Take a break

[HCFC]

Im a classic example of the person the OP mentioned. I started playing "golf" at around 11/12 years old by going along to a pitch and putt with my late Grandad wielding a 3 iron that was far to big for me but it was all that i had (No hiring of clubs at that particular place). What it did do was develop a basic swing and a love for the game. By 15 i was a regular at the local municipal playing with an argos bought set of clubs, the make of which escapes me but it was something like "open".

Once A levels were out of the way and Uni started Golf took a back seat. Mainly down to the fact that i had no car and money was tight plus alcohol took priority.

Now 12 years later i was browsing ebay and stumbled across a set of mix and match dunlops and made a cheeky bid of £10 which won. Played the old municipal i used to play and i was hooked again. Then it started, hundreds of pounds spent on new kit and a membership at a club in the bag and a fiance who is a golf widow. Im close to being obsessed!

 

[AuburnWarrior]

Im a classic example of the person the OP mentioned. I started playing "golf" at around 11/12 years old by going along to a pitch and putt with my late Grandad wielding a 3 iron that was far to big for me but it was all that i had (No hiring of clubs at that particular place). What it did do was develop a basic swing and a love for the game. By 15 i was a regular at the local municipal playing with an argos bought set of clubs, the make of which escapes me but it was something like "open".

Once A levels were out of the way and Uni started Golf took a back seat. Mainly down to the fact that i had no car and money was tight plus alcohol took priority.

Now 12 years later i was browsing ebay and stumbled across a set of mix and match dunlops and made a cheeky bid of £10 which won. Played the old municipal i used to play and i was hooked again. Then it started, hundreds of pounds spent on new kit and a membership at a club in the bag and a fiance who is a golf widow. Im close to being obsessed!

Argos used to see Petron stuff didn't they???

 

[GatesheadGolfer]

I played quite a lot of pitch and putt in my teens; my dad took me to a proper course (bus and hired clubs) about 10 times (but lack of money in the family and no transport didn't help)

Then moved twice to college and poly.

Took it up again at 26 when i got my first car. Played socially initially for a year, then member of 2 clubs for 4 years. Played regularly and down to a stunning 21 handicap. However chronic back problems (and no joy through physio) forced me to rest completely). This lasted 4½ years (also start of young family) when started playing sociably with a lad from work, then been in 2 work societies (currently secretary). Now down to a society handicap of 14. Secretary again next year, but keen to join a proper club after the season has finished (a lot of our society are much higher handicappers and we are implementing a handicap system next year that will favour higher handicappers more and won't relate at all to any 'proper' handicap - going down the route of giving everyone an equal chance to keep numbers as they are in the society (rather than high handicappers becoming disillusioned with little chance of winning)

 

[JustOne]

I started in '93 and played almost every day for 6 years.... two businesses came and went in that time. After a particularly bad round I decided that I should go live a proper life instead of standing on the practice ground all day.

Picked up the clubs again last year and business No3 is already in the balance... but I have a couple of beautiful kids now so can only play 5 times a week

Note to self: Need to do more work!

 

[mjsw13]

Played from 8 years old, got down to 12 H/C when I was 13, then lost interest. Moved to Cornwall aged 25, noticed there was a good course nearby, and joined when I was 27. Really wish I'd stuck at it when I was younger, but hindsight is a great thing...