Solo Golf

[shortstuff]

Weighing up whether I want to do 9 holes after work this week, and wanted to see what everyone's thought were on a solo round?

Do you often go around alone? I've always been a team sports man, and i like to play golf with others, but my friends don't quite have the same commitment as me to improve.....

Thinking of maybe going round 9-holer this week alone, but wanted to see what everyone's general consensus was.

I think solo rounds of 9 holes are a critical 'bridge' between range practice and playing a real round. No need to do 18 holes; 9 is just the ticket.

 

[TheCaddie]

I think solo rounds of 9 holes are a critical 'bridge' between range practice and playing a real round. No need to do 18 holes; 9 is just the ticket.

Have to agree. Whilst I ended up playing with a friend. I found last night's 9 holes such a useful excercise. I am not a member of a club, so decided to go a local 9 hole course with 4 par 4s and 5 par 3s.

I found it far more constructive than the range if I am being honest. But the course is relatively short, so range still has it's purpose for Woods and Driver.

 

[patricks148]

I pretty much play by myself, lots of forum members around cambridge buy few have offered up a game... What did I do wrong?

They might have been intimidated in having to play the scratch winner of dogpoo park 9 hole championship 1975

 

[matchrat]

Prefer to play social golf but enjoy playing solo on the odd evening. First few times it was not very positive. Ended up hitting loads of balls and losing quite a few when I forgot where they had gone. I now play matchplay against myself with 2 balls - IE I get two different makes of balls and play titleist v callway etc etc.