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Last Minute Golf Gift Ideas

December 22, 2014 | By Chris Chirico | Leave a Comment

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Last minute golf gifts! (image courtesy of openclipart.org)

The holidays are always a wonderful time of year.  Family and friends gathering for holiday parties.  Giving and receiving gifts.  Spending time with loved ones.  The food.  It’s all great…except for one thing – the shopping.  There is nothing worse than holiday shopping.  Granted, it doesn’t help that I always wait until the last minute.  But still…it seems no matter what time of day, or what day of the week, the stores are packed, and sometimes with relatively unpleasant people.  But hey, what can you do?  The shopping must be done and there’s only so much you can do online.

Many of you probably have a golfer on your list.  And many of us can be tough to shop for.  We can be a funny bunch – we could be very picky or very specific in the equipment we use.  You can’t buy most of us the wrong golf balls.  Certain golf equipment or clothing just doesn’t fit right.  But don’t let that stop you.  Even though we’re picky, we do want some golf-related gifts.

Well, for the golfer in your life, we at Golfstinks can offer you a few options.  See, from time to time we do some product reviews.  Why not use these to help find something for the golfer on your list?  Maybe your golfer is also a reader?  Or maybe they are a fan of movies?  You could take a look at some of the movie and book reviews we’ve done for ideas.  Maybe golf gadgets are their thing.  If that’s the case, then maybe you want to take a look at some of our experiences with a number of items we’ve been lucky enough to toy around with here and there.

And of course, there are a couple choice items in our own GolfStinks Shop too!

As I said, golfers can be a funny bunch.  We can be picky with our golf stuff.  So if you’re struggling for ideas for the golfers in your life, who better to get it from than a few other golfers, albeit stinky ones?  We still know what we want for the holidays.

Swing ’til you’re happy!

Filed Under: Golf Life Tagged With: golf gifts, holidays

A Tricky Time Of Year…

December 20, 2013 | By Pete Girotto | Leave a Comment

driver xmas ornamentNow that we are in the middle of the holiday season, we can be easily distracted by all the egg nog, fruit cakes and all around joyfulness this season brings. Not me. My guard is up. Seeing that my significant other does not golf and has no knowledge of golf, golf equipment or golf prices, I am very careful when I answer the question “What do I want for Christmas?”.

Fellow hacks, be careful and proceed with caution. Now, I’m not saying she’s cheap, not at all. But if I told her I want a new driver, she would see a $400 plus price tag and think I’m crazy. Not only that, her attention would then shift to the clubs in my bag and assume those were a hundred or so each. Man it’s getting deep…

Without hesitation, she says “Oh sure, you can spend thousands (a little exaggeration out of anger) on dirty golf clubs but heaven forbid I need (notice she said need, not want) a pair of shoes…” I can assure you my clubs were not in the thousands. Next thing I know, my mother-in-law is involved in this whole ordeal and I’m getting bombarded from both sides. Hey, what’s with the bucket of water and towel…?

Ok, so they wouldn’t actually water board me but you see what I’m saying? We can avoid all of this unnecessary hoopla by not asking for any golf equipment for Christmas. Unless your significant other is rich or golfs, which in that case I say “Good for you, you lucky little devil you!” So, please keep this season joyous and avoid any holiday water boarding.

Hit’em long…yell FORE!!!

Filed Under: Stinky Golfer Paradise Tagged With: christmas, golf, golf clubs, holidays

Music To A Golfer’s Ear…

July 5, 2013 | By Pete Girotto | 2 Comments

usa-flag-9Wide open, as in “The course is wide open today.” I’m sure most golfers are always on the look out for the best time to play. Unfortunately, there are some that can only play once in a while and  it’s during peak hours. But, if you are like me, I search for optimal times (and deals) and note them for future use. For example, yesterday, we squeezed in a quick nine between hot dogs, beers and fireworks. Before heading out we called to see if they were open and they were. We proceeded to ask “Are you busy today?” Their reply, just as the title hints, “We are wide open today. Only 2 groups out there.”

Sweet! I think I just found one of those notable times to go golfing. Yeah I know it was the 4th of July but man it was great! We were hitting 2 or 3 balls off every tee…got our money’s worth! It was also a bit weird too. Not a person in sight. It almost felt as if we snuck on when they were closed. Not for nothing, why were they even open?  Three groups all day does not bode well for the bottom line. I’m guessing it would be cheaper to stay closed.

This also makes me wonder about golfing on holidays in general. Come to think of it, in all my years of golfing I might have went out 5 or 6 times on a holiday. And the more I think about it the more I remember the courses were a ghost town every time. Hey now, this could be a new tradition I start. Get a bunch of the guys together for an earlier round, have a holiday celebratory beverage and then everyone does their thing after.

This seems to be getting to the core of what I love about golf. Besides the shot that keeps you coming back and the first eagle and the beers at the turn and the beers after. Did I mention the beer? It’s great to share this time with people you want to be around. The “holidays” aren’t just Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s…there’s a whole other season with a few great opportunities to get together. No gifting either which is a bonus.

Hit’em long…yell FORE!!!

Filed Under: Stinky Golfer Paradise Tagged With: 4th of July, christmas, fourth of july, hanukkah, holidays, independence day, july 4th, july fourth, new year's

Hilarious Secret Santa Gifts For Golfers

December 19, 2011 | By Chris Chirico | 3 Comments

Is your Secret Santa recipient a golfer?

Well, it’s that time of year again…The time for last minute gift shopping. If you’re like me, then every year you wait until the last possible minute to finish up your holiday shopping. And someone who almost always comes within mere hours of being left out in the cold is the person I’ve pulled for my Secret Santa.

Even as I write this, I am less than two days from my company’s holiday party, and I have yet to purchase a gift for him. And to make it even a bit tougher on me…he’s not a golfer! So I have no idea where to even begin. Ah, who am I kidding – he’s getting a bottle of something. Only if this guy would take up golf, I’d have some great ideas for Secret Santa gifts.

If you’ve followed any of my previous posts regarding holiday gifts (A Few Golf Items Not Under My Tree and It’s Christmas in July for Golfers) you’ll see that some of my ideas were on the expensive side. But this time, I need to keep costs down due to our Secret Santa spending limit. Well that and I’m poor. But along with a gift from me comes a bit of my sense of humor. So lets just say, these gifts might not be for everyone. With that being said, lets start with this one:

199Ah, the Potty Putter. Now that’s a classic. For everyone who believes spending a little time on the ol’ porcelain throne is quite the waste of time, then here’s a great opportunity to turn it into quality time. Why not leave a scorecard along with it? Play a game with whoever follows you in? OK, maybe that’s pushing it a little bit. But you know what’s not? This:

What could go better with the potty putter than a roll of 19th hole bath tissue? I don’t know about you, but sometimes you just need a little something fresh for the reading room. After all, it’s called the reading room for a reason, no?

But what about something that your Secret Santa gift recipient could use out on the course? Well, how about this golf bag?

Now this looks like something quite convenient. A nice little pouch that could give you easy access to your balls. Sort of a ball bag for your golf bag. Nothing can intimidate another golfer more than carrying your balls on the outside. Why is everyone giggling? I don’t get it.

OK, so the guy I have to buy for isn’t a golfer, but maybe your stocking stuffer or Secret Santa recipient is. But not just a golfer – it has to be a golfer with a sense of humor. A golfer who would appreciate a bit of bathroom humor. Or someone who would just like the convenience of having a ball sack hanging off of their golf bag….oooohhhhh….I get it now. Funny stuff! In case anyone is reading this and has me for Secret Santa…see above.

Swing ’til you’re happy!

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: christmas, holidays, Potty Putter, secret santa

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