What food/beverages do you consume during a round?

[cnosil]

I was assessing my last round and realized I have an issue keeping focused for all 18 holes.   Usually I will only have water during my round and not consume any food.  Yesterday my group started later than normal so about halfway through my round I noticed I was getting hungry.  I known when I am volunteering at my local LPGA event the players are always consuming some type of food or energy drink (most of the players seem to put some kind of powder in their waters) throughout the round.  Wondering f my focus is related to a lack of energy obtained from food.  

what do you consume during your rounds of golf? Feel free to separate casual friendly rounds from more serious rounds if you treat them differently.   

[RickyBobby_PR]

I drink a gallon of water everyday so hydration on the course is in addition to that. I try to drink at least 16oz of water every 2-3 holes. If it’s summer time I’ll grab a Gatorade at the turn for some electrolytes.

On course food includes pbj sandwhich, nuts, granola bar, protein bar. I’ll usually grab a sand which or wrap at the turn as well. 
 

Food consumption is usually every 4-5 holes

[russtopherb]

I pretty much stick to water during the round, if I'm in a charity scramble there might be some adult beverages consumed. But aside from that, it's water for me.

I'll usually bring a granola bar or two along with some unsalted almonds to snack on. 

[tony@CIC]

Energy bars or PBJ + lots of water. Definitely no alcohol for me - I'll save that for after the round.  

[RickyBobby_PR]

Fruits are good for getting sugar in without the crash afterwards. This will spike energy the good way. Apples are my go to for that

[Kenny B]

I usually eat before I head to the course; usually breakfast, so I don't get hungry during the round.  If I play and it's been awhile since I ate, I'll grab a PB&J Uncrustable, banana, string cheese, nuts; maybe jerky.  During the summer, I drink 16oz of water every 3-4 holes; this time of year... each nine holes.  I'm not very thirsty now so I forget; need to make myself drink more.  If I'm playing particularly poorly, sometimes I find a Bloody Mary in the cart after we stop at the turn.  Maybe that's why the back nine is usually better than the front nine.    Couldn't be that the back nine is shorter, flatter, easier... could it?

[alfriday101]

Almonds or mixed nuts, bananas or an apple are my go to snacks.

 

I alternate a plain bottle of water with water plus electrolyte tablet.

[Paul Hedrick]

Having diabetes, I do have to keep an eye on my blood sugar.  I typically keep something with carbohydrates with me.  I also bring water.  Just recently I have started bringing sugar free Red Bull with me for the back nine as I tend to start getting tired by the back nine.

[Headhammer]

Mio electrolyte water and a protein bar.

[fozcycle]

I switched from Gatorade to Body Armour this year and really like it.I like that it contains coconut water which is very refreshing.

[Stuka44]

Same as most.  If its warm weather then I'll drink at least 3-16 oz bottles of water, and a gatorade during the 18 holes.  I also mostly stick with a few bags of fruit/nut trailmix, and while certainly not the best thing for you, a jack links jerky. Eating is important.  I find my mind wandering,and my concentration lacking when I forget my snacks.

[Syks7]

I've been keeping a container of Nuun tablets in my bag.  They're small, last forever, and aren't overly sweet. When I walk (most of the time) I just drop one of the tablets in my water bottle on front and back or on super hot days I do two tablets per 9.  I sweat an abnormal amount so I need to replenish electrolytes often.  Nuun Sport Drink

For food I usually have a 5 pack of Kind Breakfast granola bars in my bag.  

Both keep it very simple and light weight.

[Ben_Howell34]

I usually just drink water or Powerade, but will do a beer every now and again. For food if it’s just a snack I like a snickers. If it’s through lunch for some reason I love chicken fingers at golf courses, not sure why. Typically a lunch break domes not seem to help my game though. 

[Seamus_Mc]

Early tee time, cup of coffee and i usually have a bottle or two of Electrolyte during (SiS Go). If it is an afternoon time same electrolyte drink and maybe a beer on each 9, maybe not. 

[chisag]

... I bring two aluminum bottles my own reverse osmosis water with minerals added. Organic apple, usually Fuji almost every round and give the core to the rabbits. My go to is an organic Pro Bar but I have had other organic nuts and grain combo's like Tosi. 

https://theprobar.com
https://tosi.com/pages/shop#superbites_2.4

[DiscipleofPenick]

In the morning rounds, or cold, I have coffee with almond or oat milk. I usually stick to water, carry about 64 oz.

Food is Clif bars, beef jerky, nuts.

Of course there's beer days...

[silver & black]

I'm not nearly as serious as some of you...lol.

Beer. A hotdog at the turn sometimes. If it's really hot, I'll have a bottle of gatorade or equivalent, also.

[bens197]

In my preferred AM rounds, it'll be an XL hot coffee and some sort of breakfast sandwich and then a cheeseburger with some waters at the turn.  

[Middler]

To eat I take a pimento cheese sandwich, or PB&J. Sometimes I also have a snack bar and/or some beef jerky.

In summer I drink 70 ounces of half strength Gatorade (less when it's cooler), and may even drink some additional water on a very hot day. I have been dehydrated boating before, and it's not something you want to mess with, it takes hours to rehydrate and the accompanying headache is rough - so I don't push my luck. Some guys I play with go through a couple of beers while playing, I very rarely do that.

[JFish350]

We have some healthy people here. This is a good read to see other options of food/beverage types. 

For me it really depends on the day. I rarely eat on the course as I find it cumbersome and sometimes just a PITA. 

That said, I will have a protein bar in my bag and hope I remember its there. If I do eat at the turn its whatever ready made sandwich is available and maybe a hotdog, I am not a hotdog fan tho. 

Drinks vary, I always have water with me since its a habit from living in AZ for 20+ years. Morning is coffee and depending on the day its a bloody Mary or something along those lines. Depending on how the round is going I will have a beer although I don't carry those with me as I like to support the course I am at. 

Afternoon rounds again depends on the day, but I will water, and most likely 2 barley pops per side. If its a bad round that number goes up and if its really bad a shot of something not whiskey. 

If I am in a match play situation I most likely will only have water/coffee/Body Armor. Team event, it depends on the team, but more times than not we will have beers. 

 

I find this funny as I have a couple of friends that are scratch golfers or plus. One of them is the more he drinks the better he plays and it pisses me off. Birdie bottles, beers, etc.  Another is just steady eddy will have a beer or 3 and shoot 72. 

[chisag]

2 minutes ago, JFish350 said:

We have some healthy people here. This is a good read to see other options of food/beverage types. 

 

... I am 68 and most people say I look like I am in my 50's. Eating right, exercise and walking the course 4-5 times week with a remote controlled cart certainly helps. But I don't drink alcohol and consider that a huge reason I still look young, even if my body doesn't feel young most days .  I wish there were some obvious health reason I chose to stop drinking but the truth is I drank soooooooo much in college that my hangovers got to be severe enough to last a couple days and I decided to stop for awhile and just never started up again. 

... I played with a guy that summed it up perfectly. When he offered to buy me a beer and I told him I didn't drink alcohol he said "I would rather drop dead right now than give up drinking". I certainly do not pass judgement on others for their eating or drinking habits but I do think it would be nice for the Clubhouse Grill and Beverage Carts to offer organic healthy options. I think some might be pretty surprised at the physical and mental energy they could maintain by eating right but I also understand many do not take golf that seriously and just enjoy the social aspect of drinking and spending the day playing golf with friends. 

[BIG STU]

I stay hydrated-- I drink about 4 cups of coffee in the mornings ( hey I am a ex truck driver) but from then on it is water only even with meals- On the course I drink like one bottle of water with Pedelyte mixed in and then water. I do one bottle of Pedelyte per 9 in hot weather. Like some others I sweat a lot and in real hot humid weather even riding I may drink 6 or 8 bottles of water. In our weekly shootout I may drink a beer at the turn if I am in the mood.

I learned about hydration in a sports medicine course back in my Volunteer Fire Department days---- Also racing If I ran on Friday night I started hydrating like Wednesday before and continued throughout Saturday if we raced Saturday night. Even in a dirt track car inside temps can get to 120* and it is hot in a Nomex or PBI racing suit with Nomex underwear and a helmet on. Now after the Saturday night race I would drink like a 6 pack afterwards. 

[JFish350]

2 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... I am 68 and most people say I look like I am in my 50's. Eating right, exercise and walking the course 4-5 times week with a remote controlled cart certainly helps. But I don't drink alcohol and consider that a huge reason I still look young, even if my body doesn't feel young most days .  I wish there were some obvious health reason I chose to stop drinking but the truth is I drank soooooooo much in college that my hangovers got to be severe enough to last a couple days and I decided to stop for awhile and just never started up again. 

... I played with a guy that summed it up perfectly. When he offered to buy me a beer and I told him I didn't drink alcohol he said "I would rather drop dead right now than give up drinking". I certainly do not pass judgement on others for their eating or drinking habits but I do think it would be nice for the Clubhouse Grill and Beverage Carts to offer organic healthy options. I think some might be pretty surprised at the physical and mental energy they could maintain by eating right but I also understand many do not take golf that seriously and just enjoy the social aspect of drinking and spending the day playing golf with friends. 

Please don't take my "healthy people" statement as a knock, I didn't mean it as a bad thing in the least.  I have zero issues with it, to each their own. 

[chisag]

Just now, JFish350 said:

Please don't take my "healthy people" statement as a knock, I didn't mean it as a bad thing in the least.  I have zero issues with it, to each their own. 

 

... I didn't take it that way at all and agree to each their own. I just like to stand on my healthy soapbox and preach a little from time to time fully understanding most are not at all interested in my sermon.   

[BIG STU]

3 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... I didn't take it that way at all and agree to each their own. I just like to stand on my healthy soapbox and preach a little from time to time fully understanding most are not at all interested in my sermon.   

I also sent you a PM--- LOL back in the day I drank enough beer and liquor to float a battleship--- I still do like a beer every now and then but do not care for the hard stuff-- I also have to drink a lot of water because of my BP meds and LOL my Doc is sometimes a Golf partner

Edited November 7, 2021 by BIG STU

[Andrian11]

A cup of hot green tea is what starts my morning.

[BIG STU]

11 hours ago, EasyPutter said:

Water is my drink of choice on course though any coffee left in the mug when I arrive is the first thing to be drained.  An aluminum water bottle with tap water for drinking  and a few flavored seltzer water cans keep me well hydrated.  Granola bars of some kind, trail mix, pretzels, chocolate bars, and such for staving off hunger and sugar low as the little cooler I hang under the push cart handle will carry three cans and enough snacks to go the round.    (cooler is perfect size for the cart and shoulder strap just happens to be perfect for attachment to keep it from swinging backwards)

Beer: Used to care about fitting in with regular partners who break out the swing oil after hole 3 with one for me though I never liked how my game struggled.  One round with one of my PGA HOPE Golf Veteran friends who cannot touch alcohol, I ceased all alcohol use on course as a tribute of support to him whether playing golf with him or not.  I was touched when my regular partners then also chose to save beer for our 19th hole social hour tailgating in the parking lot.  I think everyone's game has had improvement since.  

Always liked your bag and cart set up--- I actually copied your cooler thing with the Motocaddy cart on the range even though the supplied Motocaddy bag has a cooler. As hot as it gets here in the summer I need both. I also sorta copied you on the Bandioler clip thing--- I took my cheap wally world cooler that has no detachable straps and cut the strap and put 2 bandoiler clips on it. When riding I can loop the strap around the top brace and it rides outside the basket real easy to get into or I can pull the strap around and hook it on the rungs of the basket. Yep ex militaty or ex truckers can utitilize bandioler clips

Edited November 8, 2021 by BIG STU

[BIG STU]

13 hours ago, Andrian11 said:

A cup of hot green tea is what starts my morning.

I actually drink what is called Gypsy Cold Care hot tea which is a green tea type thing sometimes at night--- In fact had a cup Sunday Night

[MattWillGolf]

For morning rounds it’s coffee, water and some sort of protein bar. For afternoon rounds I usually have a water bottle filled with an electrolyte drink, either Nuun or LMNT and either nuts or a protein bar. Sometimes I may have beer during an afternoon round. But that requires the presence of the beverage cart with an IPA.

[Strongeotwe]

It's interesting to see what people like to enjoy during a round! For me, it's usually a mix of granola bars, a bottle of water, and maybe a sandwich. Staying hydrated and having a quick bite helps keep my energy up. But I have to admit, thinking about it, I'm getting curious about trying something different. Maybe I'll look for some ideas for breakfast near me and see if there's a tasty twist I can add to my golf game.

Edited November 28, 2023 by Strongeotwe