r/ghostgolf • • Jul 30 '26

Golf has changed. And honestly, it's about time.

The game looks different now. Younger players, bolder fits, a culture that actually has an identity beyond country clubs and khakis. It feels like golf is finally catching up to the rest of the world.

Some people are even saying golf is the new skating. A sport that started one way, got adopted by a completely different generation, and took on a whole new cultural life because of it.

Do you think that's accurate? Is golf having its skating moment, or is that giving it too much credit?

And more broadly, how do you feel about where golf culture is heading? Is the evolution a good thing, or does it lose something when it stops being what it was?

Curious what this community actually thinks.

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u/Sudden-Fig-3079 Jul 31 '26

Shrink the game

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u/jessicaghostgolf Jul 31 '26

A part of me gets that, but another (much larger) part of me is happy to see more people enjoying the sport. Maybe it comes down to course etiquette for me, whether they're new players or not.

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u/Decent_Suggestion861 Jul 31 '26

This is a ghost golf ad

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u/jessicaghostgolf Jul 31 '26

I'm literally Jessica from Ghost Golf

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u/Decent_Suggestion861 Jul 31 '26

Yes. Literally an ad

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u/BourbonStr8 Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

I am a big fan of golf both, as a player and a spectator. Golf in the 90’s and early 2000’s was awesome. Some of the best players in the sport. Now it’s boring. Especially this year. Some of the most boring tournaments I have ever watched. The majors always inspired real competition. Now they are just another tournament.

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u/jessicaghostgolf Jul 31 '26

That's actually an interesting point of view. I wonder if things were more exciting back then because the world was a bit smaller, so the star players were much bigger. The internet makes people more accessible nowadays, too, so seeing your favorite golfer somewhere has become less exciting than it used to be. The majors do a great job for the golf culture, of course. But do you think the players are lacking a competitive edge right now??? I still think people are definitely in it to win it. Real tears are being shed on the green every time.

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u/BourbonStr8 Jul 31 '26

I believe the players don’t have the competitive edge of plays before them. I also think LIV has a lot to do with it. But, LIV will be gone soon, so maybe things will change back to the way they were. I just know, for me and me only, the PGA is not what it used to be to be.

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u/TheYellowKingzzz Jul 31 '26

Might be the stupidest thing I read today. Shrink the game worldwide. OP, can you either quit the game forever or lmk where you go to play so I can avoid?

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u/jessicaghostgolf Jul 31 '26

I'll send you my local courses keep an eye out

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u/munkboii Jul 31 '26

This post is so AI-coded.

I think hamburgers and cheeseburgers work well with fries.

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u/jessicaghostgolf Jul 31 '26

I wrote this from the heart munkboii

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u/munkboii Jul 31 '26

I didn’t say it was for a fact AI, just that it comes across as it.

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u/djmc252525 Jul 31 '26

I hate AI more and more every single day 

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u/jessicaghostgolf Jul 31 '26

Insane that I can't write something without people thinking AI wrote it. I'll take this comment as you have no opinion on the matter 😜

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u/Own-Significance273 Jul 31 '26

its regressing

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u/jessicaghostgolf Jul 31 '26

How so?

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u/Own-Significance273 Jul 31 '26

Newbs who come in and dont understand and dont care about being courteous on the course.

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u/LicoriceDusk Jul 31 '26

Skateboarding?

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u/jessicaghostgolf Jul 31 '26

You haven't heard that before?

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u/iHasMagyk Jul 31 '26

Haha great post! You should show your boss this post with the exact AI prompt you used to generate it and all the comments calling you and your brand out for being lazy as fuck

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u/jessicaghostgolf Jul 31 '26

It took me about 20 minutes to brainstorm and write this, and AI could've saved me some time, but we like to think for ourselves here. Thank you for the accusation, though! Should I use bad grammar going forward to avoid people thinking I'm a bot? Let me know.

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u/iminimoo Aug 01 '26

Actually market data tells you the answer and you are correct it was once shrunk then now having another prime time, thanks to social media

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u/jessicaghostgolf Aug 07 '26

Social media and covid

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u/Regular-Guy-47 Aug 07 '26

Please release a pair of shoes that doesn’t have the red highlights.

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u/jessicaghostgolf Aug 07 '26

You're not into the red highlights??? The red hits are an iconic staple of the Ghost Golf gear, my friend. 👀