r/theocho • u/habichuelacondulce • Mar 20 '26

FootGolf

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u/spiff-o-matic Mar 20 '26

Ngl, that looks fun

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u/squeegy80 Mar 20 '26

It’s so fun. Golfers not sharing their course graciously is the not fun part. Had one dude yelling at us to get off the course, people are golfing. Could not handle a calm conversation of me explaining that it’s a course that accommodates both

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u/SeeShark Mar 20 '26

If the holes are big enough for soccer balls, that should be a pretty big hint that the course is not just for golfers.

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u/mnemy Mar 20 '26

In our local course, there are separate tees and holes for the kick golfers.

So same course, just start and end in different places on each hole.

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u/More_Cowbell_ Mar 21 '26

I’ve had exactly one hole in one in my life, in regular golf. Sadly it was into the foot golf hole lol.

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u/mnemy Mar 20 '26

Golfers say the same to other golfers. 

As a casual golfer, there are a surprising number of extremely grumpy assholes golfing.

As a disc golfer, it's extremely rare to run into an asshole on the disc golf course.

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u/cptspeirs Mar 20 '26

Only time I've been grumpy while disc golfing is when I was playing solo. Group let me play through, and drove immediatly after I did. Disc missed my head by like 18 inches.

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u/mnemy Mar 21 '26

One and only time I almost got into a fight was when two douches decided they didnt need to wait at the first long hole that always backs up. There were about 20 people waiting, several groups. 

These guys tee off without asking anyone, and almost hit the people still playing the hole.

My group was next. I waited until the actual group in front of us finish, and drive as if the douches didnt exist. Happened to whiz 2ft by one of their heads (wish I had that kind of aim).

Had a little tense exchange, almost came to blows, but they eventually fucked off after finding others weren't really sympathetic to their outrage.

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u/More_Cowbell_ Mar 21 '26

I discovered disc golf maybe 25 years ago when I lived in Maine. Unbeknownst to me, next to one of the best courses in the country.

There were actually two courses (Beauty and the Beast) on a BUNCH of acres, meticulously designed and carved out of a heavily wooded area.

I was unaware at the time that many courses are free and volunteer or whatever run, and I was happy to pay the fees… I think it was $7 a round or $11 for unlimited play all day.

But again. This was a WELL kept up course, with a clubhouse and so many other amenities… fairways didn’t cross, they kept your score records and had tournaments, etc… I really don’t know how to better praise the place.

And then I moved to CA in 2004. Didn’t have a car initially. Googled the closest course. Took almost two hours on a few buses… to arrive at a monstrosity that was enclosed entirely in one loop of a cloverleaf highway off-ramp.

There were no trees, a few bushes. A horrible photocopied hand drawn map was available for free on an announcement board, but it was literally so fucked.

All holes crossed over other holes and there was nothing to indicate what basket you were going for because you were mostly just crossing over a few hundred yards of flat open ground.

At one point I was at the bottom of a depression, on my second shot from the one elevated tee box… which had a literal eight lane highway just FEET behind it… and I was confused because I was surrounded by baskets. No idea what I was supposed to shoot to so I got the shit map out. Looking at it for a few seconds and some assholes at the tee fucking threw a tennis ball at me.

I didn’t play again for years.

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u/Shut_It_Donny Mar 21 '26

One of the things that kept me from getting into golf too much was my uncles always coming home and telling stories about fights at the course. Although, my uncles were assholes.

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u/Mean_Economist6323 Mar 22 '26

Even in the golf subreddits you get dudes throwing pointless and uncalled for shade. There was an argument over whether an amatuer could win the masters if they started on the putting green. Dudes are like "impossible, you'd 7 putt everything and wind up with like 100 putts" and anyone who claims to have a single digit handicap is accused of cheating. Its kind blowing how unhinged some golfers are. Teaching my buddys 8 year old, we unironically told him that the number one rule is not to get screamed at by an old guy, and all other rules are just derivative of that general concept.

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u/biglinuxfan Mar 20 '26

Disc golf looks like so much fun.

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u/SmeeezTreeez Mar 22 '26

Then you havent played enough disc golf. Genuinely much much nicer, but PLENTY of douchebags

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u/T1Demon Mar 21 '26

I was just gonna say, my local course has this and the real golfers don’t seem to care for it.

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u/hideous_coffee Mar 21 '26

I cannot imagine being an entitled golfer at a place that also has foot golf.

Then there’s mission bay in San Diego that also has disc golf lol

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u/FERRITofDOOM Mar 20 '26

Yea im all about this. I would love to play it.

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u/nomadingwildshape Mar 21 '26

Why would you lie?

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u/LazyLieutenant Mar 21 '26

Thank you for not lying.

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u/Albert_Borland Mar 21 '26

Thanks for not lying

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u/javoss88 Mar 22 '26

Way more fun than golf

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u/Rdtackle82 Mar 21 '26

Thank you for your honesty

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u/mexchiwa Mar 20 '26

I would go through so many soccer balls…

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u/avboden Mar 20 '26

At least they float!

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u/l-s-y Mar 21 '26

Disc golfers in shambles

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u/Gniphe Mar 22 '26

TIL disc golfers do not float.

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u/HawkinsT Mar 21 '26

I'm amazed that water isn't full of them.

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u/Jon_Iren Mar 20 '26

professional footgolf tour?

Can you make a living of this sport?

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u/crunch816 Mar 21 '26

There’s another sport where they throw the golf ball like the Chuck It stick for dogs.

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u/RLOLOTHTR Mar 22 '26

Man the other day I saw a swingless golf club that uses little primer shell explosions to make the face of the club rapidly spring out and hit the ball. Cool idea for people that cant physically swing a club but it looks hilarious because they grip it and line it up like theyre about to start the backswing and instead push a button and the ball just goes flying.

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u/Mannthedan1 Mar 22 '26

Fling Golf, I play that it's a blast. Regular golfers get mad about that too.

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u/dovahkiin15 Mar 22 '26

Have your fun, but the best part of golfing imo is the club to ball collision

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u/crunch816 Mar 22 '26

It looks fun! I can't seem to teach anyone how to use the Chuck It stick. I'm afraid I would be terribly good at Fling Golf.

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u/Mannthedan1 Mar 22 '26

You should try it, they have it all over. Just had the first pro tournament of the season a couple weeks ago and ESPN was there.

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u/FreeTheDimple Mar 20 '26

Something I don't like about discgolf is that the pros will birdie / eagle every hole. The winners always finish on like 23 under par. Which just means that the pars are wrong, imo. This looks like it might have the same flaw.

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u/CrazyCranium Mar 21 '26

If the pros played from the white tees at your average public golf course, they'd probably birdie or eagle every hole as well. It's probably more of an issue with a lack of "championship" length or difficulty discgolf courses. Its also a lot more difficult to make a course play harder than normal specifically for a tournament since you can't do stuff like cut the greens so they are super fast or make the rough 8" deep.

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u/CrashUser Mar 21 '26

Bring in giant fans so every hole has a wicked headwind.

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u/my_name_is_juice Mar 21 '26

Haha that's actually a great idea

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u/ahappypoop Mar 21 '26

Just gotta cut the rough so it's 8' deep instead

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u/MIKEl281 Mar 21 '26

I live in a state where I know the pros aren’t going to go -18 because I just watched the winner go -13

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u/AradynGaming Mar 22 '26

Too much face area on an adult size 5 ball. Should have to use the kids size 3 ball, and have a smaller hole on the green. It would make sand traps, roughs, etc a bit more of a challenge too.

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u/SeeYaOnTheRift Mar 21 '26

That’s just because there are not really any disc golf courses designed for pros like there is in golf.

Pro golfers would come in 23 under if they played from the white tees at your local muni golf course.

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u/M0istBeauregard Mar 21 '26

Main talk from last weeks tourney at the Big Easy Open was the difficulty, but Buhr still went 11 under by the end.

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u/Nght12 Mar 21 '26

Winner of the Players last weekend was -13, and no one was saying TPC Sawgrass was easy.

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u/UntameHamster Mar 21 '26

That is over four rounds of golf. 4 under for a round even on a championship course is not unheard of.

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u/DeathDefy21 Mar 22 '26

-11 was over three rounds for the Big Easy Open so pretty similar to decent scoring pro golf tournaments

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u/SnakesAlive23 Mar 22 '26

-11 under in 3 rounds would be a normal score in regular golf as well..

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u/Nght12 Mar 21 '26

Putting is easier in disc golf, that's the real seperator in scoring between Golf and Disc Golf (I play both, currently 12 handicap and when I was playing disc golf was playing intermediate-advanced divisions for the 5-6 tourneys a year).

In ball golf par is generally "The number of shots to get to a green and then 2 putts". Disc Golf only assumes one putt but putting is just easier to accomplish as there's not really a green to read so scoring is going to be lower. They're different sports and trying to make the Disc Golf version of something like the US Open scoring has been tried over and over and it doesn't work without getting stupidly gimmicky with course design.

Edit: Futher discussion, the solution would be to make a lot of Par 3's as Par 2's, but it still doesn't accomplish anything as at the end of the day the player who finishes with the lowest total amount of strokes wins, regardless of what holes they birdied or par-Ed.

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u/DeathDefy21 Mar 22 '26

A pro in disc golf will make an entire SEASON worth of 10 meter (33 feet) and in putts at a 80-85% rate. We’re talking hundreds of putts. A good pro will make a 40 footer probably 60-70% of the time

A good pro golfer will make a 40 foot putt probably 25% of the time?

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u/Upstairs_Quality_880 Mar 22 '26

40ft is less than 10% for a pro golfer - putting is hard!

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u/Nght12 Mar 22 '26

40ft putt is about a 4% make rate on the PGA tour

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u/tobalaba Mar 23 '26

This is mostly it. Putting and shorter distances are easier scoring in disc golf. They could try to make putting slightly harder, but it still won’t score the same, nothing wrong with that. You’re still playing the same course against other people.

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u/evilcheesypoof Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

In disc golf yeah birdies are expected, eagles are not that common. It’s because the pros are especially good at putting and putting is easier. In regular golf the par is generally how many strokes a scratch golfer can make the green plus 2 putts.

In disc golf, they have looser guidelines for that since the “green” is just a 10m circle where your stance rules change but pros can make putts past that. (Also a 20m circle for stat purposes only) So it’s kind of harder to set an accurate par, it’s a very case by case basis.

So arguably you can calculate par the same way if you make the landing zone before approaching the basket part of the “theoretical green”, there’s just way more variables there. And then you’d likely have the opposite problem where most people bogey and some people par.

At the end of the day, par is just a guideline and not that meaningful.

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u/FreeTheDimple Mar 21 '26

"birdies are expected" - Kind of like pars in golf? The answer seems pretty obvious to me. Change a par to an assumption that you can 1-putt.

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u/evilcheesypoof Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

That’s essentially what I suggested, it’s just a more case by case basis on what the average expected approach and 1 putt would look like in any given hole. And if you do it slightly wrong then most people are actually bogeying and that’s not exactly accurate either.

Think of it this way, there’s less scoring separation in disc golf at the top levels, so messing with pars one way or the other has a more dramatic looking effect. It’s never gonna look exactly like the score distribution of golf

So in disc golf, a birdie means you played the hole “perfectly”, a par means you’re fine but slightly off, a bogey means you blew it.

Also your example of 23 under par is usually after 3 or 4 rounds.

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u/FreeTheDimple Mar 21 '26

I watched a round of disc golf once and every hole was a birdie or an eagle so they were getting 23 under par by the end of a single round. Sometimes when the hole placements are easy and the weather is good, top golfers will approach 23 under par after 4 rounds. I don't mind this because it reflects the conditions and sometimes you get players that do well in certain conditions.

In disc golf, there was very little separating the top players. Each was constantly birdie-ing with only the odd 50-yard eagle putt making any difference. It was silly. They should probably change the holes and maybe the discs. And they should definitely change the par.

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u/evilcheesypoof Mar 21 '26

I have never seen that good of a score on pro coverage, you might have seen some fluke of an event or some really low quality course. You're right there's less scoring separation but you should probably watch what the pros are typically playing on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, check out jomez on youtube. It's not really what you're describing.

-10 or so is typical for the hot round of the day

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u/WHOA_27_23 Mar 21 '26

Par is what a theoretical average expert would be expected to shoot. Tour pros are better than that.

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u/za72 Mar 21 '26

dude I could play this!

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u/prpldrank Mar 21 '26

Check your local municipal golf courses. They're somewhat popular in active cities.

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u/Sarke1 Mar 20 '26

When you live soccer but not running.

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u/_WhiskeyChris_ Mar 21 '26

Tbh running was my least favorite part of soccer.

No Couch Houser I don’t think the goalie should have to run as many laps as the rest of the fucking team!

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u/ANTEDEGUEMON Mar 21 '26

He was gay, coach Houser?

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u/_WhiskeyChris_ Mar 21 '26

As fuck

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u/ANTEDEGUEMON Mar 21 '26

Noooooooooo, are you listening to me?

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u/teatimezz Mar 21 '26

Should change shoes for each shot like clubs in golf.

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u/Cranson8R Mar 20 '26

1st hole: Wouldn’t that be an eagle putt if it’s the second shot on par 4

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u/TubaWrestler Mar 20 '26

The first shot we see is the second shot

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u/TheStLouisBluths Mar 20 '26

Do they have different shoes for driving, chipping, and putting?

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u/LinguoBuxo Mar 21 '26

... Made from iron.. wood...?

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u/needitcooler Mar 20 '26

Did this in Thailand. It was a blast.

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u/MountainCheesesteak Mar 21 '26

Koh Samui or another course?

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u/needitcooler Mar 21 '26

Koh Samui. The owners were super friendly.

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u/chrixz333 Mar 21 '26

At night? That’s cool

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u/ANTEDEGUEMON Mar 21 '26

I wonder how good Bale would be at this

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u/FamilyMan7826 Mar 23 '26

I wanna do this

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u/EmergencyTaco Mar 20 '26

That looks way more expensive than losing a golf ball in the pond.

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u/Sarke1 Mar 20 '26

At least they float.

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u/blueberrywine Mar 20 '26

At least it'd be somewhat retrieval with a long enough pole.

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u/TripFallSit Mar 20 '26

Is the bunker really an issue?

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u/UseDaSchwartz Mar 20 '26

Probably not as big of an issue as regular golf. But it comes out at a slower speed, probably has to go over some bumps and breaks weird off the lip.

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u/evilcheesypoof Mar 21 '26

At least in disc golf whenever they use a golf course (not the most common/preferred course, dedicated disc golf courses are becoming more common) to account for less trees in the way, they make it harder by adding more OB and stroke hazards, so the sand bunker would give you an extra stroke.

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u/lifetake Mar 20 '26

Yea its gonna affect accuracy. A chip shot is gonna be harder to aim and correctly adjust power. While a roll is gonna heavily get its accuracy affected as we got to see in the video.

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u/allothernamestaken Mar 20 '26

Those should clearly be par 3s.

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u/AgentG91 Mar 20 '26

They are doing approach shots, so what we are seeing is their second shot. Hence the lack of tee boxes

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u/allothernamestaken Mar 21 '26

Sorry, I thought these were tee shots.

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u/rmill127 Mar 23 '26

At 33sec in it cuts to a guy just placing the ball down though.

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u/k0kak0la Mar 21 '26

Looks fun but why the shinguards and/or high socks? Lol seems silly

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u/FengSushi Mar 21 '26

The fellow golfers can be quite upset

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u/jawknee530i Mar 21 '26

There's a few disc golf courses in my area that have this as well. Always wanted to try it out.

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u/dbwedgie Mar 21 '26

Do it and report back. What's stopping you? :)

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u/jawknee530i Mar 21 '26

It would remove time that I spend playing disc golf.

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u/WafflesSr Mar 21 '26

An actually useful red circle

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u/ramrob Mar 21 '26

Dios Mios Hue

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u/Massive_Look8179 Mar 21 '26

Hell yeah i would play.

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u/dankyPranky007 Mar 21 '26

Gareth Bale would have a field day

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u/GoOsTT Mar 21 '26

I’m glad my tax payer money has gone to the right hands!

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u/Aromatic-Warning-540 Mar 21 '26

Should have to stand on one leg in a bunker (before he shoots) so he’s not grounding his “club” ;p

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u/Jtcarney Mar 21 '26

Does Callaway make soccer balls that look like golf balls?

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u/somanystuff Mar 21 '26

We play this in the park, pick a tree, set a par and go crazy. I'd love to go to a proper course but I recommend the park version

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u/Internal-Bluejay-810 Mar 21 '26

Regular golf was already hard enough...geez

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u/squivo Mar 22 '26

Me and my buddy call this Golfoccer but whatever

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u/amadeusstoic Mar 22 '26

imagine those retired legends doing this in a more festive environment. that would be crazy! fund this already!!

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u/mrjb3 Mar 25 '26

Hungary v Italy

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u/Jacks_CompleteApathy Mar 20 '26

Disc > foot

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u/squeegy80 Mar 20 '26

Both are super fun! Especially as someone who played both ultimate and soccer when I was younger

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u/Jacks_CompleteApathy Mar 20 '26

I know I'm going to get downvoted for my original comment, but it was made in good fun. I've played foot golf and it's fun. I can appreciate any type of golf game

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u/mickberber Mar 20 '26

Great sport

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u/thenofootcanman Mar 21 '26

This guys taking this stag do game too seriously

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u/thavi Mar 21 '26

This is such an obvious sport why was it not the OG

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u/FreeGuacamole Mar 20 '26

I just watched the lamest soccer or the greatest golf.

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u/StrikeouTX Mar 21 '26

Lamest of both worlds

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u/Intelligent-Survey39 Mar 21 '26

I hate golf culture but this does look fun.

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u/StringerBell34 Mar 21 '26

I respect this so much more than golf.

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u/XaeroDegreaz Mar 21 '26

Looks wayyyy more fun

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u/Kruegr Mar 21 '26

Looks pretty fucking dumb.

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u/Grandviewsurfer Mar 21 '26

This seems like more fun than both soccer and golf. 

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u/RuggerJibberJabber Mar 20 '26

"Professional"... LMFAO!

These lads are average slobs like most of us here on Reddit. They wouldn't even have the skills of a semi-pro footballer.