Olden golden days

[Crow]

Flat caps.
A 6,500 yard course was considered long.
Hitting a par 5 in two was something unusual and only achievable by the best players.
Autographed/sponsored golf clubs.
Plus fours.
Leather grips.
1.62" balls.
Irons came in sets of 9.
Stymies.

 

[USER1999]

Faldo pringle man!

Pringle man? That was Geometric George!

 

[USER1999]

Half sets of blades, with stock steel shafts. No idea what flex they were, they were just golf clubs. Lie angle? What was that? Custom fit? Having a laugh. Carried round in a massive single strap wannabe tour bag. Balata balls, went nowhere, but heck, they must be good because pros played them.

A decent ball was Titleist PTS wound.

 

[bobmac]

A set of clubs were

1,2,3,4 woods with leather/woolen pom-pom headcovers
3-sw irons
All the same set/manufacturer

Putter

 

[Dando]

Flat caps.
A 6,500 yard course was considered long.
Hitting a par 5 in two was something unusual and only achievable by the best players.
Autographed/sponsored golf clubs.
Plus fours.
Leather grips.
1.62" balls.
Irons came in sets of 9.
Stymies.

To be honest nick, some of the above is new to you

 

[bobmac]

No one drunk out of a bottle.
Juniors had no standing on the course, had to play off the red tees and weren't allowed in the bar.
The only reserved parking was for Captain, Ladies Captain and club champion.

 

[Deleted member 23270]

Leather gloves that went hard and crusty.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Phoning up the local muni at 7.ooam on a Sunday morning to get a tee time for the following week.

No rakes in bunkers.

My Sevi Ballesteros Persimmon 3 wood.

Top flites were good balls

Dunlop, Slazenger and Wilson clubs were in most peoples bags.

Your "waterproofs" could be heard in another county and were akin to the local councils bin-man's gear.

Golf shoes lasted 3 years minimum.

No half way hut, you had to run over the the newsagent on the other side of the dual carriageway to get a pie, or a quick pint in the Derby arms.

 

[Dando]

Phoning up the local muni at 7.ooam on a Sunday morning to get a tee time for the following week.

No rakes in bunkers.

My Sevi Ballesteros Persimmon 3 wood.

Top flites were good balls

Dunlop, Slazenger and Wilson clubs were in most peoples bags.

Your "waterproofs" could be heard in another county and were akin to the local councils bin-man's gear.

Golf shoes lasted 3 years minimum.

No half way hut, you had to run over the the newsagent on the other side of the dual carriageway to get a pie, or a quick pint in the Derby arms.

I remember waiting outside our favourite course at 5am to book a tee time for the following week as you’d never get a time if you called up

 

[Liverbirdie]

I remember waiting outside our favourite course at 5am to book a tee time for the following week as you’d never get a time if you called up

And it was a phone that you had to dial. If it was engaged, you'd start dialling again, as that would take another 3 minutes to do.

 

[Jacko_G]

No idiots shouting down the phone from 2 fairways away.

 

[Jacko_G]

Rubber golf shoes with spikes (great for walking around in the snow and ice, wish I had not thrown mine away)

Haha, Stylo Barrett rubber shoes.

They were waterproof but boy your feet did smell after a few wears!

 

[richart]

Black gloves. Carry bags had one strap, and you put a furry sleeve on it. Golf trousers looked like ones Rupert Bear would wear. No hybrids in the bag, but a nice bladed two iron. 150 yard markers only aid on distance. No bunker rakes, so you either shuffled out of the bunker or those with appropriate skills used their club.

Drops were over your shoulder, and still one of the funniest things I have seen on the course was a partner losing his ball from a drop.

 

[garyinderry]

Plastic tubes that fitted inside your golf bag

I still use these for my irons and wedges. Haha

 

[Imurg]

Pringle jumpers 🤢

Are you listening Fragger??
He still wears them....

 

[Hobbit]

Are you listening Fragger??
He still wears them....

I can’t believe you haven’t mentioned gutties and featheries!

 

[Ross61]

2 wheel trollies with thin spoked wheels.
NO poker chip ball markers.
Ping putters with a loud ping sound
Guessing the distance to the green.
Handicap board with plastic letters and numbers pinned on.
Pay phone that you gave your mum the 3 rings signal from to come and pick you up.
No video lessons.

 

[USER1999]

I remember the ball chute. The nominated player got there at 4 am, put his ball in the chute, and then slept in his car until the others turned up 7 ish, and took their place in the queue.

 

[williamalex1]

Being cut 3 strokes if you broke par in a comp, with no increase till the next season.
Real leather golf shoes with spats
Dubbin
Bunnets/flatcaps with a tossle/pompom on top.
1.62 Dunlop 65, Warwick, TopFlite Balata balls.
Hip flask filled with a RustyNail , [ Malt whisky and Drambue ]
Charcoal lit in a tin as a hand warmer.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Being cut 3 strokes if you broke par in a comp, with no increase till the next season.
Real leather golf shoes with spats
Dubbin
Bunnets/flatcaps with a tossle/pompom on top.
1.62 Dunlop 65, Warwick, TopFlite Balata balls.
Hip flask filled with a RustyNail , [ Malt whisky and Drambue ]
Charcoal lit in a tin as a hand warmer.

You win, did you play with old or young Tom Morris?