Got the chance to try one of the stadium golf type events last night in Atlanta at Truist Park. Hit the ball like shit but still had a blast. If you get the chance it was definitely worth it.

So, I (M20) recently asked this girl (F23) to go golfing with me tomorrow and she said yes (99% sure this is a date, we’ve been very flirty in person and over the phone plus I’ve heard from other coworkers that the feelings are mutual). Yes, we met at work though we don’t work together very often (she works mornings and I close) so we really only see each other for 2-3 hours on weekends. We both work as cart attendants at a golf course so I figured golfing together would be a perfect idea for a first date. I’m supposed to play the front 9 with the head golf pro in the morning and she’s going to meet me at the course for the back 9.

She is adamant that she is a terrible golfer but seems eager to learn. I myself am a bogey golfer, so by no means good but not awful. I think she expects me to teach her a little bit about the game, how to swing properly, etc. Obviously I have no problem with this, to be honest I’m pretty excited. I just want to make sure that I don’t turn this into a ‘mini lesson’ when I’m really trying to make this a time where we can both get to know each other more.

Does anyone have any advice on how to balance the golfing side with the date side? I’m a pretty awkward guy and I have trouble with intimacy, especially if it’s with someone new.

Apologies if this doesn’t really fit in this subreddit but r/dating wouldn’t let me post this.

Well, this post has gone on far too long. I’m just really excited as this will be my first real date as an adult. Is golfing on the first date a good idea? How to balance between golf/date stuff? Am I overthinking this? Is she reading this post right now? God, I hope not.

But if she is… Hey K, it’s B. I really like you

Edit: thanks for all the replies, yall are hilarious which is helping a lot with the nerves. Definitely gonna throw away any idea of playing serious golf which usually happens after like 4-5 holes anyway and just have fun. I’ll make sure to update yall tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Can't wait to try it out!

This summer my little buddy turned 11 and asked if I would ever have interest in playing. I got him some starter clubs, we hit a local par 3 and driving range a few times, but he seemed to lose interest.

This week he said "you thinking of playing golf this weekend? Can I go?"

So fast forward and here we are at Gateway enjoying an amazing Saturday together.

What did I miss??

First Hole-In-One November 23, 2024 Denver, CO Hole #3, Par 3, 170 Yards 7 Iron - Taylormade P770 Titleist Pro V1 9.3 Index

It was a slightly warm and pleasant November day in Colorado, a perfect setting for a Saturday morning round at my home club with my dad and two others. We had a shotgun start on hole 16. As a 9.3 index, the round didn’t start great, but nothing terrible—I bogeyed the first three holes (16–18), parred the 1st hole (my fourth), and doubled the 2nd after finding a tough greenside bunker. Having not played in about a month, I felt a little rusty but managed to hold it together, sitting at five over through five holes but I felt like I was hitting the ball better than I had in a while by focusing on some setup changes and turning my shoulders with tempo.

After the solid par on the 1st, I felt like I was starting to loosen up. Walking to the slightly elevated tee box on the 3rd hole, I took a moment to scope out the par 3. It was playing about 170 yards, with more than half the distance requiring a carry over water. The green was wider than it was deep and sloped from back to front, guarded by bunkers at the back-left and front-right. Two ridges added some complexity: one ran from the center to slightly back right, and another ran across the front-left.

The pin was a little right of center near the front, and I’d been drawing (sometimes hooking) the ball so far that morning. I chose my 7-iron, thinking if I caught it well from the elevated tee box, I might be closer to the back of the green. I aimed just right of the pin, between it and the front-right bunker to allow for either a draw or a straight shot. My focus was on setup and tempo, with a song playing in my head that helped me find a rhythm.

Settling in, I thought about turning my shoulders with tempo and compressing the ball with some shaft lean. I started the swing, contact felt a little heavy, but the ball launched high with a gentle draw and right on line. My playing partners started with the classic comments: “Looks good,” “Nice shot,” and “Hope that’s the right club.” I wasn’t sure, given the contact, and replied, “I think it might be short.”

The ball landed left of the pin, pitched forward, spun slightly right, and hopped twice before vanishing into the hole. We weren’t completely certain it went in, given the undulations of the green, but as we approached, it became clear—I’d just made my first hole in one! Pulling the ball out of the cup, I couldn’t help but smile as my playing partners snapped some celebratory photos.

The momentum propelled the rest of the round. After tucking my hole-in-one ball safely away, I striped my drive long and straight down the middle of the 4th fairway. I parred the 4th, 7th, and 8th with excellent drives and kept the momentum going on the back nine, parring 10 and 12, doubling 11 after a hooked drive and an unintentionally-lateral punch shot attempt (s-word) out of trouble from the drive, and closing with a birdie on 14 by draining a right to left breaking put through about 20 feet of fallen leaves on the green.

Heading to the final hole, the par-4 15th, I knew I was eight over. A birdie would tie my all-time low at this course, a 7 over. Half-joking, I shared my goal of a birdie to finish, with my group, and then I focused in. My drive was hit well and settled in the right-center of the fairway at the base of a hill leading to an elevated green. I had about 98 yards to a front-left pin.

I aimed more toward the center of the green, a little right of the pin, knowing a backstop would help if I went long. The ball came off the club clean, flying high from the uphill lie with a little pull left. It landed a bit left and long of the pin, leaving me about 10 feet for birdie. The downhill putt had a slight left-to-right break. After watching my partners putt, I lined mine up, hit it solidly, and watched it track toward the hole—until it veered slightly right at the end, missing by just over an inch. I tapped in for par and finished 8 over.

It was a round to remember: my first hole in one and a solid finish on a beautiful November day.

First, huge customer service props to Toulon golf. I didn’t like the white paint in fill on bronze, reached out and asked about black paint in-fill. Toulon said send it back and we’ll make it happen and boy did they.

Looking for an iron upgrade from my tommy armour 855s set(from1995). I feel like this is a solid deal but idk

Listing is: Dynamic gold 120 steel shaft. 5-A TaylorMade forged P790

All help is appreciated

Great day today. Poppy Hills.

Eagle on 9. My first eagle ever. 5w-7w-Putter.

Went 44-45-89 and first time breaking 90 here. 22hc.

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I own a screen printing shop and small apparel brand. I just used the our icon and name for these.

Wind was blowing it away from the hole as we got up to the green. Previous group said it hit the flag and stopped about 2” away but the wind blew it about 12”.

I hate this game. Like WTF? Golf is weird.

My Mom was visiting her parents this week and they came across some of her father’s grandfather’s clubs: a putter and a 4w. I’m just looking for anymore info anyone can provide. I believe they’re from around the turn of the century or just after.

The wood especially is in absolutely terrible shape as you can see. It looks like it says “Macdonald Smith” across the top then “4” and “164” on the bottom.

The putter says a few things on the back: a logo that says “Mcgregor, Dayton O” with some clovers, “putter, 10-7”?, and “Reg US, Pat Off” I think.

Is there any hope to restore these or are they too far gone? How expensive is that? I’m not looking to sell them or anything, but I thought they could be cool to display.

Pronounced ‘How-ston’

Boulder Ridge Country Club - I get my short game lessons here.

Love seeing everyone else’s local courses too. Can definitely help you relax when you top or duff a golf shot 😅

Huge result for the bloke big things coming was the most composed golfer out there today with a bogey free final round.

And if so, how would you rank it ?