Your Course: Not Including Golf

Josh Babbitt June 9, 2021 38 Comments

What is your favorite part of your course or club that is not part of the golf course. Meaning anything golf course or practice facility related, what stands out that you enjoy or get use from?

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Stryker says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:03 am

Practice facilities for sure. I spend a lot of time on the driving range and practice greens. Outside of that my club has really good food and I enjoy a meal there as well.
init.6 says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:09 am

Private locker. My club has both a public and private course, so the clubhouse can get quite busy. I appreciate our locker room being neat, clean, and quiet.
Muchmore18 says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:09 am

Our restaurant/bar. It has a real sports bar feel but the food is incredible. A new chef started running the restaurant side of the course this last year and he turned it completely around. Word is he is purchasing his own place though and may leave the course soon which will be a bummer.
5150 says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:19 am

Our little 9 holer has what we lovingly refer to as the Heckling Patio. My THP profile pic was taken on that patio, which overlooks the first hole: a 185 yard par 3, over water and the main entry road to the property, with OB long.

We call it the Heckling Patio as a tribute to the late great Al Gagnon, who invited most of us to the club, and was known to sit on the patio with a few beers and loudly say things to golfers on the first tee like "$5 says the guy in the blue hat dumps it in the drink!"

On league nights and Saturdays we can be found raising a glass and placing bets on those unlucky enough to be teeing off.

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SlightDraw says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:21 am

A bar/restaurant overlooking the course, preferably #18. Best way to finish the day off talking about all the great/awful shots on the day.
Bernoulli says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:22 am

Dining. After a very trying year last year, the club hired a new party to run the restaurant. So far it has been very good. And the club has completed some outdoor improvements for better outdoor dining and socializing.
NVGOLFER80 says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:25 am

I don’t really have "a course".. I am kind of a golfing vagabond.
[snow] says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:26 am

there supposedly is a great italian restaurant. It’s closed because COVID
Misike says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:27 am

For us it’s the pool. Having kids, they really enjoy the pool in the summer.
fuffle master says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:34 am

Not a course I play often, but one of the courses a bit from my area has a short game practice area. They have a sand trap and nice size green you can hit into to practice chipping and short game. I wish my closer courses had this type of area.
Just_Hacking says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:37 am

The bar/grill area of both our courses is nothing to write home about so I guess I will go with the short game area on both courses. Both have seperate putting greens and short game greens/bunkers. The driving range is nice when there is actually grass to hit off of. If we went to the pool more than could be a favorite, but we just don’t use it a lot.
JB says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:53 am

fuffle master said

Not a course I play often, but one of the courses a bit from my area has a short game practice area. They have a sand trap and nice size green you can hit into to practice chipping and short game. I wish my closer courses had this type of area.

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See the first post haha.
Not including practice area.
RealPretendPsychic says:

June 9, 2021 at 11:54 am

The driving range doubles as a snow tubing hill in the winter. It stinks in the spring while I wait for the snow to melt, but still pretty neat.
Greg Kulbick says:

June 9, 2021 at 12:30 pm

The guy and his wife that run the restaurant are really nice.
fuffle master says:

June 9, 2021 at 3:45 pm

JB said

See the first post haha.
Not including practice area.

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But that is all I got and I wanted to contribute. It had nothing to do with skim reading
JonD says:

June 9, 2021 at 3:52 pm

Watching people play into the #9 green from the patio. Heckling guys in league from there as well.
Sox_Fan says:

June 9, 2021 at 4:04 pm

Just the people that work in the pro shop and grounds crew. No restaraunt, bar or any other extras and the practice facilities stink.
Hoosiermess says:

June 9, 2021 at 4:12 pm

The bar/restaurant. Great staff and a good menu plus they try to do weekly specials which has been a little screwed up with the labor shortage we seem to have here. As a plus it’s on the second level of the club with a large outdoor deck that looks over the course. I’ve spent more time than is probably reasonable out there.
OhioGolfer says:

June 9, 2021 at 4:17 pm

The back patio that’s right behind 18 green
Snowman says:

June 9, 2021 at 4:22 pm

The bar/restaurant. Very good food at reasonable prices, nice decor, friendly staff, and a great panoramic view of the lake from both indoors and the 2nd floor outdoor patio.
Qwkz51 says:

June 9, 2021 at 4:26 pm

I literally have nothing..
Duffer Waldorf says:

June 9, 2021 at 4:28 pm

The staff — they treat us well.

The pool.
links_slayer says:

June 9, 2021 at 4:44 pm

dunno…not much. decent wedding venue? (wouldn’t be my choice but i’m not in the market).
Stephen Wyszynski says:

June 10, 2021 at 9:50 am

I am currently using the orange ping g10 hybrid and It is my dads old club so I would love to get a new hybrid for my first high school golf team season
dduarte85 says:

June 10, 2021 at 9:30 pm

Unfortunately, nothing.

MA golf is a tale of two cities: overpriced munis and public courses with packed tee sheets and practice greens where you can’t even chip…
And then Top 100 private clubs where my last name isn’t the right lineage and I don’t have enough zeros in the account.
baylrballa says:

June 10, 2021 at 9:35 pm

Pool and marina if we ever get a boat.
MattyD-MPLS says:

June 10, 2021 at 9:39 pm

Last year 2 guys from our league took over the bar and grill and turned it around. There would be a handful of guys at the bar after league because of the service. There is also an awesome deck that over looks the first tee and 18th green.
greekelite says:

June 10, 2021 at 9:40 pm

the one starter Elmer who if I bribe with a cigar even though he’s smoking/chewing on one at 730 am and is a few drinks deep, will squeeze me on even without a reservation since I’m not cleared to golf until last minute
jmix18 says:

June 10, 2021 at 10:02 pm

Honestly – nothing. The only good thing there is the course. It’s owned by the city and they refuse to invest into anything else. Course is great. Everything else ?
J.B. Cobb III says:

June 10, 2021 at 10:45 pm

In our community, the 9 hole course is right beside the club house, pool, tennis courts, etc. So, I guess the amenities.
dAS0 says:

June 12, 2021 at 4:21 pm

The staff is a big reason I will stay at my course. Since I play as a single often, early in the morning, they usually just let me go when I arrive.

My old muni was great for its practice facility. The range had grass and mats, plus th err was a chipping area near the 18th. Though not immaculate, it is solid.
blugold says:

June 12, 2021 at 4:23 pm

The staff. I like everybody who brings my food and drink, even though they make me pay for it.
Parrot says:

June 12, 2021 at 4:54 pm

Take away the course and the practice related areas, I guess it’s the poor excuse of a pro shop or the road leaving.

Clubhouse does have a decent bathroom.
WLG1952 says:

June 12, 2021 at 7:22 pm

Short game area. It’s open from sun up, to sun down, 7 days a week. All fairway, real turf.

You can use your own balls.

Has 4 practice greens
One for pitches, chips, and putts up to 15 yards. Bunker included.

3 more 10 foot diameter greens for shots up to 160 yards.

Different areas to practice awkward lies.

Usually not crowded at all. Can always find room to practice some part of my game.

Has everything I need, that the driving range can’t offer.
JB says:

June 12, 2021 at 7:39 pm

WLG1952 said

Short game area. It’s open from sun up, to sun down, 7 days a week. All fairway, real turf.

You can use your own balls.

Has 4 practice greens
One for pitches, chips, and putts up to 15 yards. Bunker included.

3 more 10 foot diameter greens for shots up to 160 yards.

Different areas to practice awkward lies.

Usually not crowded at all. Can always find room to practice some part of my game.

Has everything I need, that the driving range can’t offer.

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Per the first post, NOT including practice facilities
DNice26 says:

June 12, 2021 at 7:39 pm

I play a no frills muni. But the course is in great shape.

My favorite non course bit…. The air compressor I use to clean my golf shoes after the round. ?
JB says:

June 12, 2021 at 7:43 pm

DNice26 said

I play a no frills muni. But the course is in great shape.

My favorite non course bit…. The air compressor I use to clean my golf shoes after the round. ?

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Sometimes it’s the little things, right? Our course has that as well and it’s fantastic
rumstove says:

June 14, 2021 at 1:09 am

I don’t belong to a course/club, but my favorite part of all the ones I play (not golf related) is always the parking lot. Hear me out…

After a round with friends it always seems none of us have time to go for a drink or food because we all have to get going right away, but yet somehow 15-30 minutes later we’re all still leaning against our vehicles in the parking lot chatting away. Yep, the best conversations happen in the parking lot when getting ready to leave after the round.

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