# What do you say to someone as they go off to play golf? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 2, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441 "2012-09-02T13:20:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/21 "2012-09-03T19:22:15Z")
“Hit 'em straight!” Or as others have said, “Have a good round.” ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/22 "2012-09-03T21:39:23Z")
What’s wrong with just “Good luck”? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/23 "2012-09-03T22:26:24Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > What’s wrong with just “Good luck”? Nothing. OP was looking for something more sport specific, that’s all. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/24 "2012-09-03T22:42:55Z")
Almost any quote from _Caddyshack_ will get you on their good side. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/25 "2012-09-04T15:12:22Z")
I usually use “Bye! Have fun storming the castle!” as my all-purpose wishing someone off remark, but the intersection between golfers and _Princess Bride_ fans is probably not all that big. I’m actually more interested in what you’d say to someone heading off to read _Walden_… somehow ‘storming the castle’ doesn’t fit, here. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/26 "2012-09-04T17:24:10Z")
I’d probably just say “Have fun!” ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/27 "2012-09-04T17:39:08Z")
As others have said, “round,” not “game.” ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/28 "2012-09-04T17:41:34Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Almost any quote from _Caddyshack_ will get you on their good side. Nooooonan. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/29 "2012-09-04T17:46:29Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Almost any quote from _Caddyshack_ will get you on their good side. “Cinderella boy!” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/30 "2012-09-04T17:59:01Z")
"Oh Mrs. Crane, you’re a little monkey woman. Yeah, you’re lean, mean, and I bet you’re not too far in between are ya. How’d you like to wrap your spikes around my… " ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/31 "2012-09-04T18:03:13Z")
Strangers in the night… exchanging clothing… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441/32 "2012-09-05T01:17:23Z")
“Hit them Long and Straight” “Play Well” From _Caddyshack_ “Your honor, your honor” “FORE!..I should have yelled TWO” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-someone-as-they-go-off-to-play-golf/633441.md?page=1)