I recently joined an entry-level country club that is part of a larger global corporate network. The corp acquired the club a couple of years ago, but most of the staff and GMs remained the same and stayed on.

When I joined the club, the new-member director pitched it as tee times are first-come first served, released a week in advance over a phone app. It’s a large club without any kind of waiting list or prerequisites, which was part of its appeal. Everyone is generally equal and there are no capital contributions.

Unfortunately, in all of my first year of membership, I was never able to book a tee time before 9:30am on a weekend. Every time I woke up early to log in and give it a shot, tee times were somehow already booked. I figured I was just slow on the draw, and settled for later tee times or just not golfing that day. And when I asked the pro shop for help on a special birthday round, they said sadly the tee times were first come first serve.

However, one day after a big party, a few of the drunk members were bragging about having standing early morning tee times. Allegedly the general manager has been secretly holding all early morning weekend tee times for the same group of 20 or so members, his buddies. Sure enough, the foursome listings for every weekend morning tee time always have the same rotating cast of characters. It makes way more sense than 75 year old Gladys with arthritis somehow magically refreshing their computer and mashing reserve faster than every other member at the club.

Is this just a normal part of clubs? What would you do in this situation?

I love (and miss) being able to play year round, but having lived in New England for the last 16 years, when you get a magic weather day in late October, there is almost nothing better in the game of golf.

Webhannet Golf Club in Kennebunkport, ME.

they're one of the 5 designs part from the Youth Sports quarter program

These videos usually enrage me but they avoided the green and the kid twerking cracked me up.

My wife and I were recently in Cabo, Mexico and while golfing at Sol Mar Golf Links, I got my first hole in one on the 150yd par 3 11th hole. Great course and definitely a round I’ll never forget. All of the staff at Sol Mar definitely made the celebration afterwards even better.

Newer to golf. Picked up the sport a little over a year ago to help drop weight. Currently down over 100 pounds since May 2025.

Today I got my first ever hole in one. 110 yards to the pin. One bounce, hit the pin, and went in.

You can see the divot near my left foot.

I love this game. This feeling is unmatched.

Can't wait to walk another 150 rounds of golf.

EDIT*

Thank you to everybody whose left kind words.

Just an FYI for those who didn't…

1. This course isn’t Augusta, most people playing this executive course are in jeans and a T shirt.
2. This was day 5 in a row of golf, losing weight means having to buy new golf clothes often, as it’s tough to be active in clothes that no longer fit, so mine was in the wash when a buddy hit me up to play.
3. Ty for hitting me up to play Eddie!
4. I fixed the divot.
5. The cup is just fine.

Pretty much on the dot one year into golfing I broke 90 for the first time, and it was with an 83. I was just entering my scores into Grint and not really paying attention but one of my buddies toward the end of the round was saying "dude what are you scoring on the back half, you must be killing it." Looked at the end of the round and couldn't believe my eyes. I had to go through each hole mentally a few times to make sure I scored it right.

He had paid good attention, because I shot 39 on the back half. I was baffled.

3 double bogeys

9 bogeys

4 pars

2 birdies

that's all it took. it seems so easy when you put it like that. I played safe, I kept my head clear during my swing, and I only ever swung 80%. Birdied two par 3s, and the four pars included one that I holed from 75 yards out with a 60. Watching that ball fall over the horizon into the hole was fucking magical

Life as 12 handicap.. not for the faint of heart…

I know a lot of us are better than I am, so offer me your patience.

78 today, 4 birdies and and triple.

First time under 80.

18th hole. Straight par 4 - 371 yards. I need a birdie to break 90 for the first time. Drive lands 269 right side of fairway. Second shot is roughly 100 yards out. The absolute max I can comfortably hit my 56 and stay accurate. Second shot feels great and is in line. Wind catches it just slightly and I was a little short. Hit the hill the green sits on and get an awful bounce left, second bounce hits the cart path edge and shoots me about 15-20 yards left of green. Still have to get it up the hill. I gave up on 89 and just wanted to finish the round with a par. I hit my third shot and it was a miss. Not bad but I didn’t like it. I hit the side of the hill with some speed and my ball shoots up, lands on the green then continues to roll right at the flag. Due to the hill I can’t see the hole. Only the side of the ball and the flag.

It didn’t drop. I finished with 90. Still very happy as my previous best round was 92.

Who could have seen this coming?

Really fun, really beautiful, but one of the hardest courses I’ve ever played. Tons of elevation changes, very rarely a flat like, and a lot of big forced carries with small targets to hit. We had very little wind and great weather, but it was brutal on the scorecard.

When you get paired up with the player who brings their own leaf blower... Rules aside, your reaction is..?

My low score was 82 and my high was an even 100. Average score was 90. It was a rocky summer, was playing as a 12 in the spring and was generally shooting mid 80s for months, then went into a funk lol. Finished the summer as a 16 handicap.

Looking at buying these mizuno blades mp -29s
With shipping they want $400 and it is 2 iron through pitching wedge.

Asking for scientific purposes.

I found this ball at Hog Neck in Easton, MD. Hilarious.

After ~20 rounds and 3 years, finally upgraded to the C-130. 10/10 bag, 0/10 chance it fixes my slice.

I’d like to get my husband (a beginner) a putting mat for the basement so he can practice over the winter. Is this a good one?