How do you get your clubs?

COncerning juniors my age (im 14) how do you get your golf clubs?

Seeing as my dad has had enough of funding my "golf club buying" im gonna have to find a way to earn some money to get that scotty cameron newport 2... and everything else :russian_roulette:

So how do you get your clubs?

how about getting a job at a golf store so you can get sweet staff discount?

edit: i just noticed you said you're 14, is that too young to work in the states?

not really sure... i think i am too young but i can find out

i think its 18 or older for that kind of job but ya never know :clapping:

You've got your whole life to work - don't get a job.. Sideline as a gigolo :lol:

Maybe you can make some money around your neighborhood mowing lawns / washing cars / cleaning windows or something.

You've got your whole life to work - don't get a job.. Sideline as a gigolo :lol:

 

Maybe you can make some money around your neighborhood mowing lawns / washing cars / cleaning windows or something.

Probably your best bet. Most employers like to stay away from child labor laws, so not only getting hired is a problem, but also is getting hours IF you get hired.

Charge $25-$30 per lawn, same for washing and cleaning the inside and outside of cars (a little more if you do full on wax job too). Most people (if you know them) will probably hire the 14 year old looking for a hard earned dollar than going to a car wash or hiring some big lawnmowing business.

Oh, and snow storms could mean big money if you shovel sidewalks and driveways.

I was going to add...hopefully the same way the rest of us non juniors get our clubs, by WORKING.

Hey, I am about 16, and just about everyone at our clubhouse knows me by name. The easiest way to get clubs is to sabotage your equipment :russian_roulette: But I really wouldn't try it, as that usually backfires. Unfortunately, 14 is too young to work in the States, you need to be 16. Actually you should just ask your dad, he should probably bargain with you. but in the end you and he will come to an agreement.

well i can tell you you can get a job at 14. i did. supermarkets are the only ones that can hire a 14 year old. idk why bt thats just how it is. otherwise 15 to get working papers for a real job, but there are strict limits on what time you can work until. im 19 now, but when i was 14 i worked at my local pathmark and always did lawns and snow shoveling and stuff to get more money. i still mow some lawn and have odd jobs in the summer like giving lessons and stuff, but its good always have one steady job to go with these lil things becuase they are not always dependable for money. and i will tell you it feels great when you buy your own stuff. EVERYTHING in my bag i paid for myself. good luck

thanks for the replies guys :D

i already got 2 neighbors ima do their lawn for $20 each :clapping:

if i can do like 2 lawns a week il be makin lots of money :lol:

maybe when i get a little older i can intern at my dads office because he is a dentist and make a lil more money actually showing to him that i can earn $$$

I sell stuff at the local farmer's market around here. Earrings made out of beads, really cheap to make and brings in good cash.

caddy

I'm 16 and work in a golf store part-time, but even with my discount (cost plus 10%) I find alot of stuff is still cheaper on here or ebay.

Your Dad's a dentist and he won't get you sticks. He must be mad that you get to play golf all day while he's at the office. Caddying is your best option because the minimum age is usually 13 or 14. Medinah's full of 13 year old kids. Watching them try to carry staff bags on #3 is amusing though.

caddy

+1

I caddied when i was 13...

or mow a few lawns get up to like 40 bucks... then gamble it on the golf course ;)

Your Dad's a dentist and he won't get you sticks.

Yup.. hes going crazy about the economy over that people who earn $250,000 or more are going to pay over 50% of that in taxes. And he wants me to earn it.

I'm kinda getting to think he mite just be a little bi-polar tho.

ANyways thanks guys for the posts! Seems like i can earn $$ in a lot of ways.

Your dad is a dentist and you can't bargin with him for a club??????

I got clubs for christmas and birthdays and as the clubs got more expensive i put some christmas and birthday money towards it. Then i got a job and was able to get my scotty this year after the first week of working :D ahh

Jack

lawns are a great idea and dont take a whole lot of time(depending)

for money i work, i have two lawns, work for my dads rental company and then work as a magazine sales rep. yea i put in a lot of hours but i get what i want. parents have not bought a single club for me(wouldnt want them to either, they dont know squat about golf)

well....u could always play college golf....top 4 get free stuff

I work at a local country club and pay 5% over cost, and some companies i can get clubs for cost.

I earn like 10 bucks doing chores, take that to the course and play money games, and I come home with 50 bucks :D

Hey man. I started working as a cart boy at a golf course last summer and I was 14. The sweet thing is you can play golf for free and hit range balls for free and you get paid!!!!! I get like a 30% discount on almost everything and I get free food. Look into that and see what you can find. It's a sweet job. Hope this helps and good luck getting money HAHA

Mike

I go to the nice Golf courses and wait till the members leave there bags unattended, then I steal them. Just kidding, buck up and get a job, you'll appreciate the clubs more.

one way to raise money for ur golf expenses is playing golf. I like to go to my club and play with some of the older guys for money. they usually bet a reasonable amount and it aint hard to beat em either. Not only do i make a lil cash i have fun while doing it

In my case working is nearly impossible. No courses around here even have caddies. Shoveling snow is out because ii doesn't snow. Ever. I live in South Texas so the lawn mowing idea is out because there are plenty of guys who are supporting families who will already do it for $20 and if i take any less than that it's not even worth getting up in morning. All the golf store jobs are taken by winter texans who decide to stay or by guys that retiered but went back to work because they were board. Everyone at the local stores are no younger than 35. Jobs at the course are impossible to come by because there are more qualified adults who need jobs. In supermarket idea is wonderful except that it seems like half of my high school (a little ove 2700 students) works there and there are no jobs, plus their hours suck. Also, I'm not nearly good enough to play for money unless i want to hustle eighty year old women (I've considered it, don't judge). Well, i guess i'll have to keep saving up the birthday and christmas money. Why can't my dad or mom win the lottery!

I get most my clubs for free. The ones I do buy come from working on the maintenance crew" mowing the rough,tee boxes, weedeating, picking up trash every morning, cooling the greens off, working on mowers, and mowing the range. When they don't need me I work at a feed yard with irrigation pipe. Manual labor is always a good way too pick up money. I can usually work a summer and be tied over till the spring when I start working again. This year I've bought more than I thought I would.

eBay! sell some of your old clubs and buy others new. i got my adams insight fw's, my cg reds and my wedges that way. new off eBay is just as good as new in the store, but half the price.

In my case working is nearly impossible. No courses around here even have caddies. Shoveling snow is out because ii doesn't snow. Ever. I live in South Texas so the lawn mowing idea is out because there are plenty of guys who are supporting families who will already do it for $20 and if i take any less than that it's not even worth getting up in morning. All the golf store jobs are taken by winter texans who decide to stay or by guys that retiered but went back to work because they were board. Everyone at the local stores are no younger than 35. Jobs at the course are impossible to come by because there are more qualified adults who need jobs. In supermarket idea is wonderful except that it seems like half of my high school (a little ove 2700 students) works there and there are no jobs, plus their hours suck. Also, I'm not nearly good enough to play for money unless i want to hustle eighty year old women (I've considered it, don't judge). Well, i guess i'll have to keep saving up the birthday and christmas money. Why can't my dad or mom win the lottery!

No offense here but it sounds to me like you are looking for every excuse in the book not to find a job. If you want to work you can always find a job. It just depends on how much you want something, as to how hard you will look for a job. Pick up aluminum cans or something.. If you want to work you can find it.

Hey Bud,

If I were you I'd def try and caddy! Nowhere around here really uses caddies, or I would've done it at your age.

However, at the age of 14 I did work at Chickfila part time. Not sure if they still hire 14 year olds or not, but I had a good time with it (we were all teenagers, made like 6.50 an hour) but we could only work like 3 hours on schoolnights and 16 or so hours a week, unless school was out - so you should be in luck right now if that is an option for you.

Well I'm not really a "junior" anymore at 22, but I will say I've purchased all of my own clubs since freshman year of high school when I started playing for the team. I saved up and bought my first set of good irons, Titleist DCI Oversize+ for $350 at the time. Worked awesome for what I needed. As times gone on, I've got better and better equipment. Last year I used buying run down Cameron putters, having them refinished, and selling for a profit. Paid for the whole bag setup that way. It was a side hobby that happened to pay for my true hobby, and working at my normal job covers the rest of my expenses (aka, mostly college). The market got pretty saturated with custom putters though and the economy obviously went down, so I can't really do the whole buy and sell thing anymore. I got burned pretty bad on a few of them before I realized I had to get out.