[Closed] Does nobody play golf these days?

Same deal as others, was off 2 when I was 17 then gradually ride more, drank more and chased girls ! Still play not too shabbily with zero practice but all the feel and short stuff is a bit average. It’s enjoyable as a day out mainly for work but given the choice of 4h in the hills or in a course I’d be in the hills every time.

I gave up playing when my back and shoulders wouldn't play ball any more (over 15 years ago). I could have adapted my swing and played for a few more years (I was always threw the kitchen sink at it off the tee) but where's the fun in that?
I couldn't play that often anyway as it was too expensive but I had some fun. Hit a hole in one, had a handful of rounds in the 70's (and my fair share of those over 90!) and even won a par 3 competition at work 🙂

I'm waiting until I retire to start playing swish****...my patience may have improved by then....

One thing I have noticed since the gap between playing as a child and up to my mid twenties and having my rotator cuff repair after a severe dislocation. I just can’t hit my driver, it’s either hit and Mach 2 a few inches off the deck or it goes into space and comes down with as much finesse as a meteor.
So I’ve decided leave it in the garage, now using a 2 hybrid off the Tee instead.

Apropos of nothing, wife & I cycling Woburn last week, 3 middle aged blokes on the course by us, swearing like squaddies

Municipal course near us in MK always seems quiet

Good to see a few on here have played to a decent standard and like me just lost interest/circumstances changed. Haven't been on a course for 3 years now and content myself with the odd bucket of balls at Paul Lawrie's place in Aberdeen. I've been asked to play a few times by old mates since being back, but a combination of potentially embarrassing myself (they all are low single figures and one still a pro) and 5-6 hours for an outing has made me think twice.

My old club has changed a lot and what you park appears to be more important than golfing ability! Maybe that's a reflection of Aberdeen in general though and I'm not sorry to be moving down south again at the end of the month.