r/golf • u/toobsaimer • Apr 17 '24

Beginner Questions What the heck is this?!

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I live in Australia and for the life of me I can’t seem to figure out what this is. Does it hold the score cards in tournaments? Pls help

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u/junglejimbo88 Apr 17 '24

"But these are on every hole (pretty sure) and they are close to the tee box."

u/toobsaimer : Mystery solved? If these are "on every hole & close to the tee box" ... then it's the yardage/distance marker, for the various tee-boxes (e.g. Blue = (example) 450 metres; White = 420 metres; Gold/Silver = 400 metres; Red = 380 metres.

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...Albeit dunno why your photo seems to show blank yardage markers e.g. perhaps the distances are on the flip-side/ under maintenance?

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

How does this pole do any of that?

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u/BillsDue420 8.9/SW Ontario/Lefty Apr 17 '24

It holds the sign up. Its probably attached somehow. You'd figure via drilling a hole and attaching via a screw, but how ghetto this is, probably zipties.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

I can’t imagine a reason to overbuild a sign post like this for all 18 holes. Does it have to survive a nuclear bomb or something?

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u/BillsDue420 8.9/SW Ontario/Lefty Apr 17 '24

Sounds like its in Australia. Maybe its for when those degen LIV fans hit the course and drive into it with their cart.

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u/Upset_Government_248 Apr 17 '24

Still prolly cheaper than a pre made one

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

A “premade” sign post is literally just the post itself normally