Golf Random Irritations

[Lucifer MorningStar]

My golf trip buddies are all talk. In the lead-up to the trip, they'll be saying how they're planning to get smashed and whatnot. Then when the night comes around, it's 11:30pm and they're all "hey-ho, early tee tomorrow, I'm off to bed." When we did the first one in 2022 I was all set for a big night and disappointed when they all sloped off, but nowadays I've quit drinking so no expectations anymore.

11:30pm and they’re in bed! That’s a late night for me, I can’t stand the thought of drinking and going on a mad one to feel like absolute the next day.

I’d be dinner, quick rum in the bar and bed by 10pm

 

[Orikoru]

11:30pm and they’re in bed! That’s a late night for me, I can’t stand the thought of drinking and going on a mad one to feel like absolute the next day.

I’d be dinner, quick rum in the bar and bed by 10pm

I don't even go to bed any earlier than 11:30 when I'm at home usually. Let alone on a supposed 'night out'.

 

[timd77]

My golf trip buddies are all talk. In the lead-up to the trip, they'll be saying how they're planning to get smashed and whatnot. Then when the night comes around, it's 11:30pm and they're all "hey-ho, early tee tomorrow, I'm off to bed." When we did the first one in 2022 I was all set for a big night and disappointed when they all sloped off, but nowadays I've quit drinking so no expectations anymore.

Sounds familiar! Some of the chaps on ours are in bed for 9/10pm, others really do burn the candle at both ends. No dodgy shenanigans, just heavy drinking. It’s the beauty of golf trips, you can make of it what you want without having to worry about getting into trouble, be as selfish as you like as long as you don’t miss your tee times or your flights!

 

[Tashyboy]

My golf trip buddies are all talk. In the lead-up to the trip, they'll be saying how they're planning to get smashed and whatnot. Then when the night comes around, it's 11:30pm and they're all "hey-ho, early tee tomorrow, I'm off to bed." When we did the first one in 2022 I was all set for a big night and disappointed when they all sloped off, but nowadays I've quit drinking so no expectations anymore.

What was the moment that made you quit drinking. Genuinely interested. The guy who came home early, a few times he has packed in drinking for 6-9 months then slowly got back on it. All of a sudden he is on benders. I honestly never knew what had gone off as I missed a week golfing having the kids over the Holidays and I bumped into him in the doctors. He thought lads would have said something. They hadn’t.
He was saying last week he has had a well man’s MOT and everything is A1. He is a fit lad, But he has these set backs.

 

[IanM]

Read "Sober on a drunk planet." It's thought provoking. I've played golf with the author, great guy, amazing story.

 

[Depreston]

Ah I still go my absolute ends on golf trips normally about 16 of us ages range from 25-60

It’s normally 4 days golf 3 nights out … golf im regularly in the group of death come the last day with about 79 points combined

Portugal couple year back I was seeing about 3 balls and shot the lights out 2 days… birdie juice off the cart lasses helped I think

 

[IanM]

Back at the Irritations.. the weather all week. I don't want to play on this

 

[Orikoru]

What was the moment that made you quit drinking. Genuinely interested. The guy who came home early, a few times he has packed in drinking for 6-9 months then slowly got back on it. All of a sudden he is on benders. I honestly never knew what had gone off as I missed a week golfing having the kids over the Holidays and I bumped into him in the doctors. He thought lads would have said something. They hadn’t.
He was saying last week he has had a well man’s MOT and everything is A1. He is a fit lad, But he has these set backs.

Probably a bit of a long-winded ramble so I'll private message you.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Back at the Irritations.. the weather all week. I don't want to play on this

Me neither…can’t be bothered…though I guess I’m fortunate to be in a position that finds me making that choice.

Not tomorrow though. First time playing a Mixed Greensomes Winter League round…no ‘not bothering’ with that…my playing partner is a Japanese lady and boy does she take her golf seriously

 

[simsini]

Temporary greens or hollow tined greens, forced use of mats on fairways, tees or otherwise, all bunkers out of play, trolley restrictions too.... and none of this mentioned on the website or when you book a tee time online.

A lot of clubs are great and have a clear course status banner or page on their website, here's one example... https://www.weald-of-kent.co.uk/course-status, why don't all clubs do it?

 

[Orikoru]

Talk about terrible golf gifts.

 

[simsini]

Talk about terrible golf gifts.

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I'd probably lose the first 11 before I've opened day 12.

 

[Crow]

Talk about terrible golf gifts.

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Hopefully I'll find a few in the rough over the festive season.

 

[Neilds]

Talk about terrible golf gifts.

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£6 per dozen mark up on normal Supersoft - great marketing in my eyes

 

[Imurg]

Getting to our 1st green (10th) and finding that it's been spiked and virtually unplayable until the Greenys came round to iron them.
We didn't know how many were done so we abandoned and thought of scoring and just played....
Admit is only 3 were spiked but it would have been useful to know before we started....
Fragger will be along to tell you that they were fine but he's the luckiest golfer on the planet and obviously plays well on ploughed fields....

 

[jim8flog]

My golf trip buddies are all talk. In the lead-up to the trip, they'll be saying how they're planning to get smashed and whatnot. Then when the night comes around, it's 11:30pm and they're all "hey-ho, early tee tomorrow, I'm off to bed." When we did the first one in 2022 I was all set for a big night and disappointed when they all sloped off, but nowadays I've quit drinking so no expectations anymore.

Oh how we age

When I was young if I was not in bed by 11.30 I would go home

 

[simsini]

Oh how we age

When I was young if I was not in bed by 11.30 I would go home

A group of 4 of us went to Barcelo Montecastillo on a trip once and went for a night out in Jerez. We were drinking heavily and went to a club, only getting back to the hotel at about 4am. Needless to say, one of us didn't make our 8.20am tee time, he still had his head in the toilet when we walked off 18. There was a bar in Jerez that didn't know what Jagerbombs were, so we persuaded them to give us Absinthe-bombs instead.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

A group of 4 of us went to Barcelo Montecastillo on a trip once and went for a night out in Jerez. We were drinking heavily and went to a club, only getting back to the hotel at about 4am. Needless to say, one of us didn't make our 8.20am tee time, he still had his head in the toilet when we walked off 18. There was a bar in Jerez that didn't know what Jagerbombs were, so we persuaded them to give us Absinthe-bombs instead.

I’ve been there in that hole! It’s a world of pain that people should avoid at all costs even the thought of it now makes me wanna vomit

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I’ve been there in that hole! It’s a world of pain that people should avoid at all costs even the thought of it now makes me wanna vomit

Once upon a long weekend in Brussels I had a small glass of strong absinthe (at or towards the 75º strength stuff...). The barman asked were we sure...of course we were. He was right. That's a 100% never again.

 

[simsini]

Once upon a long weekend in Brussels I had a small glass of strong absinthe (at or towards the 75º strength stuff...). The barman asked were we sure...of course we were. He was right. That's a 100% never again.

We used to drink it like water on holidays in Ibiza in our 20s, the black variety was 80%. Couldn't do it now!