The 6 Types of Golfers You’ll See at Every Public Course
Every golfer knows the feeling - you pull into the parking lot at your local muni and wonder who you’re getting paired with. Nowadays, it is a pretty recognizable cast of characters. As you walk into the first tee box you spot the Gearhead, fresh off dropping $2500 for a fitting and new irons, the Coozie, blasting country music with a beer in hand, and the Grinder, carrying his bag with a scorebook in his back pocket. For most of us, golf is about personalities more than it is about hitting fairways and greens - and public courses are the ultimate stage. So which golfer are you?
The Dawn Patrol:
These folks get the day started for the rest of us. It doesn’t matter if the first tee time of the day is before the sun rises, because they come ready with a headlamp. They find peace in an empty fairway, and greens covered in morning dew
The Grinder:
Grinders struggle to hold onto a job or a relationship because nothing comes before golf. They often work weekends so they can gobble up the weekday rounds. They hit the range before every round, and after every round. Golf practice is their religion, and they’re all as devout as the pope. Stat keeping is a must, every round, every hole, every shot. Don’t try chumming it up with them either, they’d honestly rather you not even be there.
The Newbie:
Newbies are proof that ignorance is bliss. They say things like “Golf is a great way to be outdoors!”, or “I just love it when I make good contact.” As every Grinder knows, these thoughts are fleeting, as all Newbies discover eventually. They’re so bright eyed they’ll stroll right through your line without a second thought, only to soon have etiquette hammered into them by an angered “if I miss this putt thats on you!” Fortunately, Newbies are flexible with tee times, leaving prime ones for the more experienced.
The Gearhead:
Gearheads don't care to compare handicaps, scores, or driving distance. They just love comparing clubs. They seem to have the latest driver, woods, or rangefinder before Grant Horvat or Good Good. They’ll gladly play 36 holes in a day if it means being able to test more clubs and more loft settings. Gearheads prefer busy tee times, twilight week nights during the summer, and weekend mornings. The more eyes they can get on their new clubs the better!
The Sandbagger:
Golf’s hustler shows up looking and acting like your classic double bogey golfer. Nothing fancy, irons are used - maybe 5+ years old - solid driver, maybe a SIM2 or something similar. Blade putter, could be a Scotty but looks like a hand-me-down. Shows up on weekends to make sure he plays in a foursome, says he “likes to play skins” and “is a 19 right now.” You take him up on it, and for a couple holes it’s competitive. You step to the first par-3 tee box and notice he’s hitting blades as he sticks it 6 feet from 179 yards out. After walking off the 18th green you promise yourself you won’t get Sandbagged again, no more skin’s games.
The Coozie:
The Coozie is the Grinder’s worst enemy, and who the Sandbagger pretends to be. They come for laughs, drinks and vibes. They bring a waterproof JBL, and a sixer of whatever IPA has the highest ABV at the liquor store on the way to the course. Weekends are prime time for Coozies, as they aren't concerned with pace, score or precision. If you don't take yourself too seriously, you hit the jackpot getting paired with some Coozies.
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