7 Ways To Have More Fun Playing Golf

Golf Monthly

In this video, Kit Alexander talks through 7 ways you can put the fun back into your round.

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00:00I'm here at Burley Park Golf Club and this video is all about having more fun on the golf course.

00:08Let's face it, we're not earning a living doing this. It doesn't matter what we shoot,

00:13this is a leisure activity. So whenever we're out here on the golf course with our friends,

00:19we should be putting a smile on our faces and enjoying it as much as we possibly can.

00:25These are the seven ways you can add more fun to your golf.

00:33Number one is to do away with this little thing here, the scorecard. If you're just looking to go out

00:39there and have a bit of fun, frankly it doesn't matter how many shots you're taking or what score

00:45you shoot at the end of the day. It's all about being out there on the golf course in and amongst

00:50nature, hitting some cool golf shots, spending time with your friends and enjoying it. That's how

00:56you should measure your day on the golf course. How much fun have you had? How much time have you

01:01spent laughing? How many golf shots have you hit that are memorable for all the right reasons?

01:06Let's be honest, whether you shoot 78, 84, 96, 172, it doesn't matter. Get rid of the scorecard,

01:14forget about the numbers and have a good time. Number two is using some different scoring and

01:23competition formats. Just because you're not writing down your stroke play score doesn't mean you can't

01:29have a little bit of friendly rivalry and add a bit of spice to your friendly round with your mates.

01:34Match play, of course, as we know, is a brilliant way of doing that. You can have a bad hole and it

01:39doesn't affect the rest of your round at all. You can do it individually and in pairs. If you

01:45do try pairs, maybe a little bit of foursomes, alternate shot, you'll get round a bit quicker

01:50and it just adds a different dimension to your game. In terms of the other scoring formats,

01:55there are absolutely loads out there. Skins is a classic where you have to win the hole outright.

02:01If you don't, it all adds up through the holes and then the next person to win one outright takes

02:06the money or the points, depending on whether you're gambling as well. Check out a story that

02:12we've got here on the Golf Monthly website. There's some great golf formats on there that should give you

02:17some ideas. Number three is finding the right playing partners. It's so hard to have fun yourself

02:27if the guys you're with are frustrated, angry or just taking it really, really seriously. If you can

02:34find someone with the same outlook as you, who you get on with off the course as well as on it,

02:39it'll be so much easier for you to have fun on the course.

02:48Someone that sees the game like you do and wants to have fun as well is always your best playing partner.

02:57That's good, yeah. That nearly hit like within an inch of the middle of the club head to be fair.

03:02It was all right. I like that. I take that. I didn't think that was even possible.

03:07Going for the firm fade into that tucked left pin.

03:14Number four on our list is playing with a junior golfer. That can bring real light-heartedness to it.

03:21You can see what it's like for them to just really love it, play with freedom and that will probably

03:26remind you what it was like when you were playing golf as a kid. Going out there for a few holes of

03:32a summer's evening. Anything just to be out there in and amongst nature, having fun, taking shots on.

03:38And you can really take on a bit of a mentoring role for them as well. It can add a totally different

03:44dimension. So if you get the opportunity to play with any juniors at your clubs or get your children

03:50into the game, do it. And I promise you will have way more fun with them on the golf course.

04:00Number five is taking on the hero shot. I found myself in a bit of a predicament down the right

04:06hand side on this par five. I'm in the trees, but I've got options. I could chip it out sideways.

04:12I could try and advance it a little bit. Or, as Seve always said, I can see a window. I can either fade

04:20it or draw it round that tree, but I've got to keep it low early. If it goes wrong, that is a card

04:25wrecker right there. But I don't have a card, so I'm going to take it on. I'm going to make myself a story

04:30that I can tell my grandkids and bore my playing partners with for years to come, because I'm going

04:35to take on this hero shot and I'm going to nail it. So here we go. I'm taking this on and I'm going to

04:43make myself a hero.

04:55I need a hero.

04:56Number six is to only use a half set of clubs or even fewer. A three or a five club challenge can be

05:10a lot of fun. It forces you to take on some funky shots to get creative and maybe re-find that love

05:17of the artistry of golf that made you first fall in love with the game. I've just come out with four

05:23clubs here. I've got myself in play, but ideally I'd want a pitching wedge for this shot. I don't

05:30have one. I've only got a sand wedge. So do I crank that or reach for the trusty seven iron and try and

05:36hit a little bit of a knockdown? It's not a shot I'd normally take on, but it's going to be a lot of fun

05:41to try and do it.

05:53Well, I mean, I've clipped that so pure, too pure in fact. It's just through the back of the green,

06:03but I feel good about hitting it like that.

06:09Our seventh and final tip for how you can enjoy your golf even more is to visit and play different

06:16and new golf courses. It's so easy to get stuck into a bit of a rut if you're a member or you just

06:22go to one course the whole time. Freshen things up. Try different styles of course. If you play on a

06:29links course, go to a parkland or woodland place, vice versa as well. If you like playing long courses,

06:35go and have a go at a par three course, just so you're doing something a little bit different.

06:40Anything to freshen up your golf experience and that makes you see different things and hit

06:45different shots is really going to enhance your experiences.

06:50I hope you've found this helpful and you're going to use some of these tips to make sure

06:54you have as much fun as possible next time you get to the golf course. If you've liked it,

07:00please give it a thumbs up. If we've missed out any awesome ways you can bring more fun to your golf,

07:06add them in the comments section below. Remember to follow this Golf Monthly YouTube channel because we

07:12have got loads of great content coming your way and we'll see you next time.

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