Golf with Wife

[Bogeygolfer55]

My wife just started playing this year. She likes to play scramble of her tees which s only 4800 yards. So I just hit my irons , anyone else play this way.

[Kgglonghorn]

I played with my wife once...ONCE

[gripandrip]

Sometimes, but we usually tee off from our own tees. Love playing with my wife.... we were in the same boat at one time, but now she plays to about a 12 handicap.

[Bubbtubbs]

I wish my wife played. She tried once but has zero athletic coordination when it comes to hitting stuff and got frustrated.

 

Great at volleyball somehow, though. Go figure.

[kulreign50]

That’s not a bad way to practice irons only. I wish my wife did play , perhaps then she would understand my obsession and why I refer to it as my mental health time.

[NRJyzr]

Play golf with my wife several times a year, but the scramble idea has never been an idea that's come up. She's always played her own ball. Doesn't always keep score, and will pick up her ball if she's had enough for that hole.

[ThinkingPlus]

My hubby and I play and practice together all the time. Good to have a 2nd set of eyes to ferret out bad habits. We did the scramble thing once as practice for a company scramble outing. It was fun and interesting. We played the same tees as we would for the company outing. Playing a scramble format is a great way to make it fun for a beginner too (whether it be the wife or husband).

[ProjectX]

I taught my wife how to play. It's guilt free golf. She's not long but hits it straight and is decent from tee to green. She just can't putt. The key to all beginners is making sure they understand nobody cares if you are a bad golfer, just be bad FAST. Nothing worse than someone shooting a 120 that takes multiple practice swings before every shot. Then again, I think practice swings should be outlawed for everyone. Grab your club and hit the ball.

 

That said, I never play the same tees as my wife. I will adjust to the other men in the group which has killed me since moving to the east coast. I prefer to play around 6500-6800 yards but I have yet to play with a group in Virginia that will play over 6000 yards.

[Jimjam651]

> @Bubbtubbs said:

> I wish my wife played. She tried once but has zero athletic coordination when it comes to hitting stuff and got frustrated.

>

> Great at volleyball somehow, though. Go figure.

 

Same I'd love it if my other half played, unfortunately she's just never taken to it.

 

She's got dyspraxia, which affects her coordination & I think she's reluctant to try complex things like golf because of it

[jol]

As a rule, we play once a week together. Granted, she is pretty good and was the only female invited to a Member/Guest at a prestigious club in our state. She held her own.

Having a spouse that plays golf also is a great way to meet other like minded couples and expanding your social circle.

[musclefront]

My wife likes the range and the pitch and putt a little, took a couple lessons and is pretty good swinger first a beginner and very small (4’11”) person. Took her out for her first short 9 holes and almost had a hole in one. Missed right by 1/2” with driver from 160 lol

[Micrys2]

I have the best of both worlds. I play with my buds, she plays with hers, and we play a club event once a month called 9, wine, and dine. We also play together on vacations. Her first husband almost ruined her for golf as he was impatient. When we were first married I took a chance and asked if she would be at all interested in a golf school. Since she is a cup is half full girl, she took a chance at it and now has the confidence to play with anyone. Scores really don’t matter to her, and it’s something we enjoy together and with other couples. Wednesday’s are girls 9, wine, and dine almost every week. Makes my weekend golf easier as well. I am blessed.

[Llortamaisey]

I’ve never played golf with my wife before but I did play with my girlfriend once. My wife wasn’t too happy about that.

[alfriday]

My wife and I play where we each hit a tee shot from our normal tee, but then change balls to finish out the hole. The only change from standard is she gets to move my ball to the fairway if I put it in the rough or under a tree. I end up hitting second shots that I normally don’t hit, and she can normally reach the green in regulation using my tee shot, where she would have to hit a fairway wood (or two) if she was playing her own ball.

[InZeroGravity]

My wife and I play regularly together,probably two out of every three weekends, and apart with our own regular groups In fact we just came back from a golf vacation in Arizona. Depending on the day and course, we either hit from our own tees or sometimes I will move up to the forward tees.

[davep043]

My wife started playing golf long after I did, and at least 10 years after we were married. Now, 20-some years later, we play together quite a bit, and play separately a big part of the time too. She's become pretty good (as low as about 13 handicap), and loves competition. I'm lucky, she's fine playing with other groups of friends, but we have a good time playing with, and competing against, each other. Most of our vacations involve golf too.

 

But to the original question, I don't believe we ever played an informal round as a scramble. As a beginner, I definitely encouraged her to improve her lie everywhere, to move her ball out of difficult spots, and to feel free to pick it up if she got frustrated. At that stage, if she had wanted to just move her ball to where I had hit my drive, that would have been fine with me. For a beginner, the two biggest things are to learn are to play at a decent pace, and to have fun doing it. The more she played, and the better she got, the more she learned to play by the rules.

[bulls9999]

I play golf with my wife 98% of the time I play golf and remaining is with MGA. She's been playing for 30+ years and she is an 18.1 GHIN Index to my 12.5. On her good days, she is competitive with me on my bad days. For instance, she killed me saturday, starting out Par-Par-Par to my Double-Double-Double, it was a beat-down from the get go. She beat me 86 to 92. I reversed it on Sunday, getting her 86 to 91. Sometimes she gets upset if I hit a good shot in the middle of the round, because she says "oh shoot, that means you might go up 1 on me".... and I'm amazed, "are you tracking our score through the round, really?"

 

> @Bogeygolfer55 said:

> My wife just started playing this year. She likes to play scramble of her tees which s only 4800 yards. So I just hit my irons , anyone else play this way.

 

 

[davep043]

> @bulls9999 said:

> Sometimes she gets upset if I hit a good shot in the middle of the round, because she says "oh shoot, that means you might go up 1 on me".... and I'm amazed, "are you tracking our score through the round, really?"

 

Unless we're playing in some team event, my wife and I always play a match. I generally give her 4 a side, and over a year's time we're usually pretty close to even. Right now, every dollar in our joint bank account belongs to her. Next weekend I may win it all back.

 

[bulls9999]

Oh man, you're making me feel bad that I don't give her strokes. I guess I'll man-up and give her the stroke differential next time we go out. That might make me focus more on what I'm doing because it won't be easy to think I can putz around and beat her.

 

> @davep043 said:

> > @bulls9999 said:

> > Sometimes she gets upset if I hit a good shot in the middle of the round, because she says "oh shoot, that means you might go up 1 on me".... and I'm amazed, "are you tracking our score through the round, really?"

>

> Unless we're playing in some team event, my wife and I always play a match. I generally give her 4 a side, and over a year's time we're usually pretty close to even. Right now, every dollar in our joint bank account belongs to her. Next weekend I may win it all back.

>

 

 

[The_Real1]

I play with my wife once a week. She just started playing but she just enjoys getting out on the course and putting on her golf "outfit."

[I_HATE_SNOW]

Wife got me into golf. I bet we play 95% of our rounds together, great way to vacation! We never play the same tees. She has 2 hole in ones, I saw them both. I have zero.

[Baitkiller]

My wife plays two charity beer scrambles a year with me and I enjoy them completely. They are local charity events that happen every year and we play with the same couple every year. Me and Dave pound beers, the girls do whatever the hell that is and we usually come in around 8 under. I will say that at the last event I dug out my old Zebra putter and slid it into the wife's bag. She never noticed the putter was different (Betti / Zebra) but on my word she made EVERYTHING SHE LOOKED AT ALL DAY LOL I was dying.. OK baby aim a little left.. plop! I started not even taking my putter out of the bag.. looked over at Dave.. no putter either.. Hilarious. We have another one coming up in December for the Y. We shall see if the putter magic holds up.

Girlfriend before wife I taught to play. She got the bug bad and wanted to play all the time. Problem was I was footing the bill. That started to get old pretty fast. Except for those late summer rounds, late afternoon way out on the back nine.. alone on the course kinda times.. that was pretty awesome. 30 years ago but still awesome!

[RSinSG]

Many years ago I got my wife clubs and a set of lessons. After the 6 lessons we booked a room at a resort down valley, had a great stay and breakfast and headed to the course.

i told her weren’t keeping score, to not stress or worry and pick up whenever she wanted to.

She clanked and shanked it around for 8 holes and proclaimed she didn’t like it. Her hobbies include crafting and horses. Golf is way cheaper. I’m actually pretty happy about it. She has her passion and I have mine and I think it’s healthy

[third-times-a-charm]

My wife plays golf - even by herself in the womens league 1-2 times a week. Shes working on moving from the white to the red tees...drives the ball almost 190 now.

 

Wouldnt have it any other way.

[nutmegchoi]

I wish my boyfriend would play more.

[Lobby]

True story.

 

A friend was playing golf with his wife at their local muni. He was having a bad day. At the most remote hole in the course, #7, she took him behind the green and had her way with him. She turned a bad round into an outstanding one.

 

P.S. the wife told us the story. The husband didn't kiss and tell.

[Hertsjoatmon]

Mine tried top golf. Hurt her wrists. Vowed never to do it again.

[nutmegchoi]

Don't you think the establishment's name was wrong to begin with?

"Top" golf?

[ZacA215]

My wife got her first set of clubs in February after messing around a few times at the range with my old clubs. She has the urge to play more than I do now. Slowly but surely hitting the ball straighter, albeit not often. She hit her first drive of the day about 220 yds right down the middle last weekend.

She then proceeded to top the ball a bunch, but it's progress and we are working on it. She wants to get better than me, which some days doesn't take much and I appreciate the challenge. We are both VERY competitive, especially with each other. I love playing with her, she picks up when it has been a grueling hole, but always wants to play. Makes it easier for me to find time to play now, too.

[7ironDave]

Getting my wife back into it as of late. Before kids we would play 4-5 times a year together. Since then maybe a random charity beer tournament here and there.

We played 9 last night, told her to not worry about anything and to just hit the ball like an athlete (she played soccer and lacrosse in college). Some good, some bad. She did par a short par 4, which was great.

When we were done she asked if we can do it again next week.