I know family members mean well when trying to shop for us golf nerds. What is the worst and best golf inspired presents you have ever received that were a complete surprise. Worst: potty putting mini golf and one of those belt clip 3 ball holders that had a compass attached to it. Best: Homemade coupons to play golf anytime from the kids and them promising to be good for whoever watched them while I was gone. 👍🏼

My grandma get me some these one year.

Worst - also potty putting mini golf and/or golf balls best - Pine Valley gear that I can’t wear until I play the course.

I have always told my family that I do not want any golf presents from them unless I am able to pick it out. Even then I don’t have them get me clubs because you all know those don’t stay in the bag 😉

Worst: Iron Covers Best: Foursome at Union League National and a trip to the Players that Covid cancelled

Worst: potty golf. don't these jackasses realize I'm on my phone and don't have time to putt? dammit. Best: gift certificates The "don't buy me any golf related items, ever" doesn't work.

I always ask for golf balls. For some reason I do not like buying balls - probably bc I know they will eventually be lost. That is the best golf related present my family can buy. Worst - foam practice balls that essentially disintegrated after a couple of rounds in the backyard.

Putterho worst: a box of martini tees and Callaway warhawk(?) golf balls best: girlfriend at the time (now wife) stole a ball out of my golf bag to show the salesman at the PGA SS and got me 2 dozen Nike One Tour D balls. She also got me a Scotty Cameron head cover after researching to make sure she didn’t end up with a fake. Thinking back, definitely glad I wifed her up.

Not by any means terrible stuff, but stuff I don't wear myself. My in-laws got me some Greg Norman and Callaway golf shirts before they were my in-laws. My wife, girlfriend at the time knew I wasn't fond of them. Now they just ask me for some items that I want and the best time of the year to buy them. I think this year they got me a Greyson hoodie and some Asher gloves. I am a tough person to shop for because I just buy stuff throughout the year as I need them.

my wife won't buy me golf stuff because she knows there are so many preferences and options that it would be a crapshoot. She's the type that will just say "Here's $XXXX... go knock yourself out" and let me get what I want.

Damn! You get 4 digits to play with?

Golf Inspired Christmas Presents from Family Members

ckay

Noyes26 Definitely a motive behind that. By the time you accumulate the funds in that account, I bet you are going to have some feelings of guilt LOL!

Noyes26

ckay this will cost me much more in the end. Including my freedom.

Putterho ultimately a new house will come before this is installed. Which I have said to her many many times. Maybe that’s also part of this devious plan she has.

ckay

Noyes26 That money is going to the new bathroom for sure! We are looking at houses now too, and we will find a decently new construction and my wife is like, we gotta redo the bathrooms and kitchen. Yo, the house is 5 years old what the hell are you talking about??

mattybeyel

🙋🏼‍♂️ I’m Matt and have been gifted a potty putter too. I don’t practice at the course so why would I do so on the thrown? That and a bunch of Pinnacles, volviks...etc over the years.

Best is tough as I buy everything immediately like @Noyes26, but maybe 10 years my Godfather was being bought out of a course around here and handed me a box of business cards. Well cards that say “your round has been comped by X”. Made a lot of friends that year or 2 burning through dozens of passes.

itssookay

mljones99 My birthday is only a week and a half away from Christmas but I only get a wee lump sum 😢

itssookay

I would say that my worst would be a a box of recycled noodle balls from my uncle... In his defense he didn't know the difference and thought quantity > quality 😆

Best would hands down be a donut driver headcover from my girlfriend! Love the look and really appreciated her thoght process haha

DaHOF

Worst = a box of top flight balls

Best = a full personal wedge fitting with a guy named Bob Vokey

Eddie

These responses are great, some really sick gifts here.

I’ve never gotten a golf related gift because I’ve told people don’t even try.

I guess I should loosen up a little bit lol.

DaHOF

Eddie I'm going to definitely snag you a ball retriever. Every stud golfer should have one in his or her bag.

dphatt

DaHOF every Asian already has one so I am sure he has a $700 carbon fiber gold plated one 😉

DaHOF

dphatt You think it has a "headcover" for it as well?

ckay

dphatt Honma makes ball retrievers?

Putterho

dphatt Spot on ..... I may or may not have google searched "carbon fiber ball retriever."

dphatt

DaHOF touché

aharrelson358

Worst: A dozen Callaway Warbirds that were LSU branded. While I was currently playing at Alabama. I guess the cousins didn't get the memo..?

Best: When I was 4, my grandfather cut down a Lynx 5i/7i/9i for my first real clubs. Found a mini stand bag for them and a Lynx kid 3w. He passed when I was 8 or 9, and they lived about 7 hours away so I wasn't as close to him as my other grandparents, but i'll always be thankful he got me into golf.

mbw10

Worst:

Best: Also tough to shop for like most of us but Greyson Clothes would be my best

Jaybananapantsarthur

Waivol Stitched oh wow, that’s bad lol

ckay

Forgot to post the best golf related Christmas gift I received. This is an awesome bag, the double backpack straps are very handy if you are like me and try to carry as much stuff as possible.

dphatt

ckay brand?

ckay

dphatt That's the Jones Weekender. I got it last year and my Tumi weekender has been collecting dust since. The compartments on the interior are great.

https://www.jonessportsco.com/products/fc-weekender-duffle?variant=12965804933173

Putterho

Jaybananapantsarthur One of my kids would probably actually hit the ball into the coffee mug and I'd swallow the damn thing.

mbw10

Jaybananapantsarthur its was a white elephant thing last year - just my luck I picked it... Probably still sitting on the shelf at Goodwill.