This was given to me and i’m really curious if this is putter is real or just a really good replica.

The person that gave this to me has no idea, that makes two of us.

thanks!

I just broke 90 5 days before it’s a year of me playing golf. it all goes down from here doesn’t it.🫩

I’ve heard that this is not beginner friendly and I should get a more forgiving set of irons and sell these instead. What are your opinions?

Enjoy the views at the end! Westloch in Ewa Beach. Hole 13, 330 yard par 4. Have to carry a gulch but too much carry and you’re swimming. Added a shot tracer but still no third-person view. Hopefully next week 🤙🏽 stay tuned haha cheeeheee!

Seriously, why isn’t this a thing yet? Is this something they’ve ever considered or tested?

I run a small golf weather data project (scoring US course playability daily from hourly forecasts), and the most consistent pattern in the data is how much the 6–10am window beats 12–4pm once summer sets in.

What the numbers look like:

- Morning wind at most inland courses runs 5–10 mph. By early afternoon it's routinely 15–20 mph with gusts past 25. A 15 mph crosswind moves a well-struck iron 10–15 yards offline.

- For a 200–240 yard carry off the tee, a 15 mph headwind costs 20–30 yards of effective distance — your comfortable 7-iron approach becomes a 5-iron.

- Temperature: a 7am July tee time might play 72→85°F. A 1pm start plays 92°F+ most of the round, and performance measurably degrades above ~85°F.

- Southeast in summer: the afternoon convective cycle means lightning risk climbs sharply after 2pm — mornings aren't just more comfortable, they're the difference between finishing 18 and sitting in the clubhouse.

Big exception: Pacific coastal courses under marine layer, where calm cool mornings are foggy and afternoons can actually be the better window.

Curious whether your home course follows the pattern or breaks it — what's your experience with morning vs afternoon conditions?

Anybody else seen a dear stand right off the par 3 15th hole at their course !!!??? lol you may have to zoom in .. . Shadow glen in Manor Texas … to me this is in my top 5 courses in Texas … now this is only muni’s .. I’m not taking about country clubs or TPC’s we have here ..

William Mouw made an octuple-bogey 13 on the par-5 16th hole at The American Express in January 2025. But here's the most amazing thing. He won the ISCO Championship 5 months later. Never give up!

https://reddit.com/link/1v3oqs5/video/bv99g778rteh1/player

I am a pretty average golf, starting about a year ago(normally shooting in the mid 90’s.)

I decided to play a round at patriots point links, which I’ve played a few times, challenging but beautiful course. Never the less I couldn’t make contact with anything, my driver would go maybe 120 yards and I’d draw it. My irons were hot off the toe most of the time, and I shot a 112. It was really one of the worst rounds I’ve ever had and I’ve never been more humbled.

Has anyone flown on Southwest with golf clubs recently?

I’m wondering if you were charged the regular bag fee or the oversized. Thanks!

Having the correct pace on putts is more important than having the correct line. You will miss a 25 footer 6 feet short or long much more often than you will miss 6 feet left or right.

Here's the thing I don't think most people realize about pace though. They can tell their pace is off on lag putts but I don't think most people can control their pace on short putts either.

Here's the drill.

• Put a ball mark on the green on a relatively flat spot. This will be the hole you will be putting to.
• Find the three foot putt (your putter is probably around 35 inches) that is straight uphill to that spot. Put another ball mark on that spot. This is where you will be putting from.
• On the opposite side of the ball mark you will be putting to, put another ball mark 18 inches past the hole.
• You have to hit 10 putts in a row that roll over the hole and stop within 3 inches of the mark on the other side of the hole.

Now, I fully realize some folks are of the mind that they should die the putt at the hole but I feel like trying to die a three footer makes for such a short stroke that it can get dicey. Either way, if you are a die at the hole sort, this drill isn't for you.

Once you get the 3 footer 10 times in a row, do it 8 times in a row from 4 feet then 6 times in a row from 5 feet.

Once you get the flat putts down, find a spot with some slope and realize how hard it is to alternate from 3 foot uphill to 3 foot downhill getting the ball to stop within 3 inches of that mark past the hole.

Wynn, Las Vegas.
Other than that, super fun course. 😎⛳️👍🏼

Really surprising considering I’ve always heard that players irons would be tighter due to less hot spot rockets. Maybe the robot testing is the issue? A couple years in I’m playing Maltby TE forged cavity backs which are classified as a players cavity back. Wondering if I should jump into some of the most forgiving clubs on the market instead?

Edit: to clarify this is Golf Spy robot testing.

How often do you bring your clubs home from your course to give the grips a proper washing? I never remember to do it and I am definitely noticing some slippage lately. Also, what is your go-to on-course move to get some extra tackiness on the grips?

Going up there for a little vacation and was wondering if anybody had any ideas on the most scenic or there favorite golf course in that area?

Say you have a course that you have not played and there are hazards on some holes, and some hole features are blind,y such as ponds that curve into the fairway. On these holes, there is a narrow sliver of fairway to the right or left of the pond that if you stripe a driver, you can get much closer to the green. But the risk is higher (too high in this exercise) and you want to lay up. But how far do you need to hit it?

The problem is that in these situations, it's blind to you, you can't see the pond, can't tell where you need to try to stripe it. You can ask someone in the group if they are regulars but their answers can be dicey. They might say, oh, it's a 4 iron. You have no idea how far they hit a 4 iron. Even if you have some kind of fancy scorecard that has some hole diagram with yardages, you are not wanting to hold up play. If it's not real simple to discern the proper distance, it might take too long. Ideally, you would assess the course prior to play. How could you do this? I guess you get use google Earth and, literally, draw lines on the map. Anyone dealt with this problem?

Speaking of fancy scorecards, can you get these for most courses and are they accurate?

Bought myself a black light flashlight to find some of the golf balls I lost on a public sports ground I hit my 9 iron sometimes. Lost ~150 and found... six.

Technically it works well, but it's too weak. You need one with 50W or more and go at night. During the day it doesn't make much of a difference, not even in the bushes.

Keeping secrets for many years

Anyone know anything about building a nice golf studio in a home? Realistic putting green. Doesn't have to be huge. Even a quality green of just several feet long would be better than nothing, allowing you to work on your stroke. And a full swing studio. How big a room is needed? Anyone have any roundabout figures for how much one would cost? I am sure there is much variance in price and quality, just seeking info. If I were to do this, I would want to be able to see ball flight. If you can play courses, that would be uber cool.

Let me put this in perspective. I played golf recently and my cart partner said, look over there, see that backyard open air kitchen behind that house? How much you think that cost? I said $30k? He said, $125k! He knew the guy who built it. Sheesh, I don't need burgers that bad but I'm a golfaholic. Not saying I would spend $125k either, lol. But I bet some do.

If you can, please give some ideas on cost of the components of a good setup, just in general would be helpful.

Anyone know what is causing my club to rotate open at P2. I see this causes me to get a flat wrist set and a slightly open club face at impact. This causes me to hit the occasional push. Anyone know a fix?

A lof of people I've played with say that the max they take is a double bogey. My typical rule of thumb is double par, max of 6 strokes on a par 3 for example.

This is mainly because when I have a blow-up hole I'm so pissed off that I forget my strokes and so I just write down double par (which I think is fair). People usually don't want to put me down for a quadruple bogey though lol.

Curious to see what everyone does.

I currently do the GolfNow subscription & limit myself to only playing the hot deals time slots. I golf 2-4 times a week & it’s just a little cheaper than joining the club if I stick to the hot deals. I know the benefits of joining the club could be worth the extra money per year but I don’t think I’d utilize the benefits enough (store discounts, more available times, discounted friend passes, longer advance booking, ect). What do you most like about being apart of a club that makes it worth it?

EDIT: I am really enjoying reading everyone's reasons to joining or not to joining their local clubs. I'm learning that joining a club will almost never be the better financial choice than not joining. You join a club for the lifestyle, perks, availability, freedom of time, convenience, & other reasons that are being mentioned in the comments.