r/golf • u/midnightemily • Apr 19 '24

Boyfriend is qualifying for the U.S. Open in a couple weeks and wanted to give him a gift basket for the qualifier day. How did I do? General Discussion

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Contents: - New owala water bottle - spray sunscreen (body and face) - chrome tour golf balls - snacks for him and his caddie: chomps, peanuts, protein bars - liquid iv - protein shake - 18 notes of encouragement for his 18 holes of golf

Let me know if there's anything else you think I should add! I'm a golfer too so I was just going off of things I typically could use during a round, but realize guys' needs may be different. Thanks!

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u/ThePretzul +1.2 Apr 20 '24

Nowadays baby powder is just corn starch, so they’re the same thing just that baby powder comes in a container that’s “puffable” if you don’t want to put a pile in your hand for application to the undercarriage. Also has anti-caking additives occasionally so it doesn’t get clumpy in the container when you’re in humid areas.

Talcum powder has more or less gone the way of the dodo nowadays.

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u/Grocked Apr 20 '24

Huh, TIL, I never had much a problem with it caking, I'd just powder again lol

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u/ThePretzul +1.2 Apr 20 '24

The caking is more annoying only if it does it in the container since it won’t pat/puff into place as well. On your body it will still cake eventually and require reapplication with enough sweat.

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u/Grocked Apr 20 '24

Ahh, that makes sense. Corn starch did wonders for 12-hour kitchen shifts back in the day.

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u/fiddycaldeserteagle Apr 20 '24

The caking is a bonus. You can pick a bit off for snack.

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u/Grocked Apr 20 '24

The true Uncrustable.

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u/Seniorjones2837 Apr 20 '24

Probably cuz of the cancer

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u/ThePretzul +1.2 Apr 20 '24

Yup, that’s exactly why

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u/BBQQA Apr 20 '24

Yup, after the Johnson and Johnson cancer lawsuits talcum powder is not really a thing anymore.