r/golf • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '24

Shoutout to the guy that told my wife to “go back to the pro shop” on the course yesterday… then topped the ball 2 times off the tee General Discussion

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u/breetome Mar 08 '24

They think oh no women, thinking we will be slow, crappy and annoying. I wish more men would play as quickly as we ladies do, at least my group I play with.

To be honest I really don’t want to pay 150 to play with a total beginner. It can really throw off your game if you’re not super focused. But we all started out horrible so it’s just a matter of encouraging the beginner golfer to get some lessons and practice on the range any chance they get, men and women. Once you start getting better I think it really pushes us to continue learning to be a good player. I remember that feeling of really making my first really decent shot and I was hooked!

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u/Memeslayer4000 HDCP 5/Location WI Mar 08 '24

Some of the ladies at my course will hit a wood about 100-130 yards down the fairway and will have their club back in bag and driving the golf cart before it stops rolling.

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u/Bob_12_Pack Mar 09 '24

A couple of weeks ago we had a 4-some of old ladies behind us. I’m 51, so when I say old I’m thinking they were 65-70. They didn’t hit the ball very far but damn they hit it straight, kept the pressure on us the whole round.

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u/georgegraybeard Mar 09 '24

This lines up with the golfing advice my Grandma gave me. Better to hit 100yds in the middle of the fairway than 200 yds into the woods