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How many hours and minutes from the time you walk out the door until you return? How does that jibe with your wife's expectations?

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My wife has a pretty solid idea that golf takes 4 hours, so if I walk out the door at 7:30 AM, I should be back just before Noon... um, no.

It's different for each of us, but there is commute time to the course, warmup/range time, probably closer to 5 hours on the course, "settling up" time, and commute time back to the house (assuming the boys don't want you to stop off at the local sports bar for a quick beer or several).

"Baby I love you! And I want to spend all my waking moments with you! But golf is an 8-hour affair... just know I'm thinking of you the whole time!"

 
Mine couldn't care less. I'm back when I'm back, she's never been clingy/needy about it.
 
BigMac said:
Mine couldn't care less. I'm back when I'm back, she's never been clingy/needy about it.
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Mine is the same really - this is more of a tongue-in-cheek post to complement the video. When we first started dating though, I did lay out the average golf day so she'd understand! haha
 
Warm ups are overrated. You're not fixing anything in that time and a few full out practice swings on the first tee should be all you need. If on course time is taking 5 hours, that's a problem.

I usually golf with my wife. That's the best solution to any problem.
 
I just didn’t golf when my kids were young. Too much time to be gone when we both work and we also didn’t have much money. Very different story now as my kids are older and we have plenty of money. Now my wife doesn’t give a crap what I do.
 
I never get it when dudes talk about being scolded by their wife for doing things they want to do. She's not your mom bro. I go golfing, my wife goes shopping, gets nails or hair done. We do what we want because we are grown independent adults that trust eachother to act like adults. When we spend time together, we do what we both enjoy, when its time to do something you enjoy as an individual we do that. If she wants to go to a wedding she goes, if I want to go to a UFC fight I go. It works out great, then both parties get to feel like they have a life to live instead of being bossed around like a child.
With that said it takes as long as it takes.
 
I give my spouse a realistic estimate based on time of day and travel time. We both understand there are unexpected occurrences that can speed or slow the process.
 
The Bestest half knows where i am and i always give her an estimate. If i am running late, I call. she always can look me up on find Friends.
 
I golf during the day when she’s at work so it’s non issue.
 
Course and group dependent for sure but my shortest commute to any course is @25 mins each way, closer to 35 mins once the school buses and parent 'taxi services' start back in a few weeks. Lately it's averaging around 6.5 hours door to door if playing in my regular skins group. A good chunk of that is waiting on our slower 4somes to finish and then going over all the cards to settle the bets. Also setting up the teams beforehand and who's where for shotgun starts. If I'm just meeting 3 of those guys for a round on our own it's usually just at and sometimes under 4 hours door to door. Same courses. If we plan to do lunch or beers, or work on some things or maybe hit the golf store afterwards, I try and let my wife know I'll be later. Honestly she's never complained once about the time I spend.
 
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There is no time expectation. I just text when we are on 17 or 18 to give an ETA for when I might be home.
 
My wife owns horses so I'm never at risk of spending more time at my hobby then she does.

She expects about 5 hours. Golf like 4 hours plus hanging out a bit....What she doesn't know is my group plays in 3:15

This is a lesson to all of you kids--- lying to your wife is critical.
 
MtlJeff said:
My wife owns horses so I'm never at risk of spending more time at my hobby then she does.

She expects about 5 hours. Golf like 4 hours plus hanging out a bit....What she doesn't know is my group plays in 3:15

This is a lesson to all of you kids--- lying to your wife is critical.
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My wife is a golfer. No need to lie, just have to invite her along.
 
blugold said:
My wife is a golfer. No need to lie, just have to invite her along.
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She plays with me on vacations. She made a 50ft putt on her second hole ever and asked if that was good lol.

Shes not super into golf otherwise. Lol
 
Are we talking golf or the casino?

If golf, there is always a rain delay! We have crazy lightening there. If casino, it’s always an accident.
 
To answer the OP, though, it can be anywhere from 4-6 hours depending on my vibe for the day. Sometimes i get to the course an hour early to grab a breakfast burrito and warm up. Other times I stick around after the round to have a beer or iced tea. Sometimes both. My wife has dog training classes on both Saturday and Sunday. Sometimes those are short. Sometimes they run long. We're all good. 🤷‍♂️
 
BigMac said:
Mine couldn't care less. I'm back when I'm back, she's never been clingy/needy about it.
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Same here. Low maintenance. We live our own lives together.
 
BigMac said:
Mine couldn't care less. I'm back when I'm back, she's never been clingy/needy about it.
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:ROFLMAO: My wife is usually the same unless the kids have been up our ass and she is about to blow her top. Lol.
 
She would be my Ex-Wife if she bitched about my golf time.
 
For me including travel it’s about 6 1/2 hours and she’s never upset or anything. If we have something going on and I know it will be cutting it close, I will play another day
 
BigMac said:
Mine couldn't care less. I'm back when I'm back, she's never been clingy/needy about it.
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As long as I bring home something to eat, my wife has no issues. I play early Sunday morning and bring something home for lunch.
 
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