Once during a tournament and luckily the group behind us got it and brought it right over at the next tee box.
a first for me today...how many times have you left a club behind?
No clubs left, just a rangefinder I'd had for 2-3 weeks.
I took my Dad to play a round in the fall. He lost a Stitch putter cover and my old 7-iron; thankfully, both were recovered later.
I took my Dad to play a round in the fall. He lost a Stitch putter cover and my old 7-iron; thankfully, both were recovered later.
Luchnia
You will never conquer golf.
I forgot to mention in my last post that a guy I know lost his last week. He said he was going to forget it, but I told him to go in the club house and tell them and leave his phone number. Well one of the staff called him and said someone found it and brought it to the club house.
It has been a really long time since I have done that.
Steve-O
Frugal Golf Dad
Gosh, for both me and my daughter it's kind of a normal part of golf! Seriously, at least a couple times a year for each of us. Usually we realize it soon and can head back for it. We've found it ourselves and found people playing behind who picked it up, hoping to catch us. A couple times we've left one at the course, called the pro shop the next day and then went back and got it. I'm not sure whether it's our undesirable clubs or the honest nature of golfers, but we have always gotten it back. If not the same day, somebody has always turned it in.
Annhl8rX
Well-known member
I thought I left a club once. I went out to play and was missing my sand wedge. I called the last course I had played at and nobody had turned it in. I assumed it was gone forever until several months later I noticed it in my buddy’s bag. He had accidentally grabbed it and was new enough to the game that he really didn’t know his clubs all that well. That didn’t stop the rest of us for giving him a hard time about stealing my wedge though.
I did it one with a pw. Was on the last hole of the year for me. Took a few months before I noticed. Luckily I know someone at the course and even more greatfull someone turned it in to the lost and found!
I don't remember doing it last year but it's normally about once a year. I've lost a couple of wedges, a seven iron, and an eight iron that way. A bigger question is why would anyone want a Wilson Staff FG V2 8 iron two degrees flat with an X100 shaft in it???
mine didnt but i hear you checked my local course and it was gone that the problem i faced last year on public coursesI have, but being the good guy I am they always make it to their proper home.
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I did it at a THP event actually. Talk about embarrassing. Get a brand new bag of clubs from an OEM and leave one next to the 18th green on day 1. The OEM rep there offered to replace it, but I refused. It was my fault, not theirs.finally happened...went to reach for my PW and it wasn't there
how many times have you forgotten a club on the course?
I've definitely left a couple of wedges, towels, head covers, but I think the worst was my cell phone, left it on top of a tee marker on the 3rd hole... it was turned in to the club house before I finished the round and realized it was missing.
Acesteve
Well-known member
never and I think the reason is simply that I walk. Now golf towels that I might take on the green with me are a different story.
30 years ago on a buddy trip out to Scottsdale a friend lost his 4i. We stopped in the pro shops several days asking but not luck. about 3 to 4 days later the club was found, it was in our friends bag let the record show we have never let him live this down. Indeed I think club dividers of todays bags help some.
30 years ago on a buddy trip out to Scottsdale a friend lost his 4i. We stopped in the pro shops several days asking but not luck. about 3 to 4 days later the club was found, it was in our friends bag
let the record show we have never let him live this down. Indeed I think club dividers of todays bags help some.
I've done it but it's been a long long time ago. I always make it a point to leave my club laying next to somebody else's or in an obvious spot on the green where I will have to walk by it headed back to the cart.
Never left a club before although when I play with my wife she used to leave at least 1 every 18 so we would discover within a hole or 2 and do quick backtrack. Got her into the practice to drop over flagstick or exit point on green so that fad is history now.
I bet I have easily found over a dozen clubs playing, I just stick them in my bag and either give to marshal to return or the golfer would circle back within a few holes and come looking.
I bet I have easily found over a dozen clubs playing, I just stick them in my bag and either give to marshal to return or the golfer would circle back within a few holes and come looking.
There are several techniques that I and others have used to avoid this potential disaster.
1. Attaching your putter cover to your Wedges as you putt. Most of the time when we miss a Green, we grab one or more Wedges from the bag, grab your putter and Wedges, and walk to our ball to chip onto the Green. Once we have chipped, we place our Wedges just off the green and try to putt to save par or Bogey. We then proceed to walk off the Green. sometimes happy, but most of the time disgust and distracted after a terrible Three or four putt. By having your putter headcover on your Wedges, as you place your putter in your bag you will usually place your putter headcover back on. If you can't find your headcover, BINGO you immediately release that not only is your headcover missing and somewhere by the Green, you also realize that you have also forgotten about your other clubs. Which are quickly located with your headcover on them.
2. Individually slotted golf club bag. Even if you forgot your club somewhere, the very next time you go to grab a club a slot is empty. Reminding you to double back to your last shot and pick up you club.
3. Using headcovers on all your clubs. The headcovers remains you that you forgot a club, as now you have a headcover but no Club in your golf cart or in your pocket after using club.
But we all get angry and upset when we miss hit a shot and can easily forget a Club during the momentary distraction. Remember that you still have another shot to play calmly, possibly needing the same Club, and developing habits to frequently check your clubs count while playing will usually prevent you from leaving your clubs behind.
@chile
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1. Attaching your putter cover to your Wedges as you putt. Most of the time when we miss a Green, we grab one or more Wedges from the bag, grab your putter and Wedges, and walk to our ball to chip onto the Green. Once we have chipped, we place our Wedges just off the green and try to putt to save par or Bogey. We then proceed to walk off the Green. sometimes happy, but most of the time disgust and distracted after a terrible Three or four putt. By having your putter headcover on your Wedges, as you place your putter in your bag you will usually place your putter headcover back on. If you can't find your headcover, BINGO you immediately release that not only is your headcover missing and somewhere by the Green, you also realize that you have also forgotten about your other clubs. Which are quickly located with your headcover on them.
2. Individually slotted golf club bag. Even if you forgot your club somewhere, the very next time you go to grab a club a slot is empty. Reminding you to double back to your last shot and pick up you club.
3. Using headcovers on all your clubs. The headcovers remains you that you forgot a club, as now you have a headcover but no Club in your golf cart or in your pocket after using club.
But we all get angry and upset when we miss hit a shot and can easily forget a Club during the momentary distraction. Remember that you still have another shot to play calmly, possibly needing the same Club, and developing habits to frequently check your clubs count while playing will usually prevent you from leaving your clubs behind.
@chile
:skywalker:
?:facepalm:
I’ve done it once. It was in the pro shop after my round. I went back several holes and couldn’t find it.
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A couple of times but was lucky to backtrack and find them. What a horrible feeling that is when you realize it’s gone.
Like I said before, once and only once. But I’ve gone to grab a club and panicked for a second or two.. it’s usually the driving iron- somehow the head cover for the 3 wood finds its way over it. Takes a few looks before I realize what happened and I can breathe again.
