How much is too much golf

Traminator said:
This is genuinely one of the major reasons I'm divorced and single, golf has always been, and will always be, more important than any woman. As soon as there's been a hint of a conflict, they've been on their way out the door. Obviously I can see it would be different with kids.

I can't imagine the marriage success rate is high for full-time pro golfers, especially those on the fringes and just about eeking out a living, must be very tough.
Click to expand...

Class Tram... :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: look forward to meeting the man behind the posts at a GM meet one day :ROFLMAO:
 
I have a 4 year old lad. My wife agrees (lets!) me play once a week; mainly Sunday morning in the Sunday Swindle at our club. I know she isn't too happy about it but I need the exercise (I'm overweight) and also need to get out and play some sort of sport. I have been sporty all my life and put on shed loads of weight in my 30s, so need to keep semi active! I don't know what will happen if my young lad wants to take up sport himself when he gets to that age - if it clashes with the golf - the golf will sadly have to go. I am currently trying to brainwash him into wanting to play golf; he can hit a ball with something resembling a swing, but I'm not sure the indoctrination will be successful :p

I feel really selfish wanting to play golf and hoping his interests don't clash as I love the game, and I think I will struggle mentally if I don't get a chance to play weekly. Maybe watching him play some sort of sport will help fill the gap :unsure:
 
Traminator said:
This is genuinely one of the major reasons I'm divorced and single, golf has always been, and will always be, more important than any woman. As soon as there's been a hint of a conflict, they've been on their way out the door. Obviously I can see it would be different with kids.

I can't imagine the marriage success rate is high for full-time pro golfers, especially those on the fringes and just about eeking out a living, must be very tough.
Click to expand...

I didn't see this post before I posted my reply, but this is my kinda thoughts too - although I would had to put my boys needs before me and try and work around his commitments, if he was to become sporty etc.
 
Traminator said:
This is genuinely one of the major reasons I'm divorced and single, golf has always been, and will always be, more important than any woman. As soon as there's been a hint of a conflict, they've been on their way out the door. Obviously I can see it would be different with kids.

I can't imagine the marriage success rate is high for full-time pro golfers, especially those on the fringes and just about eeking out a living, must be very tough.
Click to expand...

Wow you’re missing out on a lot for playing golf but fair play if your more happy that way. ?
 
Traminator said:
Oh yeah for sure, there's definitely pros and cons. Of course sometimes I think it would have been great to have a normal family, but we're all wired differently and things just are the way they are.

It's bonkers, guys I went to school with love the freedom I have but I also love their family life ?‍♂️

I wouldn't swap though.
Click to expand...

Hopefully you’ll find a wife that loves golf as much as you ?

I remember playing in a senior open and we were paired with a member actually played with him 2 years running , anyway he told me he played 5 times a week and goes out with the lady captain, we don’t live together he said but I go round for my meals?. He was a great bloke and seemed very happy with his life.
 
Traminator said:
This is genuinely one of the major reasons I'm divorced and single, golf has always been, and will always be, more important than any woman. As soon as there's been a hint of a conflict, they've been on their way out the door. Obviously I can see it would be different with kids.

I can't imagine the marriage success rate is high for full-time pro golfers, especially those on the fringes and just about eeking out a living, must be very tough.
Click to expand...

Love the honesty!
 
Traminator said:
No, we were both renting separate AirBnb apartments from the same golf-loving landlord and all went out to play golf together one day. So nice and spontaneous ?
Click to expand...

I was joking ?

Nice story. The Japanese go mad for their golf, so into it. Funny way of calculating a handicap though, I’ve played with a few 3s who missed a 2 in front of that ? But always good etiquette / respectful company . And they say stereotypes don’t work ??
 
I've got a 3 year old, wife, mortgage, 9-5 etc although I work from home quite a lot and even more so now.

In the summer I try to play twice a week, once at the weekend and once midweek. On the odd occasion I might sneak another 9 in on say a Monday if possible. I never play both days at the weekend, always one or the other to ensure one of the days is spent with the family. I think that's a nice balance for me which allows me to play regularly enough to improve over time and spend some proper time with the family. I've got some friends who are more or less in the same position as me but yet they never seem to have any time or are dare I say it, aren't allowed to play more than say once or twice a month. If you're forking out £1000+ to be a member of a club you need to play at least twice a week to get your moneys worth and fortunately for me my other half understands that.
 
We don't have kids yet, it's on the horizon for this year hopefully. Even now I only play once or twice a week. Ignoring lockdowns of course, I would generally play every Saturday, plus in the summer we might have a couple of mid-week days off work to play at some other courses, or Thursday/Friday night I'd nip down the course for 9 holes. Once kids come along I may have to cut down - I'd be hoping to still be able to play once a week, but I recognise it might be less than that, might have to settle for every other week, I don't know. I suppose it depends if I can make compromises elsewhere, since I have other commitments as well such as football. Still, one of the other lads from our football team has a few kids and still plays football about 4 times a week, not sure how he gets away with that.
 
Orikoru said:
...one of the other lads from our football team has a few kids and still plays football about 4 times a week, not sure how he gets away with that.
Click to expand...
Probably by telling his other half, "It could be worse. At least I don't spend 8 hours a week and thousands of pounds a year playing golf."
 
Jimaroid said:
I went from three rounds a week to about one a month when my girl arrived. She’s 8 now and golf still comes second.

The golf can wait, nobody believes it until it happens to you but kids grow up fast and those early years are more fun than golf.

The second she’s a moody teenager I’ll be back to three times a week. ?
Click to expand...

Make it 6....you’ll thank me later!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Orikoru
How much do you spend on practice?
4 5 6
Replies
110
Views
9K
Neilds
N
H
The hype around caddies
2 3
Replies
44
Views
2K
jim8flog
jim8flog
Slab
Golf stuff that doesn’t work… or does it?
2 3 4
Replies
61
Views
3K
Backache
B
W
First comp
Replies
12
Views
2K
kp17
kp17
B
Spain (Murcia) October 2025 Trip Report
2
Replies
31
Views
2K
Burnsey
B
Top