vig
Tour Winner
Someone called me a "tosser" so i googled tosser's and here I am 
What Made You Choose This Forum
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Tiger
Money List Winner
Tried a few forums when I started playing and this one was by far the most responsive and helpful. Great community on here, useful advice, amusing banter, the occassional flare up and top offers from the mag.
Best forum I have ever joined and only one where I have made so many posts. Really looking forward to playing in some forum meets next year
Best forum I have ever joined and only one where I have made so many posts. Really looking forward to playing in some forum meets next year
Yerman
Journeyman Pro
Wish I knew!
I keep deleting it from my favourites but every time I get bored I find myself back here looking to see if anyone has said anything interesting - I never fail to be disappointed. I think its either masochism or subliminal hypnosis.
I keep deleting it from my favourites but every time I get bored I find myself back here looking to see if anyone has said anything interesting - I never fail to be disappointed. I think its either masochism or subliminal hypnosis.
Found the link and he rest is history. Great banter, lots of information and the fact that we're really looked after by the guys from GM makes this THE forum to be on. I've looked at others including one from another monthly golf mag and to be honest there is so little traffic. I know they have a big readership so why don't their readers get involved. At the end of the day who cares.
It isn't all smooth sailing and I guess that what makes it so good. Everyone says it how they see it even if they don't agree with a point of view. OK it gets fractious but that makes it even funnier at times! Here's to us
It isn't all smooth sailing and I guess that what makes it so good. Everyone says it how they see it even if they don't agree with a point of view. OK it gets fractious but that makes it even funnier at times! Here's to us
Pip
Assistant Pro
I probably tried most of the well-known forums before settling at GM. For me, it it was the friendliest of the bunch with far less (if not zero) bitching, post-hijacking and general tosh. I literally got fed up on some of the supposedly better forums from trawling through the personal insults amongst the useful stuff.
I also like the link to the mag, it gives you a real sense of being part of the game and not just some net lurker trying to make a name in a faceless forum.
The GM forum is the only one where I've met up with others to actually play some golf. At the end of the day, that's what it's all about, isn't it?
Regards
Pip
I also like the link to the mag, it gives you a real sense of being part of the game and not just some net lurker trying to make a name in a faceless forum.
The GM forum is the only one where I've met up with others to actually play some golf. At the end of the day, that's what it's all about, isn't it?
Regards
Pip
Golfmmad
Tour Winner
Being golf mad I thought I might like to join a Forum and talk about golf. Googled it and found Golf Monthly.
But it's much more than just a forum, after my first post was amazed at the friendly response and welcome! One of the things I like is when you put up a post, usually within just 10 minutes you have a reply. Which isn't the case on some other forums I've been on.
I also like the fact that any imposters are soon found out and sent on their way. As are the unfriendly, ignorant, ungentlemanly and downright rude, and are given short shrift and never to be heard of again.
I have to mention the forum meets - what a great way to meet like minded golf nutters.
As already said, all top blokes and never tire of meeting up. Just a shame I can't make as many as I'd like.
LONG LIVE THE GOLF MONTHLY FORUM.
Golfmmad.
But it's much more than just a forum, after my first post was amazed at the friendly response and welcome! One of the things I like is when you put up a post, usually within just 10 minutes you have a reply. Which isn't the case on some other forums I've been on.
I also like the fact that any imposters are soon found out and sent on their way. As are the unfriendly, ignorant, ungentlemanly and downright rude, and are given short shrift and never to be heard of again.
I have to mention the forum meets - what a great way to meet like minded golf nutters.
As already said, all top blokes and never tire of meeting up. Just a shame I can't make as many as I'd like.LONG LIVE THE GOLF MONTHLY FORUM.
Golfmmad.
robbest3offthetee
Tour Rookie
Have been buying GM for years and years,saw the forum in the mag,hey presto, here we are....
Fyldewhite
Tour Winner
I've been a subscriber to the magazine for years and it was a natural step to get involved in the forum. I can't really compare as I've not been on any others for golf. I like the banter, most of the discussion is well informed, balanced, predominently UK and Ireland (not that I've any objections to overseas contributors) but it stays focused on what most of us can and do comment on. It's simple and easy to use too.
John_Findlay
Tour Winner
I was looking for an online ruling and got a free google drop here.
Found some interesting characters with a sense of humour, good knowledge and more importantly some manners, a quality I admire....just read the "ScrewFix" forum if you think it's not.
The fact that many were local and had a lot in common with me sealed the deal. And the fact that you could ask the daftest questions and get away with it helped.
Eventually, after a bit of banter with the early forumers I invited "madandra" over to my course for what I think was the first actual game between two of us. The name sounded safe! But mostly it sounded like he'd be good laugh. Sadly, I was proved wrong there.
By then I was hooked and the support that GM actually give is probably second to none. Put it this way, it was madandra's suggestion to get a wee group of forumers together to challenge the GM staff to a game of golf. I think he wanted to see if they could actually play!
How many other magazines would even entertain that? It led to meeting GM staff Mike, Jezz, Fergus and Paul and forumers Atticus & Birdieman (who were always good value for money on here) at the first GM Challenge Match at St Andrews. GM even paid, another quality I admire.
Made some very good friends through the forum meets. Who would have thunk it! It's a bit mental, really.
Found some interesting characters with a sense of humour, good knowledge and more importantly some manners, a quality I admire....just read the "ScrewFix" forum if you think it's not.
The fact that many were local and had a lot in common with me sealed the deal. And the fact that you could ask the daftest questions and get away with it helped.
Eventually, after a bit of banter with the early forumers I invited "madandra" over to my course for what I think was the first actual game between two of us. The name sounded safe! But mostly it sounded like he'd be good laugh. Sadly, I was proved wrong there.
By then I was hooked and the support that GM actually give is probably second to none. Put it this way, it was madandra's suggestion to get a wee group of forumers together to challenge the GM staff to a game of golf. I think he wanted to see if they could actually play!
How many other magazines would even entertain that? It led to meeting GM staff Mike, Jezz, Fergus and Paul and forumers Atticus & Birdieman (who were always good value for money on here) at the first GM Challenge Match at St Andrews. GM even paid, another quality I admire.
Made some very good friends through the forum meets. Who would have thunk it! It's a bit mental, really.
Spoff
Tour Rookie
I can't remember!
Not sure I I bought the mag and found the forum or if it was the other way round!
I tried a few other mags and preferd GM and have stuck around since!
Not sure I I bought the mag and found the forum or if it was the other way round!
I tried a few other mags and preferd GM and have stuck around since!
bobmac
Major Champion
I'm only here to sell some V-Easys and as I've got a few left, I'll stay a while longer.
And it's always fun taking the Michael out of a few knobs on here
And it's always fun taking the Michael out of a few knobs on here
Philm
Challenge Tour Pro
I was on a local car forum and having sold my pride and joy (death trap) I was finding more time to play golf as I wasn’t stuck below
my often broken car on weekends.
I noticed Brendys profile pis on there was him up on a tee box somewhere and I pm’d him just generally poking my nose in and seeing if per chance he was as interested in this game as his avatar suggested.
he responded with some helpful info and I thought to myself, “you know it would be lovely if there was somewhere out there on the interweb where golf wasn’t a secondary topic and info was readily availableâ€
I googled golf forums and found sandtrap forum which was brilliant reading BUT being American it put me of posting and I didn’t even have the desire to sign up. re-googled golf forums and found this cracking UK site, I was instantly put of by the relationship to a magazine as I had some stigma that the forum would be a small affair with only a handful of posts per day. (most car mag forums are pretentious/pathetic)
a numbers of days reading everyone’s posts on here, I realized it is a lively and laid back forum where people respect each others knowledge, ability and budget (that wouldn’t be important only ive yet to fulfill the billionaire scratch golfer within me and in the meantime I fancied a more homely forgiving environment) I also recognized Brendys pic and username from previous said forum and here we are, feeling fresh and new, only posted a handful of times and already looking forward to a outing and some helpful tips for a high capper.
So pat yourselves on the back, to a total NOob you all read very well.
Phil
my often broken car on weekends.
I noticed Brendys profile pis on there was him up on a tee box somewhere and I pm’d him just generally poking my nose in and seeing if per chance he was as interested in this game as his avatar suggested.
he responded with some helpful info and I thought to myself, “you know it would be lovely if there was somewhere out there on the interweb where golf wasn’t a secondary topic and info was readily availableâ€
I googled golf forums and found sandtrap forum which was brilliant reading BUT being American it put me of posting and I didn’t even have the desire to sign up. re-googled golf forums and found this cracking UK site, I was instantly put of by the relationship to a magazine as I had some stigma that the forum would be a small affair with only a handful of posts per day. (most car mag forums are pretentious/pathetic)
a numbers of days reading everyone’s posts on here, I realized it is a lively and laid back forum where people respect each others knowledge, ability and budget (that wouldn’t be important only ive yet to fulfill the billionaire scratch golfer within me and in the meantime I fancied a more homely forgiving environment) I also recognized Brendys pic and username from previous said forum and here we are, feeling fresh and new, only posted a handful of times and already looking forward to a outing and some helpful tips for a high capper.
So pat yourselves on the back, to a total NOob you all read very well.
Phil
I was looking to buy a GPS unit but wanted some advise. I googled golf forums and ended up here.
I put the 3 units I had short listed up for recomendation, totaly ignored the advise and recomendation and bought the wrong unit.
I have browsed other forums, but never signed up. I waist enough time on this one.
I put the 3 units I had short listed up for recomendation, totaly ignored the advise and recomendation and bought the wrong unit.
I have browsed other forums, but never signed up. I waist enough time on this one.
Mightymoose
Assistant Pro
I like the Footjoy adverts and the colour of the headers ;-)
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
I suggested to the wife that we join a swingers forum... this forum was the most she was prepared to accept
AuburnWarrior
Tour Winner
I bought a copy of The Sun and the front page headline read 'HOMERGATE'....
The rest, as they say, is history.
I regret joining to be honest. I mean, so far I've had a free Cleveland driver, six Callaway golf balls, four Titleist golf balls and I've met some cracking people at various meets (HTL, Murph, Pieman, RickG, Leftie, Smiffy, JustOne, Viscount17, etc) and played some great courses (and a goat track but I won't tell them which one Leftie....)
Oh, and I've met Padraig Harrington who gave me a lesson....I don't think you get much better than that!!
GM set this up but it's us, the posters, that make the forum what it is so well done one and all - it's a great place to be.
The rest, as they say, is history.
I regret joining to be honest. I mean, so far I've had a free Cleveland driver, six Callaway golf balls, four Titleist golf balls and I've met some cracking people at various meets (HTL, Murph, Pieman, RickG, Leftie, Smiffy, JustOne, Viscount17, etc) and played some great courses (and a goat track but I won't tell them which one Leftie....
)Oh, and I've met Padraig Harrington who gave me a lesson....I don't think you get much better than that!!
GM set this up but it's us, the posters, that make the forum what it is so well done one and all - it's a great place to be.
SyR
Challenge Tour Pro
I've been buying the magazine for years, so it was only a matter of time before I joined.
viscount17
Money List Winner
I think I stumbled upon it. My son had bought me a subscription to the mag so I was probably just checking out the website. I think the forum was going through a spell of the utterly ridiculous at the time, and with very few exceptions, most seemed able to laugh at themselves (a very necessary trait for some, eh Smiffy?)
I never even thought to see if there were other fora, it was only through 'ours' that I found out that some do exist - though some seem to belong in another dimension.
Homer was the first I met - that kind of sealed it, a 'virtual' stranger invites you to his club not knowing if you're Mad Frankie re-incarnated and you have a great time. No-way you're going anywhere after that.
Too it's funny how you can get an instant rapport with a name on a forum, and doubly so when it survives that first meeting. The icing on the cake was 1st Goswick - here I was a real newbie, and receiving nothing but encouragement to play one of the forum's prestige events. Just too many 'mates' here to go anywhere else now.
I never even thought to see if there were other fora, it was only through 'ours' that I found out that some do exist - though some seem to belong in another dimension.
Homer was the first I met - that kind of sealed it, a 'virtual' stranger invites you to his club not knowing if you're Mad Frankie re-incarnated and you have a great time. No-way you're going anywhere after that.
Too it's funny how you can get an instant rapport with a name on a forum, and doubly so when it survives that first meeting. The icing on the cake was 1st Goswick - here I was a real newbie, and receiving nothing but encouragement to play one of the forum's prestige events. Just too many 'mates' here to go anywhere else now.
Nikki
Head Pro
Loved golf-monthly and came across the forum while looking at the site... Been stuck here since...
Leftie
Tour Winner
) and played some great courses (and a goat track but I won't tell them which one Leftie....
Actually, that helps me a lot Dave.
I've been struggling to trim the "by invitation only" list for a couple of meets next year at Sundridge Park. One less now to worry about.
