Worst experience on a golf course?

[AmateurSwinger]

Went out for a round today.
Get to the par 3 3rd - club selection 5 iron - gargantuan slice ending inches from the players teeing off on the 4th. Walk away with a 4 and the embarrassment of an 60 yard slice. Then we proceed to allow a player to pass through as he was on his own. So the group who I so narrowly missed were on the 6th tee as we walked down the 4th fairway. This time a hooked the ball landing less than 5 feet from the 6th tee. At this point I decided to walk off and save myself as those guys on the 6th looked like they wanted to kill me.

 

[ScienceBoy]

$h@nking a 9 iron in a club match, went on to contribute my fair share of won holes as we closed the game out 5&4 I even sunk the winning par putt on the SI1 15th!

For a moment it was if I had never played golf before as all 4 of us looked for the ball in 4 foot long grass

 

[chrisd]

.................... wellI did partner Smiffy in a four ball betterball once..........!

 

[thecraw]

You have every right to be out there. Two near misses happen, you should just have laughed it off and soldiered on mate.

 

[JustOne]

we closed the game out 5&4 I even sunk the winning par putt on the SI1 15th!

You play 19 hole courses?

 

[Doon frae Troon]

When a young dad died of a cerebral hemorrage on the course
We rushed out to try and help him but it was to late.
Three tough guys with tears running down their faces.

 

[AuburnWarrior]

Many, many years ago my Dad bought me a set of Sundridge golf clubs. They were fishing equipment manufacturers but were trying to get into the golf industry. All the clubs were graphite shafted which meant that they were far too long for me.
The old 5th at Mitcham has OOB all down the right side.
It was a junior medal.
I kept shanking the ball right.
Walked off the green and signed for a 24. Yes, 24.

I think they call that character building.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

When a young dad died of a cerebral hemorrage on the course
We rushed out to try and help him but it was to late.
Three tough guys with tears running down their faces.

That pretty much puts golf in perspective, a big hook or slice doesn't really come close

 

[ScienceBoy]

You play 19 hole courses?

Yes, and?

Meant 4 and 3, did some bad maths there

 

[Hobbit]

A wasp up my right trouser leg!

It didn't get as far as the Gorballs but it did plenty of damage on the way.

Totally flat links course with no trees didn't make any difference. My trousers came off quicker than on a Saturday night in the local chicken shack!

 

[FairwayDodger]

Insignificant compared to some, just bad golf but....

First time I played the Kings at Gleneagles, and after looking forward to it for weeks, I got my worst ever attack of the sh*nks. I actually lost the ability to hit an iron of any description - every shot went violently right. Worse, I'd never played with the guys I was with before so was getting quite paranoid about what they must have been thinking. I was practically in tears by the end - never been so glad to get off a golf course.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

When a young dad died of a cerebral hemorrage on the course
We rushed out to try and help him but it was to late.
Three tough guys with tears running down their faces.

Not much you can add to that. Made the shocker I had in a social round where I was in total despair and not enjoying it and so walked off on the 14th seem so trivial

 

[6inchcup]

i was playing years ago at a club in WIDNES in one of their open comps and the chap i was playing with had a heart attack and passed away on the fairway,terrible to see and be a part off.

 

[Doug1]

Hello all, I have been reading this thread with interest and a potential question/suggestion. I work as a Paramedic and it is very sadly not uncommon for us to be called to golf clubs for people having suffered heart attacks or collapsed. Unfortunately as you can no doubt appreciate the demographic of the golfing population and the sometimes strenuous nature of the game both make such occurences more likely in this setting. My question is really this, I wonder how many peoples home golf clubs have a defibrillator on site and how many of those clubs train their staff to use them. Increasingly we are placing Automatic External Defibrilators (AED's) in a huge number of public places in order to minimise the time that it takes for someone to receive this life saving intervention. The law has recently changed to protect lay-persons using these devices as part of CPR and there has been the high profile Vinnie Jones commercial about hands only CPR. In short the presence of a AED at a golf club does very genuinely have the potential to save a life. There are a huge number of funding streams through local ambulance services and the british heart foundation etc that make these machine cheap to buy and maintain. The training takes just a couple of hours at most. I would be very interested to see how many clubs have them and would urge people to ask the question at their own clubs.

I am really sorry for a slightly depressing post but I think its an important message to get out there. ANYONE can do it and it makes a very very big difference. Please feel free to ask me any questions as its often one of those taboo subjects. Thanks for reading if you have made it this far.

 

[garyinderry]

Many, many years ago my Dad bought me a set of Sundridge golf clubs. They were fishing equipment manufacturers but were trying to get into the golf industry. All the clubs were graphite shafted which meant that they were far too long for me.
The old 5th at Mitcham has OOB all down the right side.
It was a junior medal.
I kept shanking the ball right.
Walked off the green and signed for a 24. Yes, 24.

I think they call that character building.

mate you are a hero and a shining example to EVERY golfer. that would break many a young man!

 

[Golfmmad]

Hello all, I have been reading this thread with interest and a potential question/suggestion. I work as a Paramedic and it is very sadly not uncommon for us to be called to golf clubs for people having suffered heart attacks or collapsed. Unfortunately as you can no doubt appreciate the demographic of the golfing population and the sometimes strenuous nature of the game both make such occurences more likely in this setting. My question is really this, I wonder how many peoples home golf clubs have a defibrillator on site and how many of those clubs train their staff to use them. Increasingly we are placing Automatic External Defibrilators (AED's) in a huge number of public places in order to minimise the time that it takes for someone to receive this life saving intervention. The law has recently changed to protect lay-persons using these devices as part of CPR and there has been the high profile Vinnie Jones commercial about hands only CPR. In short the presence of a AED at a golf club does very genuinely have the potential to save a life. There are a huge number of funding streams through local ambulance services and the british heart foundation etc that make these machine cheap to buy and maintain. The training takes just a couple of hours at most. I would be very interested to see how many clubs have them and would urge people to ask the question at their own clubs.

I am really sorry for a slightly depressing post but I think its an important message to get out there. ANYONE can do it and it makes a very very big difference. Please feel free to ask me any questions as its often one of those taboo subjects. Thanks for reading if you have made it this far.

Doug,

Firstly, welcome to the Forum.

Thanks for taking the time and trouble for putting up your post, and no apologies needed either. :thup:

Out of interest, how much does a defibrillator cost?

 

[Doug1]

Hi there. Thank you for the welcome.

I am afraid the answer to your question regarding cost is not a straight answer.

The easy answer is that they cost between one and two thousand pounds off the shelf. However it is rare to purchase them in this manner. As suggested before there is almost certainly a funding stream/promotion that will make this cost minimal. The added advantage to this is that someone else (usually the local ambulance service) will look after the minimal maintenance of the machine (battery ever couple of years is about it) and also in many cases provide a course of training to some of the staff/members. The other alternative is to go through a reputable local first aid company who will supply both the training and the machine.

As a suggestion for anyone in any part of the country, the first point of call for such things will be the ambulance service. Every service will have a community resuscitation team who are responsible for such things. If anyone struggles to find their local one feel free to ask and I will try to help.

The cost of the machines will in most places be negligible to a golf club. Fingers crossed that they all sit in their cabinets and grow old without being used in anger! That said if one makes a difference to someone then the whole thing is worthwhile!

Cheers,

Doug

 

[StrangelyBrown]

I signed for 118 in a medal once. It was p1ssing rain too, flooded greens and so on. The course was closed just as I walked off the 18th.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Good post Doug1

If your club does not have a De-Fib they are irresponsible. They are very easy to use and almost impossible to miss-use. They cost pennies against a saved life.
I live in a very rural area and all the local primary schools have De-Fibs and trained staff.

I have worked on golf courses all my working life.
I have seen four deaths. One person I think we could have saved if we had a De-Fib.
Only one of the deaths was elderly, three were heart attacks two at the top of hills.
I would also like to think that my well trained staff have also saved a few lives along the way.

 

[Aztecs27]

Hello all, I have been reading this thread with interest and a potential question/suggestion. I work as a Paramedic and it is very sadly not uncommon for us to be called to golf clubs for people having suffered heart attacks or collapsed. Unfortunately as you can no doubt appreciate the demographic of the golfing population and the sometimes strenuous nature of the game both make such occurences more likely in this setting. My question is really this, I wonder how many peoples home golf clubs have a defibrillator on site and how many of those clubs train their staff to use them. Increasingly we are placing Automatic External Defibrilators (AED's) in a huge number of public places in order to minimise the time that it takes for someone to receive this life saving intervention. The law has recently changed to protect lay-persons using these devices as part of CPR and there has been the high profile Vinnie Jones commercial about hands only CPR. In short the presence of a AED at a golf club does very genuinely have the potential to save a life. There are a huge number of funding streams through local ambulance services and the british heart foundation etc that make these machine cheap to buy and maintain. The training takes just a couple of hours at most. I would be very interested to see how many clubs have them and would urge people to ask the question at their own clubs.

I am really sorry for a slightly depressing post but I think its an important message to get out there. ANYONE can do it and it makes a very very big difference. Please feel free to ask me any questions as its often one of those taboo subjects. Thanks for reading if you have made it this far.

Great post. I went on a First Aid course at work and before we got tested (after 3 days training), we were shown how the AEDs work and I was very impressed. Firstly, although they offer training, you don't HAVE to be trained to use one as the machine talks to you and guides you through everything you need to do. So as long as there is one on site, it can potentially save a life.