(Editor’s note: this was originally posted on September 18, 2013 on “View from the Rough”)

  • You refer to the course as a “track”
  • You say things like “Bite!”, “Release!”, “Cut!”, “Be the right club today!” during your round
  • You track your fairways, greens and putts while you play
  • You discuss different course architects (“Did you know this is a Donald Ross course?”)
  • You have your name engraved on your bag
  • You have a name tag on your bag
  • You wear a visor when you play
  • You’ve played more than 18 holes in a day before
  • You have played 18 at one course, and then went to another course to get in another 18
  • You own a pull cart (this goes for anyone under the age of 65)
  • You have your own particular way of marking your ball to identify it from others
  • You play in multiple golf leagues
  • Golf is your only real hobby
  • You have traveled down South, West or to a foreign country strictly to play golf
  • You have your own putting mat at work
  • You end emails with “Hit ‘em straight”
  • Rather than going out for drinks on a Friday night, you stay in for a good night sleep since you have an early tee time
  • You set a reminder on your phone to call for a tee time the minute the course is accepting them
  • You’ve tried playing golf before the course even opens
  • You keep track of all the courses you’ve played, and then email your friends about it
  • You started a golf blog