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.

00:30Number one is to do away with this little thing here, the scorecard. If you're just

00:38looking to go out there and have a bit of fun, frankly it doesn't matter how many shots you're

00:44taking or what score you shoot at the end of the day. It's all about being out there on the golf

00:49course in and amongst nature, hitting some cool golf shots, spending time with your friends and

00:55enjoying it. That's how you should measure your day on the golf course. How much fun have you had,

01:00how much time have you spent laughing, how many golf shots have you hit that are memorable for

01:05all the right reasons. Let's be honest, whether you shoot 78, 84, 96, 172, it doesn't matter.

01:12Get rid of the scorecard, forget about the numbers and have a good time.

01:16Number two is using some different scoring and competition formats. Just because you're not

01:25writing down your stroke play score doesn't mean you can't have a little bit of friendly rivalry

01:31and add a bit of spice to your friendly round with your mates. Match play of course, as we know,

01:36is a brilliant way of doing that. You can have a bad hole and it doesn't affect the rest of your round

01:41at all. You can do it individually and in pairs. If you do try pairs, maybe a little bit of foursomes,

01:48alternate shot, you'll get round a bit quicker and it just adds a different dimension to your game.

01:53In terms of the other scoring formats, there are absolutely loads out there. Skins is a classic

01:58where you have to win the hole outright. If you don't, it all adds up through the holes and then the

02:04next person to win one outright takes the money or the points depending on whether you're gambling as well.

02:10Check out a story that we've got here on the Golf Monthly website. There's some great golf formats on

02:16there. That should give you some ideas.

02:21Number three is finding the right playing partners. It's so hard to have fun yourself if the guys you're

02:28with are frustrated, angry or just taking it really, really seriously. If you can find someone with the

02:35same outlook as you who you get on with off the course as well as on it, it'll be so much easier

02:41for you to have fun on the course.

02:48Someone that sees the game like you do and wants to have fun as well

02:52is always your best playing partner.

02:58That nearly hit like within an inch of the middle of the club head to be fair. It was all right.

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

03:19real lightheartedness to it. You can see what it's like for them to just really love it,

03:24play with freedom and that will probably remind you what it was like when you were playing golf

03:29as a kid. Going out there for a few holes of a summer's evening. Anything just to be out there

03:35in and amongst nature, having fun, taking shots on and you can really take on a bit of a mentoring role

03:41for them as well. It can add a totally different dimension. So if you get the opportunity to play

03:46with any juniors at your clubs or get your children into the game, do it and I promise you will have

03:53way 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 hand

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

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

04:20it around that tree, but I've got to keep it low early. If it goes wrong, that is a card wrecker right

04:25there, but I don't have a card. So I'm going to take it on. I'm going to make myself a story that I can

04:31tell my grandkids and bore my playing partners with for years to come, because I'm going to take on this

04:36hero shot and I'm going to nail it. So here we go. I'm taking this on and I'm going to make 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 a

05:10lot 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.

05:57Well, 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. I hope you've found this helpful and

06:52you're going to use some of these tips to make sure you have as much fun as possible next time you get

06:58to the golf course. If you've liked it, please give it a thumbs up. If we've missed out any awesome ways

07:04you can bring more fun to your golf, add them in the comments section below. Remember to follow

07:10this Golf Monthly YouTube channel because we have got loads of great content coming your way and we'll see

07:15you next time.

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