An After Round Beer

[Snelly]

I usually but not always have a couple of pints after a round of golf and am fine to drive. I have a breathalyser at home and have never been close to the limit after a couple of pints of Harveys so I know I am below the legal limit.

The police, especially at Christmas, often pull members at the bottom of a road that leads to Devils Dyke GC in Brighton. In December 2009, I was stopped for a random breath test at this location and it was negative. I had drunk a couple of pints that day too.

I would say that 90% of the people I play golf with do the same as I do. This is not just a usual 10 or so blokes either. I play a lot of corporate golf too and probably have 30+ new or infrequent playing partners a year. The vast majority of them have a beer after golf in most circumstances.

Interesting to read that in doing this, I am in a huge minority on this post. This is quite the opposite of my experience though..

And I wouldn't say I am in the older golfer category either as I am 39. Old to some I suppose!

 

[Parmo]

Our club used to have 500+ members, not bad for a municipal. Members used to come from Moortown, Alwoodley and all over for the social side, then the drink drive clamp down came into force and we have 180 now. I am not saying it was a bad thing just this is what happened more like that it had to do with mismanagement by the club to a degree.

I am quite lucky in some ways as I don’t drive yet so when I play its either a lift or taxi. I do enjoy a few beers after a round, I also like playing early in summer and getting off home to spend the day with HID in town having a few. I must add that I don’t like full time car park members, they don’t even bother to come in for a coffee and a chat but can find the time and money to pop in for any presentation night they have won in.

The bonus of our club is that the people there are friendly, you can have a few beers and chat to anyone after a round, I find that very rare these days in clique groups within some private clubs, it takes 2-3 years of playing for anyone to give you the time of day in my experience (with some exceptions).

 

[scottbrown]

I don't really drink, so it's a pint or 2 of coke for me

 

[Oddsocks]

never have nor doubt i will ever drink after a round. Not a big drinker anyway unless im out on a lads night and 9 times out of 10 i drive to my games. If its cold a nice hot coffee sorts me out, if its a hot summers day then its either orange & lemonade or a shandy at most. Boring i know but the way i look on it is it would be a lot more of a pain to play if i had to rely on others to collect me or drop me off, and i lost my licence before through health reasons and wouldnt/couldnt handle losing it again.

I have seen some people leave the clubs in a right state and still drive, i cant beleive they are nieve enough to think police dont bother looking at golf club drivers for drink driving...

 

[Lawrence22]

I usually play early on a Sunday morning, so I am not in the mood for a beer when I'm finished, even if it's not me driving. I wouldn't mind trying one of those Caribbean golfing holidays though where you can get a round of golf along with buggy and driver/caddy. The buggy having a cool box full of beers. Sounds like heaven.

 

[idTommo]

Head gasket went on my car around Xmas, so im making up for all the times i was designated driver

BAR MAN, 1 MORE PLEASE

 

[TheJezster]

My mates are quite big drinkers, so it's a lift to the club were playing at, followed by a few beers and a ride home (taxi or call someone to collect us).

Day before New Year's eve we kicked off at around 11:30/12ish and when we got back to the bar, stayed until around 7pm before getting a cab back to my cousins, dropping the 4 bags off and then carrying on to the pub for a few more ;-)

Still managed to get up the next morning for another round too!

 

[viscount17]

more often than not I won't have any, on very rare occasions I might have two. depends how far I am from home, whether I've eaten etc.

 

[RichardC]

Depends how long im going to be there. If im there for a while I will have a couple of pints. If im there for say an hour it will probably have one regular or a couple of shandy's.

 

[Robobum]

I see what you're saying Rick, but sometimes tough decisions have to be made. Take my Brother for instance, who works for Network Rail as a Safety Officer. He is not allowed to have any alcohol in his system at any time and nor those that he is in charge of. Also he can be randomly tested at any time and if found to be positive it's instant dismissal.
Now I know that's a bit extreme to what we're talking about but shows it can be done.

Now I like Auburns idea of self breathalising - interesting.

Golfmmad.

Your brother is pulling your leg there. Network Rail set their alcohol limit at just over a quarter of the drink drive level.

Self testing is pointless. Calibration is one issue - as a minimum the unit needs to be calibrated twice per year. Ideally, for evidential purposes the units should be calibrated prior to every single breath test. If you can't be sure of the machine being accurate you might as well spend £2 on one of the blow in the bag machines that some pubs have.


A while back there was a big drive, particularly for HGV drivers, to have a breath testing device linked into the ignition of their vehicle.
You would need weight on the seat (like the seatbelt warnings) then blow a negative result before the ignition would work. Great in principle but just too easy to circumnavigate and still drive.

 

[rickg]

A while back there was a big drive, particularly for HGV drivers, to have a breath testing device linked into the ignition of their vehicle.
You would need weight on the seat (like the seatbelt warnings) then blow a negative result before the ignition would work. Great in principle but just too easy to circumnavigate and still drive.

I can imagine the answer you would get when you ask your mate "just lean over here and blow into this will you"?

 

[Oddsocks]

I can imagine the answer you would get when you ask your mate "just lean over here and blow into this will you"?

no doubt the same answer i get from the misses....

 

[Robobum]

I can imagine the answer you would get when you ask your mate "just lean over here and blow into this will you"?

Can't comment mate, though I do remember a conversation @ Beau on that par 3.

"Not there Tony, take me from behind"

 

[Golfmmad]

Your brother is pulling your leg there. Network Rail set their alcohol limit at just over a quarter of the drink drive level.

No, my Brother wouldn't pull my leg about something like that.

But, I should of been more specific. He's in charge of the night teams that repair the tracks. If one of his men came to work smelling of drink/alcohol he would not issue them with a work ticket and without that they can't work and have to go home. Surely that's zero tolerance?

Just as an aside but relevant to the topic, is it Sweeden that has a zero tolerance policy, or have I got that wrong?

Golfmmad.

 

[viscount17]

smelling of drink is no criterion at all - you could for example be completely free of the smell but be way over the limit.