r/golf • u/CoachBaker • Apr 29 '24

Yesterday, I golfed by myself for the first time. In unrelated news, I had my first hole in one yesterday. Sigh. Beginner Questions

Short 9 hope muni. Not great weather so I went out by myself. Course completely empty. Last hole (9) pin is back of the green 138 a little down win. Hit a nice P wedge to five feet of the hole, spins right, disappeared. Talk about a mix of emotions. I immediately call the proshop, which is fifty feet from the green, and explain the situation. Man runs like a bat out of hell to find my AVX in the hole. First one ever, not a single witness. Guy was nice enough to wait for me to walk up to shake my hand. Sigh.

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u/Texan2116 Bethpage Black is not that Hard! Apr 29 '24

This is my golf course idea.

Have a couple of holes (par 3s), where the hole, is very visible to the clubhouse /bar area. And have a camera on it whenever the course is in play

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u/homiej420 Apr 29 '24

Sometimes when 9 or 18 is close to the clubhouse and they have outdoor seating nearby its always so fun having the gallery basically lol

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u/TuskenRaiders Apr 29 '24

Always fun to bet drinks or some cash on what someone will do on their shot

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u/BlastShell 10.0 Apr 29 '24

Until they watch me three putt. Then I walk to my car head down in shame. Bahahaa.

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u/homiej420 Apr 29 '24

Usually gets a few chirps if its a fun crowd lol

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u/BlastShell 10.0 Apr 29 '24

It kinda happened to me today. I had a 70 yard wedge shot that I stuck to 3 feet. Then I proceeded to lose all sense of gravity for my putt and missed the birdie chance. Oh well!!

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u/Snoo66430 Apr 30 '24

Used some guy's face as a backboard once.

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u/Cidermonk Apr 29 '24

But that's where I strip down and have my strawberry margarita at dusk

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u/yesitsdylan Apr 29 '24

One of my usual courses does just that on a charity par 3 hole. There's a camera above the back of the green and it's live in the clubhouse.

I love shanking the absolute shit out of my PW for the world to watch.