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I hope this doesn't get moved to the debate room.

What qualifies someone as a serious golfer? Is it:

Money spent on equipment?

Money spent on lessons?

Type of equipment you play?

Time spent on the course playing?

Time spent on the practice facility?

Tourney player?

Weekend warrior whose handicap is steadily dropping?

One who walks vs. one who rides?
 
You forgot walking over riding. I kid of course. Its an honest question and one that I think could be a good debate.
 
JB said:
You forgot walking over riding. I kid of course. Its an honest question and one that I think could be a good debate.
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Doh! how could I forget. Editing post.
 
The only one I know doesn't even golf. That's SERIOUS.
 
A guy who wears pants when its 95 degrees outside, has his girlfriend ride with him and club him all day and a guy who has towels for every club in his bag as well as his face to wipe away the sweat. Seriously I played a guy in match play this season just like this. Funniest damn thing you have ever seen. He even stepped away from the ball and restarted his routine if a dog barked.
 
solidkjames said:
A guy who wears pants when its 95 degrees outside, has his girlfriend ride with him and club him all day and a guy who has towels for every club in his bag as well as his face to wipe away the sweat. Seriously I played a guy in match play this season just like this. Funniest damn thing you have ever seen. He even stepped away from the ball and restarted his routine if a dog barked.
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That is brutal.
 
to me....its any and all of the above. If you love the sport and you work at it.....I consider you serious, IDC if you play wal mart clubs. the only ones I consider not serious are the ones who take the 18 pack challenge....thats one thing I can not deal with is a drunk on the course, I dont mind if you drink, hell I drink...but I get frustrated when someone just cant function.
 
I look at like this... Do you love the game? Would you do a lot of things we wont speak of to get on the course/range ??

If you answered yes to both of those then I would say so. If the latest buzz on the newest shoe string that could add 5 yards gets you into a 20 minute discussion then I'd say that's also a sign.

So many different ways you could be a serious golfer. I'm serious and I love the game. I don't have an official handicap but I love the game. THe love for the game/sport is what matters. Its not how much you play, what you play, what you wear etc.. its just a love for the game that most dont have.
 
I've taken an 18 pack challenge or two back in the day lol. But I could still function!

One-T said:
to me....its any and all of the above. If you love the sport and you work at it.....I consider you serious, IDC if you play wal mart clubs. the only ones I consider not serious are the ones who take the 18 pack challenge....thats one thing I can not deal with is a drunk on the course, I dont mind if you drink, hell I drink...but I get frustrated when someone just cant function.
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I'm a serious golfer... seriously bad, lol. But I work hard at it!
 
do you track your handicap Yuccos? I dont have an "official" one either. I use fairway files
 
I feel as I am not a serious enough golfer to comment in this thread
 
I dont track my handicap often, but when I do.. I track with OOB!

It says Im around 17. What does it know?? Haha. I havent played a full round in a minute. Im hoping to change that today :) By the time we get done with kid stuff I may have enough for 9.
One-T said:
do you track your handicap Yuccos? I dont have an "official" one either. I use fairway files
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Yoccos1981 said:
I dont track my handicap often, but when I do.. I track with OOB!

It says Im around 17. What does it know?? Haha. I havent played a full round in a minute. Im hoping to change that today :) By the time we get done with kid stuff I may have enough for 9.
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do you really use OOB?
 
solidkjames said:
A guy who wears pants when its 95 degrees outside, has his girlfriend ride with him and club him all day and a guy who has towels for every club in his bag as well as his face to wipe away the sweat. Seriously I played a guy in match play this season just like this. Funniest damn thing you have ever seen. He even stepped away from the ball and restarted his routine if a dog barked.
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Hey man, some people just don't like wearing shorts!!! I know a very UNserious golfer who absolutely refuses to wear them. He steps up, swings, and goes to his next shot, caring very little of the result. I think he likes being on the course more than he likes golfing.

Now, the rest of that post is just ridiculous haha!
 
Yoccos1981 said:
Yeah! Or whatever is the one that some of the others started a THP group (not official THP). Ill have to find it.
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its not THP but there are some THP'ers in it, when you get an account I can invite you to the group
 
To me, it's not the money you spend, but how you care for your clubs.

It's not the amount of time you spend on the course, how how you spend it. People who respect the rules of the game, people who honour the etiquette of the game, and people who golf because it is a passion... those are the things I think it takes to be a serious golfer.
 
One-T said:
its not THP but there are some THP'ers in it, when you get an account I can invite you to the group
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I've been using oob for a few months now and really like it. Send me an invite to the group if you don't mind??
 
I use OOB too... there is a THP group there with 20-30 people posting scores. It is kind of interesting to see how people are doing.

I think a serious golfer is defined by his respect for the game... which is a nebulous way of saying "all of the above".

Example: Being hammered on the course does not show respect for the game. Taking lessons does. Walking or Riding can show respect for the game depending on how you handle yourself. Making concessions in your daily life so you can afford to golf shows a respect of commitment to the game.

In the end- A serious golfer is like pornography.... you know it when you see it. (Isn't that right Justice Stewart)
 
No Serius while I golf. I am not a fan of satellite radio. I prefer listening to my ipod.
 
sorry guys, I wasnt talking about OOB, my bad, I was talking about a different site.
 
I see everyones point about drinking on the course but I don't see anything wrong with it as long as you arent bothering anyone. People who drink and "ruin" the experience will ruin the experience whether they drink or not I think. I'm not gonna say next time I hit the course on a weekend Ill be plowed but I definitely will have a beer or two.

I get a kick out of the serious golfers who have a need to put anyone else down. Respect the rules I understand but not everyone follows them to a T. Which imo doesnt take anything away from their enjoyment. When it impacts others I see issues with it but who cares if another person decides to use stroke and distance rather than hit a provisional.

I think being serious is what I said before and I agree with respecting the game. That can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. To me the most serious golfers don't have a need to put anyone else down, start crap on the course, play whatever equipment they want and just enjoy the game. My favorite was when I was playing an empty course and someone from another fairway made sure I wasnt keeping handicap because he saw me hit multiple balls. He couldnt understand why I just laughed at him. The madder he got the more I laughed.

I see a helluva lot less of that type of elitist attitude on this site than any other and that's why this is my only golf site Im a member of.
 
I'm going to agree with what One-T said a few posts ago, if you love the game and you try hard and it and you want to improve then I consider you a serious golfer. Just like he said, I don't care if you're using Walmart clubs, that doesn't make someone NOT serious about the game. To me equipment and/or apparel or any of that have no bearing on the topic if being a serious golfer. Riding carts have no bearing being a serious or recreational golfer either. It all comes down to what's inside, if there is a strong desire to play and to improve then that is all it takes for me to consider someone a serious golfer.
 
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