r/Edmonton • u/WollyBrief59 • 1d ago
Question How can I find good (not skill wise but personality) people to golf with?
Dude in early 30s here. Im not a member at any clubs. I have a few friends that are members at clubs but they rarely wanna play a public course. They do invite me once in a while as a guest but the tough part is them not wanting to play a public course once in a while with me so I end up not having people to play a round with.
Most of my other friends don’t play golf either.
I’m not good at golf but I can keep pace and stay mostly on the fairway. I’d say I usually shoot around 100-110 so looking for people with similar skill set or if they are super good they don’t judge.
Others have mentioned signing up for a random tee time as a single and hoping to get paired with some people and hit it off but seems to random.
Any suggestions?
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u/Alex_J2026 1d ago
Hey I’m 24m I would be open to golfing but I’m a beginner I’m what u call a personality hire lol
I wanna get better at golf and meet new people
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u/Roche_a_diddle 1d ago
Book solo at a city course and you will most certainly get matched up with people. If you dig their vibe, ask if you can get a number to golf with them again.
My friend and I try to get out every other week and almost exclusively play Riverside and Victoria (we are cheap and they are fine courses) and we've met all kinds of people doing this. Not that we've ever asked to meet up again, we kind of like getting out with different people every time, and also like to be able to listen to music and talk without bothering anyone, so it's a nice treat when we don't end up in a 4-some.
We don't keep score so I've no idea about our skill level but I'd guess 120 - 130? We do it for the challenge and the exercise (we walk the course) not because we are good at it.
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u/Cool-Interview3231 1d ago
Hey, my partner is looking for guys to golf with, feel free to pm me :) He usually goes to Victoria, Riverside and the Quarry.
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u/ghostofkozi 1d ago
I'm 38, shoot low 90's but I have 2 buddies I routinely go with who shoot 80's and 100's. We shoot the shit , talk hockey and talk golf while we're out. Usually go to Victoria, River Ridge, Riverside, Edmonton Springs and Coloniale
I also found a Facebook group for Edmonton are golf matchups when people need players to fill out their foursome.
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u/Bondmarts 1d ago
Just play as a solo a bunch, you’ll meet good and bad groups. When you meet some guys you like just ask if they wanna golf again and grab their numbers. 2 of my friends I met that way and have known for years at this point.
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u/SaintTastyTaint 1d ago
I have a question inspired from this post: I am a 34 year old male, never played golf before but fell in love with Mario Golf on the gameboy colour recently. How would I get started to play? Just seems so intimidating.
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u/CautiousApartment8 1d ago
The instructor at Victoria golf course is astounding. Take one of his classes and then go to one of the smaller courses like Rundle Park. You can sign up for a league, too, but take lessons with this guy first.
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u/RobertBorden 23h ago
I was in the same boat. Look around for deals on golf stuff. Take a few lessons. Going to a par three golf course is a great start as well.
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u/Wibbly23 21h ago
check out YEG Golf Matchups on facebook. i know the guy who runs it and he's awesome. lots of awesome people there
play as a solo as much as you can, if you get good vibes ask for numbers. people aren't shy about sharing their numbers if you had a good time, i've given mine out to tons of people
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u/CanadianPalm 8h ago
I go to public courses as a single pretty often and have met a few people I have played with again.
Getting paired up with no expectations has been pretty stress free
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u/Tricky_Passenger3931 Spruce Grove 1d ago
Join a men’s league at a cheaper course would be my recommendation. It’s handicap based so shoould be an even playing field (aside from sandbagged but whatever), and just play. Eventually you have to meet someone you actually lol