I dont play in a league... but if you arent a member to a course it is cheaper... problem is the leagues at our course cuts into tuesday and wednesday... so I cant golf those days...
What do you mean by league? I am a member of Clear Lake MGA, a mens golf club. We have tournaments twice a month. Currently we are affiliated with Magnoila Creek Golf Links in League City, Texas and play most of our tournaments there.
At most public courses in my area (Michigan) weekly leagues are formed Mon-Fri and last 16-20 weeks (May-Sept). Individual leagues may have as few as 16, and as many as 50+ players. Some leagues are individual play, while others are two man teams. It's usually handicapped play with your handicap being determined by your first few weekly scores. Competiton can be very keen, or very casual, depending on the make-up of the group. Here, league play differs from club play, in that anyone can play in a public course golf league without having to become a member. somewhere.
I use to play in a league every year. Some things have stopped me the last couple of years. The one thing a league can do, it makes sure you get out at least once a week. My wife actually signed me up for my first one.
Nah I am only 17 the leagues are mainly filled with the older age groupe golfers, ya know seniors. I dont know if I would feel in place there, maybe not quite welcome, those nights are for them they can have fun and dont need me in the way.
You are a bit young to play in an adult league, but I have 10 players under 25 years old that have been playing for a couple of years. Of course, with you only 17, they might be considered "ya know, seniors" to you! The average age of my league is mid-thirties with a few real seniors mixed in. Just a thought....I played in my first league at 22 and it was mostly retired seniors. I watched , listened, and learned things from them that I never would have learned playing with my guys my own age. Playing with "seniors" was (and is) a great learning experience. Beware, it can also be very humbling at times!
One thing I learned about golf is that age doesn't really matter. When I was in high school, I would play twilight rounds after school and there was a senior golfer (92 years old) who would play every weekday. I would get paired with him every once in a while but really, it was an enjoyable experience no matter who I was paired with. In the end, you're in a battle between yourself and the course and because everyone else is in the same boat, age is less of an issue.
You mentioned that "some things have stopped me the last couple of years" and I'm wondering if trying to hit a 1 iron is one of the things that stopped you! LOL I get the same comment from my league guys about getting to play at least once a week. Families, home, jobs, and life's other commitments, always seem to put golf on a back burner (as well they should). I find that taking a few hours a week to enjoy myself on the course always refreshes me for the more important things in life. Take your wife's not so subtle hint and go play! Most of us get the opposite reaction from our wives!
I've had many of the same experiences playing with "older golfers". Last year I played as a single and was joined by a gentleman in his early 80's. I could tell from his very first swing that, in his younger days, he had been a player. As our round progressed he told me stories of knowing and competing with Sam Snead (among notable others) and how he had once beaten Sam. I took that as another old man's enhanced golf memory but I enjoyed the golf and especially enjoyed his "inside stories" on the great Sam Snead. We parted ways after shaking hands on the 18th green, but not before I expressed my gratitude for the 4 hours of listening to golf history. Later, as I was enjoying a "soda" in the clubhouse this same gentleman approached me and asked if he could sit for a moment. He explained that his grown children didn't treat him nearly as well as I had and he wanted me to have something. He then pulled out his well-worn wallet, removed an aged and tattered scorecard and handed it to me. The scorecard was from a practice round match between him and Sam Snead at the 1949 PGA Championship. The card was Attested by Sam Snead and the barely readable total revealed that Mr. Snead had lost this match (and $20.00 I was told) to my new friend 2 & 1. He told me everyone he knew that would appreciate the scorecard for the story it told was gone now and he wanted me to have it. As much as I would have loved to accept this gift, it was not my "treasure" to own, so I reluctantly but politely handed it back to him. I mentioned to him that his children would eventually find it and hopefully realize what it meant to him to have carried it with him all these years. The scorecard was for them ...not for me. Sadly, I never saw him again and I only remember his name was John (no last name was ever given). I will always remember John, with his stories of Sam Snead, and that time worn scorecard.
The real story here was the lesson I learned about playing golf with "seniors". I can only hope that when I'm a senior I will leave a lasting impression on a youngster like the one John left on me.
I have found that most leagues use handicapped scoring. How does your league hadicap players to insure fair competition between golfers of varied abilities?
May 28th, 2004, 05:19 PM
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