Comments on: Benefits of Walking

By: D.C.

D.C. — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:13:45 +0000

Every American would walk if they knew how much Scottish people made fun of us for riding in carts. You have to be DISABLED to take a cart at St. Andrews, and they only have about three available. How funny is that? They also think that if you are not playing fast and if you are not walking, you are not playing golf at all. So kick the cart and walk!

By: Dave C.

Dave C. — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:07:17 +0000

Just today played 9 holes on a local course, one of the oldest in PA. My home course was closed so the greens could be aerated. I really didn’t play well, however, not counting lost balls (4) due to leaves, I’d say my score was about 48. I kept slicing my driver, fortunately I put the 3 wood in my bag (total clubs 6) so I finished the last 4 holes OK.

But something occured to me as I was playing. Although the body count was sparse, no one on the course was walking. Then, it occured to me. When I paid, two guys paid $ 26 each for 18 and a cart, and my 9 was $ 13. I paid the same as the riders. I really don’t care about paying the same, but it’s really not fair. Probably, the $ 26 was an off season rate, but still.

I didn’t run into anyone ahead of me till I was on the 8th green, when the one of the guys on the 9th tee rode towards me in a cart. He said he told his buddy, “That must be Dave, no one uses that kind of bag.” (a small sunday bag) I hadn’t seen the guy for a few years. He was a member at this course, and encouraged me to join. He said the carts were included in the membership. We chatted and I told him I’d think about joining.

Nice course and all, but I wouldn’t like to pay for a cart and not use it. It just penalizes the walker. Cheers!

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Pushcart Showdown « One Putt for Par — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:04:39 +0000

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By: Mark Cucuzzella

Mark Cucuzzella — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 11:49:30 +0000

Rob,

Thank you for building this site. Walking golfers now are looked on as if they were something from a museum. My father in law age 90 now was walking the course a couple years ago when some young golfers approached him in a cart. They asked him his age and he replied. One said “Wow….hope I can still play when I’m your age.” His immediate repsonse was “then get out of the cart!”.
I started a site devoted to running in less shoe for health and logevity
http://naturalrunningcenter.com/
Need to attack the sedentary lifestyle from all angles. Humans have not evolved to sit in carts…we are walkers. Thank you Rob for getting in the mix of the “Barefoot Revolution”. It is not about Barefoot but about Health.
Mark Cucuzzella MD
Professor of Family Medicine West Virginia University

By: Roland

Roland — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:47:34 +0000

Well, I’m taking the plunge to carrying 8 clubs: driver, 5W, 5i, 7i, 9i, pw, lw & putter. One of my friends said it looked like retro with the set consisting of modern persimmons, musclebacks & a bullseye putter all in a canvas Mackenzie bag. I even have, what my wife calls, a “Bing Crosby” argyle jacket. Enjoy the walk guys.

By: Jonathan Decker

Jonathan Decker — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:19:54 +0000

I am not too far removed from my eleven year career as a looper at a fairly nice club in the Detroit area. The superintendent constantly widened the cart paths near the tees and greens, leading to excessive amounts of asphalt (which had to be redone every few years for appearance). The club was always concerned with cart revenue and contemplated making a continuous cart path so not to lose out following a hard rain. A very entertaining sight occurred when a severely out of shape middle-aged man, 30 years removed from his last round walking, attempted to hoof his cart bag for 18 holes when a looper was not available. Those four or five days a season were quite profitable for us caddies!

By: Rob Rigg

Rob Rigg — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:20:37 +0000

Best of luck with your recovery Marko – great to see that you will be walking the course in ‘11 – I hope you find it as relaxing as I do, also a great place to spend time with friends! All the best – Rob

By: Marko A N.

Marko A N. — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 04:34:11 +0000

A friend and I are going the walking route this year. I am a recovering alcoholic and getting fit and changing my outlook on life are part of my recovery plan. Golf has really been a big part in keeping me motivated to getting better, not only my game but working on a better me. I will also be purchasing a pair of TRUE linkswear to better my walk (thanks to the tax return). I look forward to teaching my young sons the benefits of walking as the grow. Walking, I hope will keep me around longer also. Thanks!

By: Glen Maringer

Glen Maringer — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:59:57 +0000

Sam,

Lazy may be part of the reason for many, but I believe the bigger reason is condition of the mind set. American golfers see a majority of courses dominated by carts. Let’s advocate that the new 80/20 principle should be 80% walking, and 20% riding.

Glen

By: JIm Blankenship

JIm Blankenship — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:06:05 +0000

There’s only one way to experience a walker friendly course and it certainly isn’t from a golf cart.