minigolfer
Club Champion
I am going to go on a golf course soon for the first time and i know it is alot different to the driving range so does anyone have any tips about anything i could use
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EaseNgrace
Q-School Graduate
I would say, just enjoy yourself to begin with. Obviously golf should always be enjoyable but if you're trying too hard it's not always the case.
Don't go expecting too much and trying to aim for a certain score i.e breaking 100 or whatever, and don't try any heroics by playing shots you haven't practiced.
Maintain a positive attitude regardless of how you play and have fun.
Oh yeah and believe me you'll want to play again the next day and the day after and every day of your life once you've stepped foot on that course.
Don't go expecting too much and trying to aim for a certain score i.e breaking 100 or whatever, and don't try any heroics by playing shots you haven't practiced.
Maintain a positive attitude regardless of how you play and have fun.
Oh yeah and believe me you'll want to play again the next day and the day after and every day of your life once you've stepped foot on that course.
minigolfer
Club Champion
thanks for great tip im sure im going to drive my mum and dad round the bend talking about and asking them to go back
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Just remember to let others through if you hold them up. Other than that go out and swing easily like you do at the range. Don't try and blast it. Think about what you are doing and enjoy it. The first round is a golfing rite of passage so have fun and don't worry about the score
RGDave
Money List Winner
Don't expect too much and enjoy it, good or bad.
Where are you stepping out?
Where are you stepping out?
d1217
Assistant Pro
try and use the clubs you feel comfortable hitting and ones you know you can hit well, other than that, have fun
Owen_Thomas_14
Journeyman Pro
Have fun but remember dont pull your trolley(if you have one) over the greens or tees, youll be surprised how many people ive seen do it.
slugger
Tour Rookie
replace your divots... there will be many )
no matter how many poor shots you make, forget about them and look forward to the next one. just keep smiling and remember it's your first round so don't expect much... .this will make any good shots that you play (and you will!) seem a whole heep better.
take some food and water with you)
)no matter how many poor shots you make, forget about them and look forward to the next one. just keep smiling and remember it's your first round so don't expect much... .this will make any good shots that you play (and you will!) seem a whole heep better.
take some food and water with you
)Mike_j_golf
Q-School Graduate
Hi,
Get rid of that driver and use the 3 wood untill u get a modren driver they were hard enough to hit for a good golfer never mind a beginner the 3 wood will go further any how enjoy the round.
Mike
Get rid of that driver and use the 3 wood untill u get a modren driver they were hard enough to hit for a good golfer never mind a beginner the 3 wood will go further any how enjoy the round.
Mike
janmolby
Assistant Pro
If it's your first time out I'd say don't bother counting the score, I know this defeats the purpose of playing golf but at the start you're going to hit some poor shots & your total score at the end will be high therefore you might get disappointed with what you end up with. I've been playing pretty regularly since March & still haven't broken 100 but I can see I'm improving. I can't remember now but my first score would probably have been somewhere around 120. That first day I thought I would never get even close to breaking 100 but now I can see it happening in the near future.
Another thing it to play safe, don't try & go for the green from 200 yards out if there's a hazard short of the green, lay up & chip onto the green. On a hole on our course I hit driver followed by a 9 iron followed by a 9 iron onto the green, I know most people would go for the green in 2 but there's a stream that runs in front of the green which I'm still not confident of clearing with my second shot.
Hit off the tee whichever club you're most comfortable with, be that driver, 3 wood or 5 iron, just because everyone else uses driver doesn't mean you have to. When you're starting out, hitting a 5 iron 150 yards straight up the fairway is better than hitting a driver 150 - 200 yards into rough/trees/water.
Take water & food with you, buy/rent a golf trolley unless you don't mind carrying your bag for 4 - 5 hours & lastly enjoy it, even though you may play terrible just remember even Tiger Woods was crap the first time he played. We've all been in the same boat.
Another thing it to play safe, don't try & go for the green from 200 yards out if there's a hazard short of the green, lay up & chip onto the green. On a hole on our course I hit driver followed by a 9 iron followed by a 9 iron onto the green, I know most people would go for the green in 2 but there's a stream that runs in front of the green which I'm still not confident of clearing with my second shot.
Hit off the tee whichever club you're most comfortable with, be that driver, 3 wood or 5 iron, just because everyone else uses driver doesn't mean you have to. When you're starting out, hitting a 5 iron 150 yards straight up the fairway is better than hitting a driver 150 - 200 yards into rough/trees/water.
Take water & food with you, buy/rent a golf trolley unless you don't mind carrying your bag for 4 - 5 hours & lastly enjoy it, even though you may play terrible just remember even Tiger Woods was crap the first time he played. We've all been in the same boat.
viscount17
Money List Winner
if you play a full round you will be out for 4 hours or more. you cannot concentrate solely on golf for that long, you <u>need</u> to concentrate for the 30 seconds or so, that it takes to decide on the shot, set up and play it.
take time to look around, you're in a pretty wonderful environment, you can even talk to your partner about football.
you won't play safe, I doubt that anyone does first time out. It will take time to learn to judge distances so you'll underhit and overhit targets. don't worry - take enough balls (lake balls will do) - don't spend too long looking for those you hit into nasty places, drop one and carry on.
take time to look around, you're in a pretty wonderful environment, you can even talk to your partner about football.
you won't play safe, I doubt that anyone does first time out. It will take time to learn to judge distances so you'll underhit and overhit targets. don't worry - take enough balls (lake balls will do) - don't spend too long looking for those you hit into nasty places, drop one and carry on.
minigolfer
Club Champion
thanks for all great comments and in relation to daves question i was hoping to have a few holes at wharton park or maybe kidderminster golf course not decided yet
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Don't play Royal County Down as your first ever golf course like the Japanese idiots in front of me last Monday.
Basher
Tour Winner
Some good advice given already.
Could I suggest you do a quick Google search for golf etiquette. In some cases it's more important than the game itself on certain courses.
Basically etiquette is a set of good manners required to play golf.
The etiquette, if followed will lead to an enjoyable round and also keep you on the right side of the vast majority of other golfers. It's not easy for juniors anyway, some old fuddy duddys feel they shouldn't be on the course in the first place.
Be polite, keep quiet whilst around other golfers taking shots and you'l be half way there.
Do read up on etiquette though, it'll pay dividends both now and for your future golfing enjoyment.
Could I suggest you do a quick Google search for golf etiquette. In some cases it's more important than the game itself on certain courses.
Basically etiquette is a set of good manners required to play golf.
The etiquette, if followed will lead to an enjoyable round and also keep you on the right side of the vast majority of other golfers. It's not easy for juniors anyway, some old fuddy duddys feel they shouldn't be on the course in the first place.
Be polite, keep quiet whilst around other golfers taking shots and you'l be half way there.
Do read up on etiquette though, it'll pay dividends both now and for your future golfing enjoyment.
