Jonny_Crash Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I'm curious how many people play in a league and how many play casual rounds only. I'm planning on signing up for my first weekly league this summer and would love to hear your experiences. GolfSpy_SHARK 1 Quote Driver: Ping 425LST 9* (Aldila Rouge White 130) 3 Wood: Sub70 Pro (13) (HZRDS Black 60) 3U: Sub70 (19.5) (True Temper Project X U) Irons: Sub70 699 Pro (5-Gap) (Dynamic Gold S300) Wedges: Vokey SM8 54 and 58 (10S) (Project X) Putter: Some old green Nike Blade Link to comment
DiscipleofPenick Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I've played in a few leagues. The most recent ones I had two issues. The first was run by the course so no one was ever interested in getting to know the other players. Everyone showed up at their time, played 9 holes and left. The second league was much friendlier guys, but I was in my early 30s and about 75% of the golfers were over 65. They would have out both before and after, have a few beers, play team events, and have 2 big cookouts. Though only 1 guy was interested in playing more than 9 a week. So I left. I was also in a traveling league one year, and those guys represented everything wrong with golf. Every round was an 8-9 hour day. Overly complicated games every week, 6+ hour rounds, and most of the courses were an hour drive. Also most of league were reported as single hcps, but maybe 3 guys of 40 would break 90 in a given week. And everything played under strict USGA rules, hole out everything. The best league was the one my dad brought me in, in high school. These guys would be there on time, play a serious round in under 2 hours, and then all hang out and a group of us go for dinner and beers (coke for me) after. There were a few guys my dad would play with on weekends and other outings too. Every week there were 2 games and skins. This is what I thought league golf was supposed to be, this is it manifest. I've been disappointed with every experience since and I'm happy to just play with my friends. I joined these leagues looking to make contacts and find like minded and similarly skilled players and went 0 for 3. I'm done with leagues and will just play with my friends. GolfSpy_SHARK, GolfSpy TCB and Tyler86 3 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment
Tyler86 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Im also looking to join my first league. Ive been looking for a couple years now but cant seem to find one that i think is a good fit in the right location on the right day. this year is the year. GolfSpy_SHARK 1 Quote Mavrik Max Driver M2 5W 818 hybrids Steelhead XR Irons ZipCore wedges SeeMore PR M7X Link to comment
Tom the Golf Nut Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I played in golf leagues through work. Three out of the four companies I worked for had a golf league. For the most part they were all fun. Typicially 9 hole rounds handicaps were based on leabue play only. One league was single play. You were paired against a different person each week and accumulated points. 2 for a win and 1 for a tie. We played two six week sessions with an 18 hole scramble mid season. Beers, burgers and ribbing each other after every round. Also played two man teams and accumulated points the same as above at the next company. Currently our league disbanded at my current employer. It was a decent league for quite a few years but we had slightly offset shifts and some would go out earlier and turn in score cards. Never got to see everyone and no one hung around after. It just wasn't fun. I also moved in a sales role 7 years ago which requires travel so I couldn't make it every week. They also were not very receptive to make up rounds. Overall in 25 years of being in a league, 23 of them were a blast and I would do it again. Since they were work leagues you always had the opportunity to bust your co-workers chops before and after the day of play. Now my rounds are mostly recreational. Either by myself, with friends, or some co-workers. I also take customers golfing and play in charity golf events. GolfSpy_SHARK and GolfSpy TCB 2 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
cnosil Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I play in a company golf league and have met some great people on my team and others. GolfSpy_SHARK and GolfSpy TCB 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
RoverRick Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 We have a Men’s Golf Association at my club. We have a tournament every month and the first for the year is this Saturday. The Icicle Open. We probably will not have any real icicles but 40° and 25-30 mph winds will be a challenge. We have at least 1 tournament a month and also have a Wednesday night scramble. Since our club pro is female we tend to allow players in some tournaments that are not necessarily members of the MGA. Especially in the Wednesday Night Scrambles. There are also several “groups” at my club. These are chat or text groups where we have regular scheduled rounds. My group consists of 26-30 players. We play Wednesday and Friday afternoons and Saturday and Sunday mornings. Of course most of us have pesky jobs that sometimes interferes so there can be as few as 4 or more than 20 show up on any given time. There are 3 or 4 groups like mine. We are considered the fast group and tend to be the first of the groups that go out. We also usually have 2 bets of $10 per player per each bet. So $20 buy in. $10 handicap net score and $10 half of handicap skins. So a 13 handicap gets 6 strokes. Why not all? Don’t know. Everyone in my group is between a 2 and 14 handicap. All in all it is a lot of fun. Some of the tournaments like this one are pretty cheap, $40 entry fee. Wednesday Night Scramble is $30 plus $10 if you want to get in the team skins pot. Last year we set the record 12 under in a 9 hole 4 man scramble and won the skins pot that had been carrying over for 3 tournaments. I bought a Ping G425 7 hybrid with my winnings. We have them range up to $300. My teammate and I also won our flight on a three club tournament last year, and I believe we also played the worst in a Member-Member Tournament. GolfSpy_SHARK and GolfSpy TCB 2 Quote G430LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430MAX 3w on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway G425 3H on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid G425 4H on TGH 80S i525 5-U on TGI 90S SM8 54 & 60 on Wedge DF2.1 on White ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment
silver & black Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I have played in the same league for the last 20 years. The age range of players is 30's to 80's. We all get along and have a great time. It's a great mid week stress reliever! GolfSpy TCB and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Link to comment
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I did for about 5 years. Was a blast for several years. Most of the group was 50+ and struggled to get younger. I played a lot of golf those years and that league really boosted my game, learned a lot from the guys there and made some really good friends. I ended up leaving because 1) the keague was not getting younger and was struggling to bring in more people. 2) Rule changes/league adjustments were rare, and it felt like the person running it blocked alot of that. Refardless it was alot of fun and I would love to join a league again down the road but I’ve been enjoying playing earlier rounds during the week before work so once the kids are older I’ll for sure join another. GolfSpy TCB and GolfSpy BOS 2 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment
GolfSpy BOS Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Was in that same league with @Lacassem. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed the competitive aspect right from the start. I remember the first round I played being on the putting green and feeling like it actually mattered for the first time. it was a great competitive outlet since organized sports are harder to come by. I had to leave the league during the first year of Covid as I wasn’t sure if I could commit to playing. Haven’t had a chance to try to rejoin since, but I’ve liked playing in the AM vs Afternoons too. If I end up joining a club I will absolutely play in another league. It’s good fun competition, and I learned a lot about myself as a player from it. if you’re at all interested I would give it a try! GolfSpy TCB and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment
Stuka44 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I have never been able to. I rotated shifts(7a-3p, 3p-11p, & 11p-7a) every 28 days for 30 years, with changing days of the week off. Always prevented me from joining one. When I finally retire for good somewhere, I am looking forward to joining one. GolfSpy TCB 1 Quote Driver: Cobra King Speedzone Irons: Mavrik 4-GW Wedges: CG-14 56 & RTX 52 Putter: Scottsdale Wolverine Woods: Gigagolf 3W, 2H, 3H Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Link to comment
den748 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I'm one of the very lucky people with an awesome wife who encourages me to play so I know I'm an outlier but last year I played in 2 leagues and was a sub in a third (that I may join this year) Each league has a different format and also a different competitive atmosphere. First league I played in was a 2 man scramble Friday night league. This was more like doing something while drinking. While we all played by the rules, there was little in terms of prizes and at times we would end up drinking in the parking lot until 1am. Met some of my now great golf friends in that league. I still play in it as a nice happy hour style league but as I got better at golf I wanted to test myself a little more so in came the second league. Last year I was a co-founder of a Monday night league. This one we decided to make individual score and wanted something that was competitive but fun. We played by the rules, called people on rule infractions (in a respectful way), and were able to play individual side games in our groups. Had some optional side games for the entire league(CTP, net/gross skins, etc) that were inexpensive to enter too. Could not have asked for a better group of guys. Was not as heavy on the drinking as Friday but we would get a good crew hanging out after the round to shoot the poop after the round. This coming year it is actually the most requested league to join at our course. The league I was a sub in is the most prestigious at our course. It's a Wednesday 2 man better ball league that uses a modified stableford scoring with score targets and some weird math. This one causes the most drama at the course. Being a 2 man better ball, some of the "better" players would purposefully get a double bogey if their partner scored well and then submit it to GHIN making their handicaps seem higher than they are. But this is the only league that the course officially runs and has the biggest trophy that is displayed in the clubhouse so everyone wants to win. The people in the league mean everything. You have to set the tone early and bring in people that can change the tone if needed. Is it a competitive league? Beer league? Is it run the right way by the commish...is he ever guilty of crony-ism? Unfortunately it can get annoying fast. GolfSpy TCB and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Driver: Epic Flash Sub-Zero Project X HZRDUS Smoke 3 Wood: M6 UST Mamiya Proforce V2 3 Hybrid: M6 UST Mamiya Proforce V2 4 Hybrid : M4 Stock Stiff Shaft Irons: P790 (5I-AW) - 2 deg strong - Nippon Modus3 105 Gram/Stiff 60 Degree Wedge: Vokey SM7 - AMT Black/Stiff 54 Degree Wedge: RTX Zip Core Putter: Sigma G Tyne Putter Ball: ProV1x Tracked by: Link to comment
GolfSpy TCB Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I have played in "evening 9 hole" leagues in the past. As much as anything, it was an excuse to play more golf ;). Currently, I am in my course's Men's Club which holds weekly events most weeks, and also organizes the larger events (two day tourneys throughout the year such as the Club Championship). The most fun I have is playing with a group of guys every Sunday - 2 or 3 tee times depending on availability - kick in some cash and low net takes the pot. Plus non-carry over skins. Not really a league, but a regular game. den748 and Stuka44 2 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment
Jwhite86 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I play in a nine hole league on Tuesday nights in summer... it's my excuse to play golf... some guys take it very seriously, but most are just out for fun. We calculate handicaps to try to make play "fair" Quote WITB Driver: Titleist TSi2 9º w/ Diamana DF 60 TX 3 Wood: Titleist 915F 16.5º w/ Diamana Blueboard or Taylor Made 300 Mini 11.5º w/ Fuji Ventus TR Red Hybrids: Callaway Super Hybrid 17º w/ Tensei Orange Titleist 816 H1 21º w/ Diamana Blueboard or Srixon U85 w/ UST Recoil Irons (6-43º): Titleist T400 w/ DG AMT Red Wedges: 48º Vokey SM6, 54º SM8, 60º Tour Issued Hand Ground Vokey Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport Masterful Tourtype SSS CT A048277 Link to comment
BostonSal Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I loved playing in an after work twilight league when I was young. The trash talking lasted from one week all the way to the next. silver & black 1 Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment
MaxEntropy Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 This year will be my 4th year in this particular work league and I've played in two others in the past. To me, the best thing about it is it gets me out once a week, otherwise there is a good chance I'd only get out once or twice a month due to other commitments. I was a supposed to start in a second league last year, but it ended up being canceled due to covid (mostly older guys who didn't want to commit). There is another work league that has pretty frequent subbing opportunities. I'm going to make sure I'm on the official sub list this year. GolfSpy_SHARK 1 Quote Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 SW: RTX Zipcore Black Satin 54* LW: TAIII Black 58* Putter: Scottsdale TR Senita Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x or AVX (yellow) Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Testing Complete, Final Review Posted: Sub70 TAIII Forged Wedges Link to comment
Weekend_Warrior Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I play in a league and it’s one of the best golf decisions I’ve ever made. I don’t know how normal the format is, but there are like 13 of us on a team. I was brought in by another buddy, but I’ve made a ton of friends. And now there is a regular group text where it’s easy to find a 4 some almost any time; weekdays and weekends. Tyler86 and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Driver: Titleist TSR4 3 Wood: Taylormade Stealth Plus 2 Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli Hi 4-GW Irons: MIZUNO PRO 225 Wedges 51* and 56*: Honma TII World Putter: PXG Spitfire GEN2 Link to comment
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