I’ve posted about drinking on the course before – mainly about the antics that ensue from the combination of a good buzz and a golf cart.
But drinking and golf go back long before the golf cart was invented. Think about that for a second – the Scots invented the game – what are the odds old Tom Morris kept a flask wedged between his mashie and spoon?
I know that many who belong to the Tennis Shoe Crowd strap a cooler of beer to the cart simply because they don’t know what else to do on a golf course. But what about those of us that play more frequently?
Here’s where I’m a bit confused. I like beer. I have a couple drafts in the 19th hole after nearly every round. But I never drink on the course. What makes this strange is that I’ll smoke a nice Connecticut-wrapped, Honduran cigar on the course, but rarely do I puff a Churchill when I’m not on the links. What gives?
What’s more, golf seems to encourage drinking. OK, I’m not saying golf will drive you to drink – I mean, it may…but what I’m saying is you play in a tournament and there’s alcohol everywhere. There’s beer before and after the round; the MOFOBETE has beer; and organizers may even bring in scantaly-clad ladies to set-up cocktail booths at different holes (those girls are trouble by the way – and no Honey, I never talk to them…I don’t even look at them)…
Anyway, all this has me pondering why I don’t drink on the course. And I guess my answer is this: I care too much about my game to impair it with alcohol – be it one beer or ten.
Wow. Sorry, I didnt realize how much that last statement makes me sound like a complete jackass. You see, I stink at golf. I don’t even have an outside shot at winning a local tourney, let alone a professional one. But the truth is, I take golf too serioulsy to drink while playing it. Am I alone?
Social aspects of golf: friends, competitors and the satisfaction that
comes from playing with and against them. Best time to drink is after the round or during the round when you are on your way to career high score.
Great subject! I love to golf and I love to booze. When my game is stinking, its good to relax with a tall, cool Budweiser while backed up at a par 3. I will say, it has helped on multiple occaisions. Too much, of course, and I lose focus. I’m more conerned with scoping out potential “restroom” spots on the next hole.
Never!
Some have said golf spoils a good walk, but in my opinion drinking spoils golf. And having someone in your group who is on the fourth beer at the 10th tee really spoils the rest of the day.