Oops! Left the putter at home.

[Greenie]

My buddy and I went out yesterday to play 18. I get to the first green and guess what? I don't have my putter in my bag. I had my putter out at Thanksgiving and left it in the dinning room. 

 

I look at my buddy and say remember when I let you borrow my old putter about tens yrs ago and you are still borrowing it. Well I'm gonna need it back now.

 

The putter is an old Slotline S.A.M. I bought at a yard sale many yrs ago for $5. It was beat up but I putted my butt off with it. Call me vain but as good as I putted with it I couldn't get over the condition of it. I refinshed it and I liked it a bit more. Maybe I couldn't get over playing a $5 putter. So when I moved on I gave it to my buddy to use.

 

We shared the putter. I began talking about how good I always putted with it and bang I drop my first putt with it on the first hole from about 12 ft. I putted my butt off with it all day long. I was making putts with it from all over the place. It was probably one of my best putting days ever. The funny thing is my buddy had one of his worse days putting ever. He kept saying I was taking all the good putts out of it and leaving him with the bad ones.

 

I left my golf shoes home one time and my Voice Buddy on the charger once but I feel like an idiot for leaving my putter at home. I'm glad I wasn't playing alone and had a good back up putter that I want back now..LOL This will certainly go down as a good memory for me.

 

 

Anyone else leave something important at home? I would think the putter would be the most important and then maybe the driver.

Years ago a co-worker showed up to play and left his whole bag at home. That is probably topps for leaving something home.

[Qqq123xx]

Yep at various times I left putter, shoes home. After leaving putter for like the third time I finally put one in the truck just in case. Did the shoe thing once, had to buy a pair, so in the truck they went. Bonehead problem(s) solved. 

Edited December 5, 2021 by Qqq123xx

[gsrjc]

Always check the bag the night before I play. 

[Greenie]

7 hours ago, gsrjc said:

Always check the bag the night before I play. 

Well I was oblivious to the fact my putter wasn't there. I checked the bag before I left. I made sure all my clubs were wiped off, charged my Voice Buddy and checked my balls and tees. I even pulled out my lob wedge and was swinging it in the front yard waiting on my buddy to pick me up. My putter sits in my bag beside my lob wedge. I never noticed it not being there. I'm totally shocked I never noticed it wasn't there.

[gsrjc]

5 hours ago, Greenie said:

Well I was oblivious to the fact my putter wasn't there. I checked the bag before I left. I made sure all my clubs were wiped off, charged my Voice Buddy and checked my balls and tees. I even pulled out my lob wedge and was swinging it in the front yard waiting on my buddy to pick me up. My putter sits in my bag beside my lob wedge. I never noticed it not being there. I'm totally shocked I never noticed it wasn't there.

That sucks. Well did you ask for that older putter back. 

[jholz]

My dad used to take us duck hunting down by the intracoastal waterway on the Texas/Louisiana border. 

 

To get out to the blinds, you would wake up at 4, take a truck for a few miles to the boats, then take the boats for an hour or so, then hike through the swamps for another 20 minutes or so to get to the blinds. 

 

Got all the way out there one morning and this dude left his shotgun at home. 

 

We made him retrieve birds all morning. Never left his shotgun at home again. 

[Greenie]

4 hours ago, gsrjc said:

That sucks. Well did you ask for that older putter back. 

I did ask for it back in a jokingly way. I also looked on Ebay and there are a few on there. 

 

I'll just enjoy the memory with it and make sure I have my putter back in the bag next time out.

 

He has been trying it out for 10 yrs.  I have been playing the same putter that replaced it for those 10 yrs. 

[HoosierHacker89]

I've forgotten my golf shoes more times than I can count. I've bought them at the club house several times now. I always end up with weird colors or hating the fit from the clubhouse. I haven't bought a pair of golf shoes out of actually shopping for them in over a decade. They always seems to be replaced out of a forgetful moment.  

[LeoLeo99]

I ran out the first tee alone about an hour before dusk to squeeze in 9 holes and realized my putter was in my car.  Wasn't going to run back to get it so I putted with a sand wedge.  Didn't putt great with it.

 

Forgot to put my golf shoes in the car and was wearing dress shoes so I had to either buy golf shoes at the course or forgo the round.  Bought Callaway shoes.  Horrible shoes. I should have paid the extra money and bought something nice.  

[Popeye64]

I have forgotten my putter before. But... I putt freakishly well with a wedge. For me hitting above the equator gets the ball rolling with authority to the hole. 

I certainly won't say I could score better with a wedge but I'm confident I don't score worse. 

[miamistomp]

 

On 12/5/2021 at 4:29 PM, Qqq123xx said:

Yep at various times I left putter, shoes home. After leaving putter for like the third time I finally put one in the truck just in case. Did the shoe thing once, had to buy a pair, so in the truck they went. Bonehead problem(s) solved. 

 I also keep a putter . sand wedge and extra shoes and socks in the Jeep

 

[Qqq123xx]

20 hours ago, miamistomp said:

 

 I also keep a putter . sand wedge and extra shoes and socks in the Jeep

 

I have a small duffle bag that has golf clothes and street clothes in it. Mostly if it rains or I am going elsewhere after round.