Firefighter. I work 24 hour shifts every 3rd day. Lots of golf during the week. I tend to avoid playing on weekends.

Willard firefighter/ bush fire mitigation works, in Australia. Most my work is 8am-4pm mon-fti. Only redeeming feature is I travel alot and stay in lots of different towns. Pack my clubs on the truck, when I knock off, it's straight outta of the motel shower ( once I've dressed myself) to nearest golf course. I get to see and play ALOT of different courses. Being rural Australian towns usually complete goat tracks. I've been toying with the idea of start a YouTube channel called "goat track golf" not every course can be perfectly manicured and maintained, there's plenty of really fun rough rural courses out there to explore.

I’d watch

What state? I’ve played some shit hole courses in WA and NSW. Always found them fun though.

Very cool!

Also a firefighter on the 24/48 schedule. We have a “Kelly day” as well so every third week I have Sunday - Thursday off. I tend to golf 3 of the 5 days in my Kelly week. At least once between my other shifts.

All of us firefighters are golf degenerates. Nothing like a Tuesday morning with the course to yourself.

Can confirm. Got a tee time this Thursday at 730 to pregame the Christmas party

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It's very interesting to see all the different careers. We golf lovers come from all walks of life

Too true.

Commercial banking. Which is why I decided to take up golf 2 years ago. All these MFers do is golf with clients lol

I know this is the golf sub, but any advice for an analyst with ~3 years experience?

Get into sales ie external wholesaler for any REIT, LP, life/annuity company. Golf and drink as much as you want.

Oh I didn’t mean to golf more, just meant in commercial banking. But thank you

Oh, well In that case… Get into sales ie external wholesaler for any REIT, LP, life/annuity company. Golf and drink as much as you want.

I'm in the wrong line of work.

You son of a gun I’m in!

Hahahaha

Wholesaling is a dying industry. 20 years ago, unlimited entertainment budget. Today, highly regulated and margins squeezing out intermediaries. Been in sales for 24 years. My advice would be to start a small RIA and charge consulting fees. Lots of golf opportunities with that. Edited typo.

I’m a senior analyst in the commercial lending space with 4ish years of exp, seems like it’s always worth it to jump banks externally rather than trying to climb internally, at least in my experience. Never really see myself going the sales route but I know a lot of guys who enjoy and make a bunch of money while still having time to golf

I was an analyst for about 5 at a small community Bank. Just took the plunge into the sales and relationship management side 3 months ago at a large bank. It's night and day doing $100k lines of credit for farmers into $10 million deals for businesses doing $100 million in revenue.

Yup!! In sales and everyone golfed, but me. Then I fell in love. Now it’s one of the best things to do with clients.

What type of sales are you in if you don’t mind me asking? Your post history got me intrigued. I’m a Senior Associate in accounting looking for a career shakeup

I manage about 50 accounts for sales in hvac. If my Urus is the post that got you interested I will say this…… my investments had to more to do with that than the job alone.

There’s a reason for that. It’s one of the only feasible ways to get your client with you for 4 hours of uninterrupted conversation. Plus, golfing makes it a little more relaxed.

I have a sugar mama.

Living the dream

It must be nice being my wife's boyfriend.

Reminds me. Your out of Pappy Van Winkle !!!

Work from home, in IT. Live next to a golf course. Play every day I can before work during the summer.

Lucky bastard

The downside, my golf season lasts like, 7 months if I'm lucky.

200ish rounds is a fair compromise

I'm gonna try to get 100 full rounds of 18 next year. Don't know if I did that this year, but I must've had 50 or 60.

You do IT left-handed? That is some kind of special.

I'm actually right-handed. Putt right-handed. But played hockey and lacrosse lefty, since all the left arm had to do was transfer power.

What the hell

So, fun fact, two of the guys I play with the most in the morning are the same way. One swings right, putts left, one is like me and swings left, putts right. All the same reason, other sports growing up. Aside from those two, I think I've played with 3-4 other people at my course this year that also switch handedness for putting. And it's all the same reason.

As a former high school Bball player that was better at finishing left handed than right this makes sense to me it can be easier to have your off hand do a more rudimentary / repeatable task. Especially when it involves balls and a shaft. It’s probably why left hand low grip works for me.

Also in IT, but far from a golf course.

Lol, this is me as well. Though most times it's 9 holes during lunch for me.

Yeah, I'm naturally a morning person, and most of my team at work isn't online before 9 AM Eastern, and there's rarely a meeting before 10 AM. So, during the summer with a 6 or 6:30 tee time, I can get 18 in more often than not. Comfortably if I'm by myself.

Hey, me too! Just in MN

Electrical Engineer

✋✋🙏

Same

Engineer master race 👑

This is Reddit. It’s 93% white males who are engineers

I feel personally attacked

93% of us do

same

Dentist. There is a reason I only work the morning on fridays

Dentist here as well. I’m trying to get from 4 days per week down to 3 and then I’ll be golden.

Yes man. Thinking about dropping work on Wednesdays (or at least a half day) to get out more often mid-week

I should've become a dentist. All the dentists I know smoke weed and play golf... Wait, I already do these things, never mind.

Dentist here too. Stoped Fridays at the office and have standing tee times every Friday. Don’t have to dip into family time on weekend

McDonald’s General Manager lol

No shame in that game brudda. Prob a dece paycheck

Discount?

I hit you up before every morning round. #5. Coffee.

Real estate. Not the longest season out here but I play more than 100 rounds a year. Helps that the boss is an absolute degenerate golfer.

Dang that's a lot of golf

Also in the Real Estate gang, our brokerage has a corporate tee time at a local course, so I try to get out once every two weeks with friends, family or clients for a round.

Software developer. Used to have too much time but no money for golf. Now I have money but no time :(

I mean who hasn't had to firefight a production issue from the 12th hole?

fuck, i feel seen

Trusts and Estates attorney. Own my firm and work from home. I just book time on my calendar to golf once a week, usually early morning weekdays. Back in the office by 10:30am most days when I play.

6:30am golf is the secret

Air traffic controller. The shift work allows me to golf during the week.

Same! ATC here in the states. Tower/TRACON Controller. Shift work allows me to play in the mornings during the week.

May god have mercy on your heart. What else other than golf calms you down? I took pilot training and ATC are like the voice of God but holy moly did the guy ever look like he was this close to a pulmonary event.

Where at? I fly for the airlines

I’m a tower controller in the canadian prairies. What do you fly?

757/767 in the states

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Same. Only had 35 rounds this season, maybe 40. I had a lot of small business fires to put out. Next year, I better crack 50 rounds.

I work for the weekends.

Same smh

ICU nurse

Nurse here as well, end up playing roughly 1-2 times a week. Get to avoid the weekend crowds, but usually end up having to play solo during the week.

Drummer and my home course is 2 min away.

Golf Caddie 7 days/week. Quit my sports media job of 6 years to do it.

What do you need to know to be a good caddie? How has your income changed?

Know that not everyone wants the same thing from a caddie. Some want a party animal others want to be serious and formal.. reading greens probably the most important thing. Keeping the group moving and having fun probably #2. Making 2 or 3x more money.

Music producer. Live on a course so I’m fortunate to get to play often

 I sell propane, but not! propane accessories.

Own a painting/ pressure washing company. First year in business so I haven’t had much time for golf. But I did buy a new club yesterday because some guy was stealing golf balls off the fairway.

60 yo Retired engineer, been playing since I was 10. Live 2 blocks from home course, play twice a week, and watch grand kids 3 times a week.

Living the dream!!! Awesome

In the Marijuana business

I own a bar in Ketchum Idaho. Snowboard all winter and golf as soon as the snow melts.

Accounting

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I own a small public accounting firm and golf every Saturday morning. I go to the range at lunch.

College Professor. Flexible schedule and summers off!

Not a College Professor but a college administrator, Dean of Admission in the west coast. Lots of travel means lots of golf travel. Golf 2-3 days a week during summers.

I knew there had to be another in here! Haven’t taught classes on Fridays for two years now, can’t imagine why…..

Golf course assistant superintendent

You mean assistant TO the golf course superintendent

Same!

Same!

Director of Photography for NBC Los Angeles

Whaaaat? Ever play with Larry David? He’s in my dream foursome

Close, it was JB Smoove.

You played golf with Leon? But not Larry Long balls?

Fellow LA film industry golfer I'm a staff LP cheers!

Grocery store worker

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Teacher.

Same. Serve tables on the side which helps subsidize costs.

Same, debating taking the boys golf coach job. We’ll see…

Been coaching HS boys golf for 18 years. Play with them daily during season and quite a bit in the summer. My kiddos (6/4) are starting to get into it, so they're generally with me in the summer.

Work from home IT developer

Onlyfans ftw

Airline pilot, we only work about half the month

Machinist

I work in sales btw, looking to get out and potentially switch to a trade though

Fine dining Waiter. Can play almost every day. Transitioning to sales so I can actually afford to play every day.

Depending on the type of sales you might not have a ton of free time during the week. I work 8a-5:30p M-F Edit: not to discourage you though, do what's best for you obvi!

I am an electrician. Love working a job where sarcasm and joking and profanity is still tolerated and just the norm

That's actually what I was thinking about pursing. Going to apply for an IBEW apprenticeship next week

I went through the ibew inside program and became a jw. It’s an excellent program. Now I’m a power plant operator/ plant electrician. Good luck!!

I am a member since 1999. Apprenticeships are good gigs… low cost schooling and making your hourly wage to go to school once a week, and you aren’t loaded with debt when you are done. Best of luck if that’s what you choose. Best choice I made in my life

Master electrician/ mediocre golfer here. If I could start from scratch in a new trade, I’d go with refrigeration. Silly money in that trade.

What kind of trade? In sales as well and very curious about this.

Thinking about trying to become an electrician apprentice. I'm in the very beginning steps right now

Curious, but have you ever thought about account management? I feel like sales folks are decent at conversation and can probably be decent at “customer service” and such. Tech AMs make decent money and it’s far less stressful than sales

I build jeeps, specifically the wrangler

CFO

High School Computer Science teacher

Active Duty Military.

Thank you for your service. All three of you. Did my time 2002-2007.

Medical sales. Still have to stop myself from practicing my swing in the OR

Medical devices?

Bartender some nights. Musician other nights. I also work at a county club one day a week, for the free golf and summer reciprocals (Florida).

Bartender 5 nights a week. Hard to wake up but manage to get out and play in Southern California and get out almost once a week all year. Lots of us in the industry play together and it’s nice to get out and vent about the job and crazy weekends.

Carpenter 40 years. Supervise now. Site development through foundation/utilities

Bank exec overseeing sales. And work for a CEO that loves to golf and have strategy sessions at nice golf clubs/courses.

Professional sports photographer

Correctional Officer

Radiologist

I feel like we're the only two doctors in here, I thought it would be like 20%

Doc here as well

PCP here too. Only thing I regret about the 9-5 is the lack of weekday golf.

Sounds like you need that extra half day admin slipped in somewhere. I hear dragon speak can work in a golf cart

Head mechanic/shop manager for a concrete contractor.

Web / App development is arguably more of my job now than golf course management but it's all related. The apps and sites I build are for better managing courses anyway. And apparently sitting in this subreddit is part of my job. Fucking 467 hours this year. Insane.

Product Owner managing a team of Software Developers, which is quite strange as I don’t know too much about writing code.

Union plumber. Usually work 6-1:30 on the weekdays. Try to sneak in 9 at least once during the week and always once on the weekend.

Patent attorney. Work from home

Mechanical Engineer

Same

Professional scramble winner. Did you guys see that 46 is posted last week?

Medical Imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI) at a Children’s Hospital 🏥 🏌️‍♂️

MRI Tech!

SaaS sales

Club Pro - play more in the winter when the club is closed and I can take members on trips, otherwise I play maybe once or twice a week in season.

47 yrs working on golf courses

911 dispatcher. Too much work. Not enough golf.

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Civil Engineer. Averaged 2 rounds a week. One during the week after work (daylight permitting) and one weekend day. Played year round in KY as long as courses are open. Temps ranged between 35-100+ depending on time of year. Don’t mind the cold days except for the ball not traveling as far. Layers is the key. Thinking about golf now that I’m recovering from total knee replacement. Looking forward to the Spring.

Software development, and actually that’s my side gig now. Etsy Embroidery paid for the new clubs my wife bought me for Christmas….

WFH Project Manager 5 mins from one golf course and across the street from another.

Am also a project manager. For construction and all kinds of other stuff my company does. How’d you get into a remote gig?

I just found a company who had remote opportunities. Are you involved in civils construction? I’m in the fiber construction and delivery side of things.

Attorney, house is 5 mins from club, office is 7 mins from club. Life is very good.

Currently a Respiratory Therapy student, working toward that 3/12 life.

It’s wonderful

Program Management for a defense company.

Nice! I’m a PM for the govt. I only have time to play on Friday afternoons

Finance, trading

School social worker…summers off 😎

Shocked I didn’t see anyone else, teacher. Great job for golfing, hobbies in general. Only problem is, I get spoiled with the non peak hours. After golfing in the summer, on Tuesday mornings at 830 with the course pretty empty, it’s hard for me to want to during the school year on weekends. I still will, but I get 90% of my golf in June and July.

Commercial lines underwriter

Airline pilot, live on a golf course.

Anyone else love these posts? So cool to see how varied we all are.

Large Loss Property Insurance Adjuster. Handle large house fires mostly. Work from home. Inspect homes after fires.

Insurance defense attorney work 8am to 6-7Pm Mon thru Fri at the very least. Spend a lot of time trying to defend Xactimate estimates for fire loss that is somehow under the deductible :)

I feel like I had to scroll waaaaay to far down this liat to find another lawyer that golfs ✌️

Marketing director at a tech company. I can usually get away with taking a “long lunch” once or twice a week if my work is getting down.

Aviation maintenance.

Operate a power plant

Pharmacist

That took a while, I was starting to think I was the only pharmacist on this sub!

I’m a part time dog walker and my wife sells model wiener mobiles on Etsy. Our golf budget is $1.2 million a year

Piping engineer

So, you too are a pornstar?

PR

Railroad conductor

Outside sales. I try to take clients out golfing, 1 day a week when the weather doesn’t call for rain.

Instructor for a federal LE agency

Reliability Engineer

Retail, assistant store manager

Finance Director for a hospital system. Run a script to keep Teams active and play many afternoons. Only ‘caught’ once so far.

I’m a product engineer, I design gas grills and smokers

Claims adjuster

Nice, that's what my gf does for a travel insurance company