Golf2Much Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 One interesting thing living in Key West is that get a chance to play with snowbirds and other golfers from all over the country and around the world. Each individual brings something to the party and that includes some interesting and often strange traditions. One category that came to mind today was when someone in their group gets a birdie. Does your playing group have a tradition when someone gets a birdie? Here are two that I've experienced recently. I had a Midwest snowbird who packed his bag with nip bottles of Fireball. Any time anyone in his foursome got a birdie (or better), he'd pull out a small bottle, open it up and pass it around so everyone could take a little swig. Never mind the germs shared by passing that nip bottle around for just a little taste, I didn't have the heart to tell him that when packaged in those small bottles it's not Fireball the whiskey, but a Fireball branded cinnamon laced malt liquor. The latest comes from a retired New York City firefighter. For fun, he created a professional wrestling ring in his backyard for a party. To give it some credibility, he had a championship-like belt made that winners could wear. After the party and the ring was taken down, he decided to bring the belt to the golf course every round. Whenever anyone gets a birdie in his foursome, they get their picture taken with the belt and can wrap it around their golf bag until the next person gets a birdie or at the end of the match. Here's me hoisting the belt twice in the last few weeks: Of the two, I think the wearing of the wrestling belt is a bit more fun and probably overall much safer! How about you all? Any good birdie or other golf-related traditions? tdroma98, Josh Parker, funkyjudge and 3 others 2 4 Quote Ping G430 Max driver 10.5 degrees with an Alta Quick45 gram senior shaft Callaway Epic 3 wood, Project X Evenflow Green 45 gram senior shaft Callaway GBB Epic Heavenwood, with a Mitsubishi Diamana 50 gram senior shaft Ping G 20.5 degree 7 wood, with a stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Ping G 26 degree hybrid, stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Callaway Paradym X irons, 7-AW with Aldila Ascent Blue 50 graphite shafts Edison wedges: 50, 55 and 60 degree, KBS Tour Graphite A flex shafts Putters: L.A.B. Direct Force 2.1 putter, 34.5" long, 67 degrees lie 2022 MGS Tester: Shot Scope Pro XL+ with H4 2023 MGS Tester: Callaway Paradym X Irons Link to comment
TSauer Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I kinda like that idea with the belt, I fear I wouldn't see the belt much, but a fun idea nonetheless! Does anything extra special happen for eagles? Rob Person, Golf2Much, Josh Parker and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment
cnosil Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 9 minutes ago, Golf2Much said: I didn't have the heart to tell him that when packaged in those small bottles it's not Fireball the whiskey, but a Fireball branded cinnamon laced malt liquor. Depends on if labeled Fireball Cinnamon or Fireball Cinnamon whiskey. to answer your question, no birdie traditions. tdroma98, Josh Parker and Rob Person 3 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue 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 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
Josh Parker Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 No traditions with my groups. Unless you consider, nice bird tradition. haha cnosil, Rob Person and tdroma98 3 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment
TJ Hall Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 We have a mixed bag in the groups I play with…some will take a shot of whatever liquor someone has in their bag, others do nothing. Rob Person and Josh Parker 2 Quote TaylorMade SIM 2 Max Driver TaylorMade Stealth 3 wood Titleist U510 Hybrid (3H) TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Irons Vokey SM8 Wedges (52/56/60) Odyssey Ai-ONE 7S Putter Link to comment
Erin B Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Yeah, a high five or knuckles. Josh Parker, Rob Person and tdroma98 3 Quote I could play golf every day and learn something new each time. Driver: Paradym TD 9* or 425LST 9* Woods: 2W Mini 3W Mini Hybrids: 3H&4H 0317 Irons: 902PD 6.5 Proj.X IO shaft Wedges: Vokey SM10 48, 52 MG4 56* (TW Grind) Putter: Black MiniGiant Ball: Pro V1X or Chrome TourX https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63746-motocaddy-m-series-carts-2024-forum-member-review/?do=findComment&comment=1042686 https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63748-bridgestone-mindset-golf-ball-testing-sampling-and-shot-scope-ops/?do=findComment&comment=1046248 https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/62621-forum-member-reviews-callaway-whitebox-testing/?do=findComment&comment=1020558 Link to comment
funkyjudge Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, Golf2Much said: One interesting thing living in Key West is that get a chance to play with snowbirds and other golfers from all over the country and around the world. Each individual brings something to the party and that includes some interesting and often strange traditions. One category that came to mind today was when someone in their group gets a birdie. Does your playing group have a tradition when someone gets a birdie? Here are two that I've experienced recently. I had a Midwest snowbird who packed his bag with nip bottles of Fireball. Any time anyone in his foursome got a birdie (or better), he'd pull out a small bottle, open it up and pass it around so everyone could take a little swig. Never mind the germs shared by passing that nip bottle around for just a little taste, I didn't have the heart to tell him that when packaged in those small bottles it's not Fireball the whiskey, but a Fireball branded cinnamon laced malt liquor. The latest comes from a retired New York City firefighter. For fun, he created a professional wrestling ring in his backyard for a party. To give it some credibility, he had a championship-like belt made that winners could wear. After the party and the ring was taken down, he decided to bring the belt to the golf course every round. Whenever anyone gets a birdie in his foursome, they get their picture taken with the belt and can wrap it around their golf bag until the next person gets a birdie or at the end of the match. Here's me hoisting the belt twice in the last few weeks: Of the two, I think the wearing of the wrestling belt is a bit more fun and probably overall much safer! How about you all? Any good birdie or other golf-related traditions? I agree with you regarding the wrestling belt …. Very cool! None of the groups that I play in has any birdie, eagle, or albatross traditions. Of course, I think that I am the only one in any of my golf groups who has ever had an albatross. Edited May 23 by funkyjudge tdroma98, Josh Parker, Golf2Much and 1 other 4 Quote DR - Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max, PX Denali Black 6.0 4W - Titleist TSR2, Miyazaki Kusala Mizu 7S HYB - Paradym X 18*, HZRDUS Smoke Red 80S; Sub 70 949X 21*, same shaft 7W (if played) - Sub 70 849, ProForce Black 80-S Irons - Cobra Forged Tec X, KBS TGI S-flex Wedges - Edison 2.0, 47* (bent to 48*), 53* and 57* (bent to 58*), KBS TGI 100 Tour S Putter - Evnroll 10 (Outback) Ball - Maxfli Tour-X CG (2023) Bags - Vessel stand bags Cart - MotoCaddy M7 Remote (without the remote) Spoiler Lots of short game practice has made this a strength; now the driver is causing problems! Link to comment
Rob Person Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 No real celebration traditions with my friends, other than if you get Eagle or better, you take the picture with the ball, then maybe a drink of some sorts at the next pass of the beverage cart, at the turn, or after the round. Golf2Much, tdroma98, barney_bogey and 1 other 4 Quote WITB-Foremost 551's - 3w, 5w, 5-SW (circa 1998), Top Flite 460cc Driver, Adam's 7w, Warrior GW and 60⁰, Odyssey AI-One DB putter. Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment
alfriday101 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Our group has the tradition that the first person to make a birdie on the day buys the first drink following the round. It is a matter of pride to buy the first round. It all evens out for our group, and everyone is hoping for the others to get a birdie. Josh Parker, tdroma98, Golf2Much and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment
tdroma98 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 No traditions in our group for birdies or eagles. Other than no one tees off before the guy who scored the Eagle! Josh Parker, barney_bogey and Rob Person 3 Quote Titleist T200 Irons - 5i thru Gap Wedge - Stiff AMT Black Callaway PARADYM X 9.0 with Hazrdous X Black 6.0 Stiff Shaft Fairway Woods: Callaway Maverick 3W & RazrX Black 5W - Stiff Flex Rescue: Apex 4 (22 degree )- Recoil 75H stiff flex Wedges: Titleist SM8 - 54 (D Grind) wedge flex; SM8 58(M grind) wedge flex Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5.5 Ball: Titleist ProV1 Handicap: 0 Link to comment
NubianRugby Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, Golf2Much said: How about you all? Any good birdie or other golf-related traditions? I think I first heard about the "birdie bottle" on another thread here. As a result, I keep a 375ml of whisky in my golf bag along with plastic shot glasses (infinitely more sanitary) for when someone makes a birdie. I was playing the other day, putting for birdie, didn't pull the flag, and my birdie attempt bounced off the stick. We hit the birdie bottle anyway because sometimes birdies are in your heart. Josh Parker, Rob Person and taylorjonasher 2 1 Quote WITB Calloway Hyper X Driver TaylorMade SIM2 Max D Paradym 3-wood Ping G430 3-hybrid Ping G430 4-PW Ping 50, 54, 58 wedges Old ass putter from my old bag TP Hydro Blast Soto Link to comment
excourse Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) I'm back to playing thanks to 5 rounds of chemo, and currently play with 3 separate groups. In all of them, it's a sip of birdie juice from someone's flask. I actually had one tuesday, second shot on a par 4 never left the ground from 80 yds, and after curving around a bunker it settled a foot from the cup. Edited May 23 by excourse NubianRugby, Rob Person, EMacK1961 and 5 others 5 3 Quote Wishon clubs, Odyssey CS stroke lab putter Link to comment
barney_bogey Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Ha! Actually yes. It's an "Okaaaayyy" call that we've done for years in a comically high pitch tone. And the birdie-getter has to flap his wings. We're not very good so it doesn't happen too often. Love those guys though even though they're ridiculous. Sent from my Pixel 8 Pro using Tapatalk Rob Person, TJ Hall and William P 3 Quote Odyssey XG #9 Cleveland CG15 wedges 54/58 Takomo 101 irons PW-4 Rescue hybrid 3 M6 3W & Driver Bridgestone e12 Link to comment
Rob Person Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 4 hours ago, excourse said: I'm back to playing thanks to 5 rounds of chemo, and currently play with 3 separate groups. In all of them, it's a sip of birdie juice from someone's flask. I actually had one tuesday, second shot on a par 4 never left the ground from 80 yds, and after curving around a bunker it settled a foot from the cup. Welcome back to golf!! excourse 1 Quote WITB-Foremost 551's - 3w, 5w, 5-SW (circa 1998), Top Flite 460cc Driver, Adam's 7w, Warrior GW and 60⁰, Odyssey AI-One DB putter. Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment
William P Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 4 hours ago, excourse said: I'm back to playing thanks to 5 rounds of chemo, and currently play with 3 separate groups. In all of them, it's a sip of birdie juice from someone's flask. I actually had one tuesday, second shot on a par 4 never left the ground from 80 yds, and after curving around a bunker it settled a foot from the cup. Welcome back to the game! excourse, EMacK1961 and Rob Person 3 Quote TSR1, 9*, TPT Nitro 17 Lo TSR1, 15*, TPT Power Range Fairway 17 Lo TSR2, Hybrid, 18*, TPT Power Range Hybrid 17 Lo RBZ Tour4 Hybrid, 21.5*, S T-200, (2023), 5-PW, SteelFiber, i95cw, S Vokey Design, 50,54,58, Dynamic Gold S200 Studio Select, Newport 1.5 ELIXR (2022), MaxFli Tour S (2024) Link to comment
Dead Solid Bogey Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 No birdie or better traditions other than trying to trash talk the birdie maker to death.. Rob Person 1 Quote Link to comment
GolfSpy_APH Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 17 hours ago, Golf2Much said: One interesting thing living in Key West is that get a chance to play with snowbirds and other golfers from all over the country and around the world. Each individual brings something to the party and that includes some interesting and often strange traditions. One category that came to mind today was when someone in their group gets a birdie. Does your playing group have a tradition when someone gets a birdie? Here are two that I've experienced recently. I had a Midwest snowbird who packed his bag with nip bottles of Fireball. Any time anyone in his foursome got a birdie (or better), he'd pull out a small bottle, open it up and pass it around so everyone could take a little swig. Never mind the germs shared by passing that nip bottle around for just a little taste, I didn't have the heart to tell him that when packaged in those small bottles it's not Fireball the whiskey, but a Fireball branded cinnamon laced malt liquor. The latest comes from a retired New York City firefighter. For fun, he created a professional wrestling ring in his backyard for a party. To give it some credibility, he had a championship-like belt made that winners could wear. After the party and the ring was taken down, he decided to bring the belt to the golf course every round. Whenever anyone gets a birdie in his foursome, they get their picture taken with the belt and can wrap it around their golf bag until the next person gets a birdie or at the end of the match. Here's me hoisting the belt twice in the last few weeks: Of the two, I think the wearing of the wrestling belt is a bit more fun and probably overall much safer! How about you all? Any good birdie or other golf-related traditions? Nothing special here other than a congrats... this does have me thinking about what we should start doing though. KC Golf and Rob Person 2 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment
3Putt4Double Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 17 hours ago, Golf2Much said: One interesting thing living in Key West is that get a chance to play with snowbirds and other golfers from all over the country and around the world. Each individual brings something to the party and that includes some interesting and often strange traditions. One category that came to mind today was when someone in their group gets a birdie. Does your playing group have a tradition when someone gets a birdie? Here are two that I've experienced recently. I had a Midwest snowbird who packed his bag with nip bottles of Fireball. Any time anyone in his foursome got a birdie (or better), he'd pull out a small bottle, open it up and pass it around so everyone could take a little swig. Never mind the germs shared by passing that nip bottle around for just a little taste, I didn't have the heart to tell him that when packaged in those small bottles it's not Fireball the whiskey, but a Fireball branded cinnamon laced malt liquor. The latest comes from a retired New York City firefighter. For fun, he created a professional wrestling ring in his backyard for a party. To give it some credibility, he had a championship-like belt made that winners could wear. After the party and the ring was taken down, he decided to bring the belt to the golf course every round. Whenever anyone gets a birdie in his foursome, they get their picture taken with the belt and can wrap it around their golf bag until the next person gets a birdie or at the end of the match. Here's me hoisting the belt twice in the last few weeks: Of the two, I think the wearing of the wrestling belt is a bit more fun and probably overall much safer! How about you all? Any good birdie or other golf-related traditions? We can't open a beer until the first birdie in a foursome..I have left the course sober and thirsty before Rob Person, KC Golf, taylorjonasher and 2 others 1 1 1 2 Quote Bubba Ivy Link to comment
NubianRugby Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 12 hours ago, excourse said: I'm back to playing thanks to 5 rounds of chemo, and currently play with 3 separate groups. In all of them, it's a sip of birdie juice from someone's flask. I actually had one tuesday, second shot on a par 4 never left the ground from 80 yds, and after curving around a bunker it settled a foot from the cup. Welcome back to playing!! And FWIW, that's how most of my birdies happen too; an ugly shot that works out for me somehow. excourse 1 Quote WITB Calloway Hyper X Driver TaylorMade SIM2 Max D Paradym 3-wood Ping G430 3-hybrid Ping G430 4-PW Ping 50, 54, 58 wedges Old ass putter from my old bag TP Hydro Blast Soto Link to comment
russtopherb Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Yeah, we go "holy crap a miracle" then we keep playing. Shapotomous 1 Quote In my Big Max hybrid bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h D200 6i-GW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 Tour S Link to comment
Shapotomous Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 In winter time golf a birdie means a swig of fireball. Nothing for summer golf birdies though Traditionally if i birdie the first hole the rest of my round is crap. Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment
EMacK1961 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Our birdie juice of choice here in Mexico is...wait for it...Tequila! We celebrate birdies or better with a shot, usually of Hornitos Tequila. Golf2Much 1 Quote "It's only rock and roll...but I like it." - Mick Jagger "It is not the will to win that matters-Everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters." - Paul "Bear" Bryant "If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing with all your heart." - the Buddha What's in the bag: Driver Taylormade Qi10 Standard, 3W Callaway RazrFit Extreme, 5W - Cobra Fly Z XL, Wilson D9 4 hybrid, Heat II Single Length Irons 5-SW, Snake Eyes 60' LW What's on my feet: Squarz/Under Armour Charged Draw 2 Bag Boy Quad XL Push Cart w/Bag Boy CB15 bag Where I play: Baja Country Club - Ensenada, Baja Califorinia, Mexico/Bajamar Oceanfront Golf Resort, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico Link to comment
RetiredBoomer Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 When I get a birdie, my usual playing partners demand a drug test. The other day, I eagled a very short par 5. This time, I got a formal warning. Golf2Much 1 Quote in flux Link to comment
BreakfastBall15 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Everyone screams “Way to go Tiger!” If they decided to reputt after a miss and it’s not a real birdie it’s a “Way to go Charlie” Golf2Much 1 Quote Driver: PXG Black Ops, Ventus Blue 6X Fairways: PXG 0311 XF Gen 5 3 and 5 wood, Project X Riptide CB 6.0 Hybrid: PXG 0311 XF Gen 5 22 degree, Project X Riptide 6.0 Irons: PXG 0311P Gen 5 5-PW, Project X LS 6.5 Wedges: PXG SG2 50, 56(55), Modus 125 Wedge; PXG SG 2 60, KBS 130 Wedge Putter: TaylorMade Spider GT Red SB Ball: Maxfli Tour S MGS Star Grip Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63328-star-grips-2024-forum-review/ Link to comment
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