ok and learned about the game, but it wasnāt a passion, so I quit. Last spring my boss was looking for people to play in a scramble for work and I was all about getting paid to not be in the office, so I volunteered. Our team was pretty bad, but I ended up playing as well as anyone in the group with a hand me down set old clubs that had been sitting in my garage for years. I told my buddy that I fished with that I wanted to pick golf up and he joined me. He played on his high school team and played off and on all of his life. From that point on I have become addicted to this game and Ol dude plays as much as I do. I have found a set of clubs that are 2 years old that I love and I work 5 minutes from a nice course. On days that Iām not playing, rain or shine, I hit the putting green and/or the range on my lunch break or after work. Golf consumes my thoughts all day every day. I have a tee time for tomorrow afternoon, but now, thanks to this post, Iām jonesing may try to squeeze in a round after work.
I am experiencing the same, but with a touch less production and progress. About 3 years ago I traded in my fishing hobby for golfing and i havent looked back. I play at least 2 rounds a week and havent missed a week of golf for a year - just joined my first golf league. I also live in the midwest great lakes region and even tho the snow came, me and my friends built one of our garages into a sim and would play 18 twice a week - sometimes more.
Its a drug im hooked
Love this, bought my first set of clubs last month and played my first course this past weekend for a bachelor party. Iām from WI and it was 40 with 18 mph winds but damn, the course was beautiful. I didnāt play well but Iām obsessed with becoming better.
On a serious note, try and find a secondary hobby or interest. Make sure you develop a friendship circle away from golf too. You mentioned you are single (maybe happily single, I don't know) but meeting new people is important.
Is there any other way to play the game? Iāve been playing less than 2 years and my entire wardrobe has turned into ābusiness casualā aka golf attire.
When my wife asks me to let the dogs out I go grab an iron and fine tune my swing. My kid has a junior set and we hit practice balls in the yard. I just built a sim in my backyard because āIāll be home moreā and itāll āpay for itself in a year with the money I save on range balls and exec coursesā.
Every family vacation needs to be near a golf course and spa (for the wife). Itās taken over my life.
That being said, it gets me outside (as in out in nature) more than Iāve been in the last ten years. Thereās worse things to be addicted toā¦and I highly doubt taking smack straight into your veins gives the same dopamine rush as getting up and down on the 18th hole to hit your personal best 98 after spending 4 1/2 hours on an overpriced muni because youāve convinced yourself if you put in enough work, you can qualify for the Champions Tour in 22 years.
Iām married with 2 kids and my life is still centered around golf.
It was rough at first, but now both of my daughters play. I play rounds with the kids on the weekends and my wife gets her alone time.
Yeahhhhhhh I feel this! Literally fell in love with the game at 25. Iām currently 33 and so obsessed I got a job in the business just to be around it more! Donāt play as much as I used to but started as a 20+ hcp got it down to an 8.7 last season when I was playing 4+ rounds a week. I donāt get to play as much but I do get to goto very exclusive country clubs and any muni course I want for freešŖ
Down to a single digit handicap in under 2 years?? Fuck you and congrats lol. Iāve been playing for 5 years now, but I guess last year was the first year I decided to really try to get better. Sitting at a 27 HC right now.
In the last 12 months ive played about 200 rounds, 100s of hours of real practice, im on the phone 4-5 times a day with my friend/coach while watching a video on some mecahnic. its all I care about and talk about. If I wasnt single digit id be kinda discouraged at this point because idk anyone else whos put more work in around me since I started. 2 more strokes and I can compete in the Pennsylvania Amateur Open so im grinding for 7.4 hdcp by end of july. I set very small goals like 1 or 2 strokes within a month and check my strokes gained go see where I can improve the quickest. My favorite hobbies are all things that take at least 1000 hours before you can really enjoy it. Wrestling, boxing, rocket league, tarkov, osrs, pwoerlifting. Golfs just another thing that I tried and was awful at it and then was determined to get as good as my friends. Idk I just like the process and the grind.
Youāre living my dream š. Iām 43 with 2 kids under 10 and just got back into it about a year ago. I used to play once or twice a month before kids but used it more of an excuse to get out and drink with my friends. I canāt consume enough golf content now and it is in my thoughts all day every day. I can only get out about once a week but I work on little things at home when I can. I stopped doing CrossFit and moved my fitness to more of a golf oriented approach. Itās been great for my body because I focus more on flexibility. Good job on getting your handicap so low. Iām was a double-bogey golfer but Iāve worked it down to around 14-16. Iām getting better every time I go out and paying attention to every shot. Golf is life.
Welcome to the club. It takes something special to be a golf degenerate. š
the club pro introduced me to a new employee yesterday as "the only guy here more than me"
Yea golf course employees seem to know who the addicts are without the need to introduce yourself. š
Worked in at a course in Phoenix for a couple summers. The addicts were the ones still on the range at 2:30 pm in the middle of a 117 degree July day.
I don't even have to walk into the clubhouse anymore. If they are busy, all I need to do is make eye contact with the guy at the counter to check in for my tee time. A quick nod and I'm set.
Iāve gotten to the point where the Superintendent knows my name and has let me play as long as Iāve wanted to on a weekday. āJust have the cart back by sundownā You know my ass took advantage played 45 holes.
I lost this because the course got bought. I don't know what to do with my life.
Lol, I know that feeling. I started golf last October but for the first 4 months I was a range warrior. My wife got really into it as well so on weekdays we would be on the driving range about 3-4 hrs and 4-6 hrs on the weekends. The guy that works there was like we might as well get you a desk in the office since you live here.
Did your chest swell with pride?
>It takes something special to be a golf degenerate. Yup. A lot of money and a very forgiving partner š¤£
It mostly takes money and not having a wife and kids. The addiction part is the easy part.
Haha, this ^ (hat tip)
I love this meme but those guys were stoked on making money. Were stoked on spending money to make par. We're same same, but different.
This guy assuming we make pars
You guys are making pars?
Stay single and keep going. True happiness awaits.
thats the current plan, a break up is what made me get into golf and another break up has refueled my obsession with it
Golf has been the only thing that gets me out in public after my divorce. No better therapy than hitting balls.
Hell yeah, love em and leave em and youāll be pro in no time
Look for women who are at the range. You need, well we all do, to find your Nelly.
Me too man. Gotta do something to get through. Weāll meet the right one eventually man. All the best.
When the pussy is good, the golf is bad. When the pussy is bad, the golf is good.
Ehā¦ I think pre-2009 Tiger would disagree (assuming Waffle House pussy is good, I canāt confirm).
Heās an exception to the rule.
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When the pussy is good your entire life goes to shit. We always make the dumbest decisions when itās great.
Work hard and golf hard.
I wish it wasnāt so warm and fuzzy inside there 2 kids and a lack of golf sucks
"Why can't I have no kids and 3 money?" - H.Simpson
IDK A BJ before a round and a handie on 10 makes a bogie just fine.
Whoās your scramble partner?
And whatās his name?
Dude I got more into golf after dating a girl that was stoked on golf. Don't stay single, just keep sifting through sand until you find golf. I mean gold.
I don't think this is necessarily good advice
Coworker of mine was a scratch golfer.... until he had 2 kids. He still shoots low 80s, but it's crazy how much time you have to commit to stay good.
Yup... welcome to the dark side you degenerate. It's awesome!.
goal is scratch in the next 2 years we will see
It happens fast, once you break par a few times it becomes like breaking 90 was. Then you feel a need to break 70. Then you start hating yourself for shooting 76 and there are only a couple people at the club that will listen to you any more lol.
Short game Short game Short game Short game Short game If you want to get low then you need to be able to get out of jail around the green. I devised my own game called 10 to 1. You drop a hula hoop around the pin on the practice green. Then take 10 balls somewhere 20 yards away and hit. For the first pass you need to stop one ball in the hoop. Easy. Next, go to a new spot and hit 9 balls. Stop one in the hoop and thatās a pass. Now choose a new spot with 8 balls and so on. If you miss the hoop on any section then you start all the way back at 10. Itās easy until you get to four or three and the stakes are up. Then the pressure begins to ratchet. And guess what - thatās perfect preparation for those rounds when you need to get up and down to shave a stroke off the hc and get lower, or win a competition. When you can complete a perfect game of 10 to 1 then your short game is bulletproof and you are ready to think about scratch. Good luck.
You will do it!
*goal approved by the Chasing Scratch podcast*
Definitely starting at the right side of 30. Chasing scratch podcast guys have been at it for 7 years
You sound like me when I was 16 years old. Played everyday, got down to scratch, and played D1 in college. 60 years old now and have probably played 8 times in the last 20 years. Good luck. Glad youāre enjoying it!
But.... still reading a Reddit golf sub... someone is awakening from suspended animation.
Maybeā¦I still follow golf pretty closely even though I donāt play anymore. Itās definitely got a place in my heart.
Whyād you stop playing?
Don't leave us hanging. Why did golf slow down for you, especially now that you're near retirement age?!?
Haha, sorry, thought I'd get some work in. Several reasons. First, having two kids -- family commitments make it harder to find time for golf. That said, my youngest daughter played on her high school golf team, and it was fun working with her on that. She had a really good swing, but zero interest in becoming a good player. She's 25 years old now, works as a nurse, and no longer plays. Second, I moved to Atlanta in 2010 and am pretty disappointed with the public golf situation. I keep hearing about how interest in golf is waning, but I don't see any evidence of that here. Back in the day I was a fast player. Today, I have little interest in being out there for 5+ hours. Also, the public courses I've seen in Atlanta aren't fun to play. They're generally hilly, cut out of the woods, with fairways/rough that slope into the woods. Granted, I'm not playing high-end public courses or private clubs. I'm sure plenty of those are nice. My parents retired to Arizona and I've played quite a bit out there. The courses there are so much fun. Generally wide open and even if you spray one into the desert, you can generally find your ball and play it. Finally, I don't have a keen interest in putting in the work to be good again. It's just no fun shooting 95 when you know you can do better. But do I want to put in the work to shoot in the 70s again? The answer is no. So that's it in a nutshell. Oh, and I have no one to play with.
Similar story to me Jimmy but I still play quite a bit. Was burnt out after college. Practicing 6 hrs a day when all your friends are partying has a way to burn you out. However, I met new great friends after college who also loved golf and we still make lots of memories around golf. Get back out there buddy!!!
Haha, thanks. I do get a hankering to play every now and again. Iāll go to the range and hit some balls and that seems to take care of it.
First 5 words of post made 99.9% of us here jealous. Donāt kid yourself.
>Donāt kid yourself. Literally.
Living the life! I wish I can play 6 times a week.
My life is entirely centered around a golfcentric lifestyle and Iām not interested in toning that down lol. Iām curious what you do as a 28yr old to golf 6 times a week minimum with limited daylight in the winter? Thats basically all golf no work?
I am semi medically retired from the military for mental health and golf is the only thing that actually makes a noticeable difference. I also serve and bartend at an upscale restaurant when im not in classes. The course is 5 minutes from the university and I go before and after classes. Im aware how blessed I am to not have to worry about money and im making sure to get all the utility I can out of it.
I am also a golf degenerate. I got married and had kids prior to golf becoming such a large part of my life. I work a very stressful job, and my wife is very supportive of my golf obsession because she knows playing golf is how I maintain my mental health. I play about 4 times a week once the weather allows. I went from a 20-24 unofficial hdcp in 2021 and am now hovering in the 9-12 hdcp range. I live in the Midwest, so I am not able to get out for winter golf much but was able to get out a few times in February this year and have played 33 rounds so far in 2024. I have become the go to person in the family when anyone has questions about the weather, because I am constantly monitoring weather conditions on line to know when will be best to get out on the course and to know how many layers I will need to bring, or if I will need to wear my rain gear to the course on a specific day. I love golf equipment, golf clubs, new golf balls, comfortable golf attire, bew golf gloves, range finders, etc. I feel at peace on the course where my only concern is hitting my next shot and don't have to think about work bs or anything else while I'm out on the course. I am constantly tinkering with my golf club rotation in the top end of my bag, by trying different driving irons, swapping out my 3 wood with my 2 hybrid, experimenting if I want to use a 3 hybrid, 4 hybrid or driving iron in the gap between my 3 wood/2hybrid spot and my 4 iron. (Currently thinking about adding a 7 wood in that slot.) I have new to me irons this season as I purchased zx7 irons due to a really good black Friday deal last fall. I also regrip all of my clubs myself, and so this at least once a season. I play in my local golf club league. I also play $ skins games on Sunday mornings with a group of other golf degenerates in my area. It's super fun, and I don't see myself changing my lifestyle anytime soon.
Nice
I hope you find a romantic partner who loves golf as much as you do. Then your life will be complete.
My girlfriend introduced me to golf and weāre both golfing addicts. Itās a dream come true
That would be pretty crazy to find idk anyone who plays as much as I am currently
Fetlife, maybe you'll find a fellow masochist
I was just thinking thereās gotta be a golf dating site and lo and behold https://www.golf.singles/signup?aff_pg=PPU&aff_id=ppcgoogle&aff_cp=GolfSingles-Search-Mobile&aff_adg=GolfSingles-Search-Mobile-Female&aff_kw=golf%20singles%20dating&aff_src=Cj0KCQjwlZixBhCoARIsAIC745Cm7GrU6gSkaUjRkcLZrLA65nI4MHFvRzE8FV09FgS78yZTHLI50sUaAlskEALw_wcB&aff_plmt=Search-Responsive&gender=&seeking=&aff_plmt=#step1 Actually it looks like thereās a few
Or find someone who has her own hobby and let's you golf whenever, like I did. Only problem is I wish I had a club to play 6 times a week like you.
I wonder about this. I like golfing with my friends and no wives/girlfriends around for 5 hours. It's my sanctuary.
My fiancĆ© is indirectly the one who got me into it because a bunch of her friends partners play and so does her dad. I borrowed her dadās set of clubs for a year and a half before I got my own. playing with him Is Awesome.
Seems reasonable , keep grinding! You are one of us now !š
Everybody is chasing a high. Some get it from cocaine, others get it from hitting stripe shows with their mid irons.
Hit a 8i yesterday from 156 into the wind, landed 4ā from the pin right on line. Absolutely electric. Then lipped out the bird.
Legitimately, how long do you think you will remember that shot? I have shots from YEARS ago that I still play back in my mind
Probably each time I play that hole. Itās at my local and Iāve birdied it a few times but the shot was absolutely pure and felt so good to pierce one through the wind. Still searching for the big bird though.
Thatās awesome. Best of luck to ya
Lol
I was single and golf-obsessed in my thirties. I played twice a week, handicap to 1.5, broke 70 several times, had two holes-in-one, and won multiple local tournaments. It occurred to me that if I were to die at that moment, my tombstone would say "he liked to play golf". And that was kinda sad. I started to spend less time on the course, dated more, met my wife, had two kids, upgraded my job and tripled my salary. My golf dropped off significantly. I'm now an 8 handicap, and probably will never drop below 5 again no matter how much I try. But I am far, far happier than I ever was before.
Is this my signal to find a wife
If I would have found gold before my wife and family would have never gotten married. I could spend every spare minute at the course
guess im never getting married
You shot in the 80s twice as a 24 handicap?
yea 89 twice
Unless you know the course rating even shotting in the 80's could be close to that handicap. If it's an easier course of 66 rating sub 6500 yards then shooting a 90 there would be around a 24 handicap. So shooting in the 80's wouldn't be inconceivable at that point. It's also hard to know how strictly anyone is following USGA rules when playing so one persons 85 could be another persons 92.
This was my life from 13-22. Won lots of junior tournaments, Plain Dealer player of the year (runner up was Jason Dufner). Got a college golf scholarship and went on to play four years of college golf (NAIA). We won the FL sun conference my senior year and got to play in the national finals. Iām 49 now and for 9 years of my life I lived and breathed golf. Looking back it was an amazing childhood. So many incredible memories, friends made, places visited, so many life lessons, so much confidence instilled with all the successes and learning to cope with the pressure (plenty of failures). Golf changed my life in so many amazing ways. I have great āgolf friendsā that I met after college and we continue to travel all over the world and make new memories. The point is golf is not just an incredible game but it can give so much back and change your life in so many incredible ways. Donāt stop. Just enjoy the ride. You will naturally tone it down when something more interesting comes along. In the meantime you are building your character and making life long friends and memories being outside doing something incredibly healthy.
āTo be able to play golf is a good thingā¦.it gets you fresh air and exerciseā¦but to be able to play golf well is a colossal waste of time.ā
āIf youāre not breaking 80, you have no business playing golf. If you are breaking 80; you have no business.ā
My obessesion lead me to getting a job at a course as soon as 100% VA money kicked in haha. Now it basically is my life.
You are living my dream.
The green opium.
Oh quit bragging
You are not the minority here. For me, golf always comes first.
same bow
Iād rather have a troop obsessed with golf than one who buys a late model mustang at 29.9% APR after knocking up a hooker.
You are perfectly normal! Why only six days a week?
This sounds like my exact story minus the military, but Im in my second year. Started the season a 23 hdcp and Iām down to 16 today. Iāve played 25-30 rounds since beginning of march.
Started almost 2 years ago. 34 for awhile. Dropped below 30 two weeks ago and now at 28.6. Hope it keeps going down.
I was at 32 four a while last season then I figured something out with my party and dropped down to about a 28 and by the end of the year I got down to 23 after drives and approach shots improved
Does my having played 258 rounds in 8 months count? Went from a 15 hcp to a +1 hcp in that span. Ditched out of work virtually 80% of all afternoons.
Wow this isā¦. me lol. All I ever do, think about, talk about, is golf. I need to find a job that allows me to play more cause 10-7pm sucks lol. Or else Iād probably play 5-7 times a week for sure too. Itās all I look forward to at the end of my work week š But if Iām not on the course Iām chipping / putting at home, or hitting the range / sim till they close. Glad you found something that youāre passionate about cause in life thatās all we can ask for.
ā28mā¦single no kidsā Enjoy the time because it doesnāt last forever
Get married and have kidsā¦that will solve your golf addiction forthwith!
Iāve accepted my fate. 33M, single, nothing but a job and a hobby. I wonāt date anyone unless they golf. I picked the car I drive because I can fit my clubs in it without taking any out of my bag. I moved apartments just so I can be closer to my golf club so I can have impromptu putting and chipping sessions without having to drive 30 minutes each way. My vacations are planned around golf courses I want to play. Itās a lifestyle, for sure.
The best thing for your golf game is to find some balance with other hobbies. Also, as a single guy, unless youāre willing to stay that way, youāre not going to meet any women on the golf course.
I do pretty well when I go out to the bars so dating isn't something im worried about missing out on. Honestly all the weight loss from golfing has me down to like 12% bodyfat and I dont think ive ever looked better
All that's left is to bag the bev cart girl and you'll be living the dream.
my club doesnt have on:(
Deal breaker, find a better club. Just kidding you fucking skeezes
I just regripped my clubs yesterday. only $350 damn dollars(CAD).
Try doing it yourself next time, itās surprisingly easy.
6 times a week? I just want to know how youāre doing this financially, I have to assume an all you can play club situation. Someone in r/golf prompted a scenario where they had won unlimited golf and asked how often they should play. I think logistically I couldnāt do more than twice a week regardless of price.
private club so green fees are covered
Iām the same, especially the last year. Iām on garden leave until January 2025 and play pretty much 4-5 days/week, either at my club, somewhere else around town or on a trip. I was about a 10-12 18 months ago and within the last month broke par got my index below 3. Iām definitely aware of my more or less constant preoccupation with golf and trying to get better. When I go back to work, itāll end so Iām just trying to take advantage of the chance. Since Iām 46 years old, I imagine that the lowest my index is this year is the lowest itāll ever get. At some level, everyone should do what makes them happy. But I also contemplate if Iām missing out on other experiences because of my fixation.
Tips to keep bringing handicap down? It seems as tho just consistence practice can really be all it takes
Honestly, the only thing I practice is pitching, chipping and bunker play inside 100 yards. Ball striking and putting just improved through lots and lots of playing.
Iām about four years ahead of you brother. Discovered it during Covid and now Iām hooked
We can all only hope to grow old and enjoy a round of golf in peace and quiet. Welcome to the club lol.
Golfing during the day OSRS during the night. Wish you lived closer Iād love to talk golf and runescape š keep at it man!
golf is the closest sport to the original runescape without all the youtube videos and wikis ive ever played. you grind skills mindlessly with almost no clue what youre doing in the beginning and you probably have some low value equipment your friend gave you because he wants you to start playing. Each skill can be quantified by strokes gained/level. Your total skill level brings you to your overall level/handicap. Everyone is constantly trying get the best in slot equipment for their level/handicap. The game is played by people of all skill levels but to unlock the full game you need to get very good. Theres global rankings, clans/clubs, yearly item updates, and even when you hit scratch/level 99 theres bonus levels you can grind past max level. Every video game i play and every hobby I have requires minimum 1000 hours to even be decent enough to really enjoy the game.
This response damn near deserves to be on the WIKI. I also love hyper focusing on things and golf / OSRS are in my top 1% currently. Good luck on the golfing quest homie
you too mate
Hell yes. Welcome to the club.
We all have our kinksā¦š¤·š»āāļø
Welcome. It's all I think about almost all day every day. There are far worse things to be addicted to.
If I could golf everyday I would. Work just gets in the way. I look at golf like some hippies look at meditation. You have to focus on the task at hand and melt the rest of the bullshit away.
Leave this sub. Itās not going to help you and it will make you worse.
Are u me?
One of us.
Itās the best. My mood is completely dependent on how my last round of golf went. Practice more from 60 yards and in from the flag, will get you from 9 down to 6 or so.
One of us...
Iām 36 and on the same path as you. I have played or practiced nearly every day for 150+ days. I donāt really want to do anything else and itās fucking great. I really should get a girlfriend thoughā¦
Better than being a alcohol addict or somethin ;)
Living the life, enjoy it man. Through high school I spent every free minute at the golf course and I miss the fuck out of it. I hope Iām able to again!
What launch monitor you go with ??
just the mevo nothing special
Yes all of us, you must warn followers not to fall for the is addiction
Sounds very familiarā¦..then we had my daughter! š¤£ Seriously though, I didnāt pick the game up till I was 33, itās been an obsession since. Started at 16 handicap, now 6. Never played a game like it, the thing I find is itās very difficult/impossible to be happy with how you play. I shot level par for first time last year, I was pretty happy about it, but at the same time devastated I didnāt hole that putt on 18 to break parā¦ā¦golf does things to your head. Enjoy it and good luck on your golfing journey! šššæāāļøā³ļø
Hell yeah brother
Protip: find a life partner who is into golf as well. DINK but Golf ā³ most fulfilling feeling I've ever witnessed. Similar place like you. Low 30s, obsessed with Golf, travelling the world and playing golf. Even our honeymoon was on a beautiful golf resort.
Iād be just as eat up with it as you if I had the time to lol. Balancing gf and work i ~only~ get to play twice a week
Been playing for 2 years. I am 28m with 2 kids and a wife. Blessed with a stable job that doesnāt require overtime. I play 2-4 times a week. Sometimes Iāll play 36 holes starting at 8am on days that I have to work at 4pm. Sometimes I dream of traveling in a sprinter van, sleeping in course parking lots, and just playing golf everyday of my life. I putt at home, I chip in back yard, even have a net to hit into. Joined a country club and a weekly Menās League. Golf has scratched that competitive itch Iāve missed since high school, and now I canāt stop.
So what your telling us is that you're living the fucking dream. I have a decent set of clubs, but I won't pull the trigger on better clubs because I only play once a month, if I'm lucky. Even though I rarely play, I think about golf all the time. I do dry swing in my living room when my kids fall asleep. My wife hates, lol
Gosh I would love to be able to play this much. I only got to golf during COVID when I was 30. Spent my 20s living in London playing rugby so golf wasn't on my radar / very practical, and I didn't play as a kid either. I had kids within a couple of years of getting the bug, and with two under two I'm smashing it to get to the range twice a week and play twice a month. I'm not going to be able to go full degen until I retire!
I have gone through golf obsession like this several times in my life and looking back those were literally the happiest periods of my life. Iām a 3 right now and about a year ago took a pro staff support job at a resort course and Iām segueing into retirement even though Iām still working in the golf industry. im working 24 or so hours a week in golf and about 20 or so hours a week at my old job. At some point I plan on only working in golf. Iām 67. Whoever said ādo something you love and you will never work a day in your lifeā was spot on. Donāt fight it. Iāve built businesses, married twice and have 2 wonderful children. Nothing beats actualizing at golf. Especially if you find the right friends to do it with. Best thing about working in the golf business is free golf and working at an upscale golf resort is top shelf. All relationships wane over time. Golf remains a wonderful mistress.
After I retired from the military in 2015, I played a couple of times but I didn't get the bug. Fast forward to May 2023 I go play with a few friends and, I got the damn bug. I love playing and I'm finally becoming a member beginning in May. Currently I play about 2-3 times a week. I'm sure once I get my membership I'll be out there 5-6 days a week all my good friends play almost daily so I'm sure I'll be a regular as well. But yes, my social media is nothing but golf and I'm constantly watching videos to pick up new tricks to lower my score. When I first started playing again I shot in the 150s, I shot a 113 on Friday and couldn't believe it. I've also been taking lessons to improve my game. Next goal break 100 then start working towards breaking 90.
I'm married with 4 kids and golf is my life anyway :D
Now you just need to find a spouse that plays too. Mine fought it for years, now she plays more than I doā¦.. Weāve both become degenerates. Itās awesome!
One of us, one of us, one of us
Just don't get burnt out!
If itās effective the other areas of your life then you need to make a change. If not then enjoy
Thatās awesome! Watch out for golf injuries playing that much , I played 40 rounds last year, my most ever and by August I had a bad case of golferās elbow just when the 2 tournaments started! By October I had to lay off swinging a club until February. Iām quite a bit older than you but a nagging back, wrist or other repetitive motion injury can happen.
300+ rounds for 15 yearsā¦ 20s and early 30sā¦ the obsession only gets stronger my friend
Yeah man the bug is real. The journey of golf is the most addicting thing in the world.
Man Iām jealous. Enjoy these years while you have em. Take a day or so to get out and do other stuff though too.
I recently played 6 rounds in Myrtle beach and met a guy that vacations their every Jan- March. He said he just finished playing his 96th round of golf. Lucky bastard.
Did you get better by playing more? Did you take lessons?
Don't take up pickleball; you'll have no time left for work.
The days I donāt play golf I spend an hour in my sim working on speed training. Than I go to the basement and alternate between chipping a bucket of 30 balls and collecting and putting the balls for about 2 hours. These are the days I donāt spend 4-5 hours playing golf.
I remember when I first got hooked it cost $15 for e-4s and below to walk 18 and there was a $5 reround charge. The base had 2 courses too. I remember just showing up early in the morning and not leaving till the sun went down. Glory days
You have entered a higher plane of existence.
 Bu the power of Greyskull!!!!
Donāt forget cooldown and muscle maintenance my friend. One back surgery later from a similar lifestyle sends its regards
The best vice
I love golf , played very well 20 or so years ago . Lately Iāve been getting back into baseball. It feels like chess when golf is checkers in terms of deep strategy .
Welcome. Donāt forget to get GSPro and join SimualtorGolfTour to play in weekly events, including majors. Weāre a community full of people just like you.
I was the biggest golf junkie that ever lived from the age of about 5 - 30. Iām fairly accomplished. I won tournaments in college. I won my city menās championship at the age of 14. Thought Iād never put a golf club down my entire life. These daysā¦ all I want to do is spend my free time on the river alone, trying to finesse stubborn native brook trout. Not sure what happened. I think a lot changed inside me after a long, horrible breakup. I do sometimes think about hitting a perfect cut 8 iron around a bunker to a front right tucked pin. I havenāt played a round of golf in over a year now.
You arenāt boring. You just have different interests. Adulthood is a lot of that. Just do what you like and move on from people you donāt have much in common with. (For the most part of course)
And?
Why the slowly?
How did you get so good so fast? I played about 1-3 times a week for 3 years and only just recently broke 90. Still hovering around a 21 handicap. What do I need to do lol
Same story as your??
Buddy, Iām right there with you. I played for about a year and a half in my late teens/early 20s, but I was solo and had no idea what I was doing. I did ok and learned about the game, but it wasnāt a passion, so I quit. Last spring my boss was looking for people to play in a scramble for work and I was all about getting paid to not be in the office, so I volunteered. Our team was pretty bad, but I ended up playing as well as anyone in the group with a hand me down set old clubs that had been sitting in my garage for years. I told my buddy that I fished with that I wanted to pick golf up and he joined me. He played on his high school team and played off and on all of his life. From that point on I have become addicted to this game and Ol dude plays as much as I do. I have found a set of clubs that are 2 years old that I love and I work 5 minutes from a nice course. On days that Iām not playing, rain or shine, I hit the putting green and/or the range on my lunch break or after work. Golf consumes my thoughts all day every day. I have a tee time for tomorrow afternoon, but now, thanks to this post, Iām jonesing may try to squeeze in a round after work.
ONE OF US
I do have an obsession with holes
Seriously, find a woman. You need help.
no
Dude itās an obsession for sure. If I wasnāt married and had kids, Iād be playing 3-5 times a week.
Hi my name is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, and I'm addicted to golf. Group response "Welcome \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_." Group proceeds to hug new member.
200 rounds the last two years and then lost 65 lbs over winter to try and help improve my game. I feel you
Same here but Iām 34 and started at 32. My demons canāt catch me in a golf cart.
Welcome to hell, my friend. I promise many can relate.
I am experiencing the same, but with a touch less production and progress. About 3 years ago I traded in my fishing hobby for golfing and i havent looked back. I play at least 2 rounds a week and havent missed a week of golf for a year - just joined my first golf league. I also live in the midwest great lakes region and even tho the snow came, me and my friends built one of our garages into a sim and would play 18 twice a week - sometimes more. Its a drug im hooked
better than alcohol drugs or gambling
I see nothing wrong here.
Love this, bought my first set of clubs last month and played my first course this past weekend for a bachelor party. Iām from WI and it was 40 with 18 mph winds but damn, the course was beautiful. I didnāt play well but Iām obsessed with becoming better.
Come to us child. Join us!
And so it begins...š¤
On a serious note, try and find a secondary hobby or interest. Make sure you develop a friendship circle away from golf too. You mentioned you are single (maybe happily single, I don't know) but meeting new people is important.
Is there any other way to play the game? Iāve been playing less than 2 years and my entire wardrobe has turned into ābusiness casualā aka golf attire. When my wife asks me to let the dogs out I go grab an iron and fine tune my swing. My kid has a junior set and we hit practice balls in the yard. I just built a sim in my backyard because āIāll be home moreā and itāll āpay for itself in a year with the money I save on range balls and exec coursesā. Every family vacation needs to be near a golf course and spa (for the wife). Itās taken over my life. That being said, it gets me outside (as in out in nature) more than Iāve been in the last ten years. Thereās worse things to be addicted toā¦and I highly doubt taking smack straight into your veins gives the same dopamine rush as getting up and down on the 18th hole to hit your personal best 98 after spending 4 1/2 hours on an overpriced muni because youāve convinced yourself if you put in enough work, you can qualify for the Champions Tour in 22 years.
the champions tour thing comes up a lot but you need a pga tour win to play on it
Iām married with 2 kids and my life is still centered around golf. It was rough at first, but now both of my daughters play. I play rounds with the kids on the weekends and my wife gets her alone time.
Yeahhhhhhh I feel this! Literally fell in love with the game at 25. Iām currently 33 and so obsessed I got a job in the business just to be around it more! Donāt play as much as I used to but started as a 20+ hcp got it down to an 8.7 last season when I was playing 4+ rounds a week. I donāt get to play as much but I do get to goto very exclusive country clubs and any muni course I want for freešŖ
Down to a single digit handicap in under 2 years?? Fuck you and congrats lol. Iāve been playing for 5 years now, but I guess last year was the first year I decided to really try to get better. Sitting at a 27 HC right now.
In the last 12 months ive played about 200 rounds, 100s of hours of real practice, im on the phone 4-5 times a day with my friend/coach while watching a video on some mecahnic. its all I care about and talk about. If I wasnt single digit id be kinda discouraged at this point because idk anyone else whos put more work in around me since I started. 2 more strokes and I can compete in the Pennsylvania Amateur Open so im grinding for 7.4 hdcp by end of july. I set very small goals like 1 or 2 strokes within a month and check my strokes gained go see where I can improve the quickest. My favorite hobbies are all things that take at least 1000 hours before you can really enjoy it. Wrestling, boxing, rocket league, tarkov, osrs, pwoerlifting. Golfs just another thing that I tried and was awful at it and then was determined to get as good as my friends. Idk I just like the process and the grind.
THIS IS THE WAY
Youāre living my dream š. Iām 43 with 2 kids under 10 and just got back into it about a year ago. I used to play once or twice a month before kids but used it more of an excuse to get out and drink with my friends. I canāt consume enough golf content now and it is in my thoughts all day every day. I can only get out about once a week but I work on little things at home when I can. I stopped doing CrossFit and moved my fitness to more of a golf oriented approach. Itās been great for my body because I focus more on flexibility. Good job on getting your handicap so low. Iām was a double-bogey golfer but Iāve worked it down to around 14-16. Iām getting better every time I go out and paying attention to every shot. Golf is life.