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No-one anywhere near the first tee as I pull into the club, and the pro telling me there’s hardly anyone out there...

 

Taking a handful of swings at the range and quitting early because you are flushing everything and realize that it will probably be a good day on the course...

 

Fresh sleeve of new balls in my bag ready to open...

 

65 deg + with blue skies...

 

Piped drive down the 1st fairway...

 

Shall I go on? ?

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Getting to a green where I know there's been play and not finding any unrepaired ball-marks.

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TM M3 - Rogue Silver 110MSI 70S
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4 - PW Mizuno MP 18 MMC - SteelFiber FC115
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Getting to a green where I know there's been play and not finding any unrepaired ball-marks.

 

Where is this mythical course Sir???

 

You know what.. you're right. This isn't a fantasy thread. My apologizes to the OP and posters.

G400 LST - TPT proto
TM M3 - Rogue Silver 110MSI 70S
21* Fourteen Type 7 Driving Iron - HZRDUS Black 6.5 105g
4 - PW Mizuno MP 18 MMC - SteelFiber FC115
50, 54, 60 RC Dual Bite - SteelFiber i125
Evnroll ER5
Snell MTB Black

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An empty golf course at twilight. There is something spiritual about walking down the fairway when it is near silent and the sun is going down. By far the most inspirational place I can be.

 

This^

 

Free to take your time, skip a hole, replay a hole you like, play 2-3 different balls or just take a break and soak in the piece and quiet

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I love playing with the guys at my club and we have a great group. But my favorite thing is to get to the club later in the day. Hit at the range by myself for an hour or so. Then walk up the hill to the 14th tee when the course is empty. Play the great stretch of holes 14-18 with multiple balls and hit different shots. Look out over the cliff on our 15th hole as the sun is setting and reflect on life. Time it perfectly to finish up on 18 just as it gets too dark to play. This is my nirvana. Doesn’t get any better for me.

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First tee time in the morning at a nice course (I am thinking about a round I played recently with my father in law at Southern Dunes done in AZ). Pyramids of balls on the range, nobody else on the range, freshly cut greens, freshly cut cups. No ball marks, all the bunkers are raked. I love putting on fresh greens with sharp cup edges painted white. Its the best, feels like you can make every putt you look at. Playing the front 9 in 1.5 hours and the starter says something like "you guys are setting a good pace, keep it going."

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My absolute favorite golf memory ever is my happy place.

 

I was playing in a tournament. I hit my opening tee shot, got to my ball and horns went off. The rain was coming and it was bringing all kinds of electricity with it. We ended up in the clubhouse for 4+ hours. A lot of time to kill, but a better group of people to kill that time with, I couldn't have found. When they finally allowed us back to the course, I knew it was gonna be cutting it close. It was late April, so we didn't have a ton of daylight to begin with.

 

As we got towards the end of the round, I believe I was on the 16th hole. It was cart path only at that point, so I just grabbed my bag from the cart and walked to my ball rather than clumsily carrying a few clubs. I hit my approach shot and looked to my right. The color of the sky was something I'd never seen before. The clouds had parted, the sun was setting and the light was dancing off the few clouds that remained. It was almost magical. I stood there for a few seconds soaking it in while the others in my group played their shots.

 

I will NEVER forget that moment. It was one of those "happy to be alive" moments. I smiled to myself and genuinely felt like a million bucks. I can't tell you what I shot that day or where I finished in the tournament. I can tell you every detail about the sky, the sounds, the animals scampering throughout the course and the heavenly smell at that exact point in time, though.

 

I don't know if it's sad to say but... that was the most serene moment in my life. I've had others that have come close, but... that single spot at that exact moment just made me feel different.

 

The truest, simplest pleasure I've ever had was a matter of 30 seconds. It just happened to be on a golf course.

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Simple Pleasures?

 

- Hearing the 'Power on, connected' prompt from my headphones as I am walking from my car to the clubhouse.

- Greeting the various groups I play with. I am lucky to have 3 or 4 different groups of regular players at varying courses/locations. Give us poor conditions and we will gripe about it but will still probably enjoy it more than most because of the company.

- A group large enough that there will be some watching and trash talking before each group tee's off.

- A group 'large enough' that likes to stick around to watch the last groups complete the last hole. Cheering, booing and trash talking welcome.

- A drivable par 4

- The right random song at the right random moment during the round.

- A par 5 as I like 'em and am likely to light a smoke as a bonus

- A Jesus ball by anyone in my foursome. Hopefully not me but I'll take it rather than a watery grave.

- Pulling the second drink from my bag on a very hot day and it is still half frozen (unless it is only like the 4th hole, then I am sad I didn't bring more).

- The walk up the last hole knowing our bartender is prepared for our after round nonsense.

- An attractive female golfer in an attractive outfit. A nice swing/game is a bonus but not a requirement.

- Leaving the bar when it is getting dark or already dark with the knowledge that I will likely be back (at the/a course, not necessarily the bar) the next day.

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Simple Pleasures:

 

How about a parking lot with reasonably-large spaces?

 

For that matter, how about people optimizing space and spread TF out a little instead of trying to find the closest possible spot to the clubhouse?

 

How about a credit card machine in the clubhouse that works in under 5 minutes?

 

How about a golf cart with brakes that actually work?

 

How about people spread out on the range when it's late in the day and shadows are long?

 

How about smokers actually make an attempt to stand down-wind?

 

How about a golf cart that doesn't seem like it's about to die as I'm driving off the first tee?

 

How about a gas cart that doesn't explode forward when I step on the accelerator giving me and my buddy whiplash 5x a hole?

 

How about when I bust a big drive on a par-5 that I actually get a proper, level lie in the fairway?

 

How about people repair a pitch mark or two on the green?

 

You're picky...

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