Some rounds of golf are unforgettable for all the wrong reasons—just ask one Reddit user who shared a nightmare story about teeing it up with his boss.
Posting under the name Surf_skate_ski on r/golf, the player admitted to carding a 120 while playing alongside his boss, a former professional who casually fired a 65 on the same day. The embarrassment was amplified by a confession: the employee had lied about his golfing ability during his job interview years earlier.
“Title says it all,” the post began. “After a summer of shooting low 90s and high 80s pretty consistently, I finally convinced my ex-pro boss to take me out to his private club. Proceeded to choke completely and didn’t make a single par the whole round. AMA.”
The boss, meanwhile, shot a score that was nearly half of his employee’s. “It’s not just the 120 and the awkward play,” the post continued. “It was right next to a 65—that made it so much worse.”
But the real kicker came in the backstory. When asked during his job interview years earlier about his handicap, the Redditor admitted he had never played golf in his life but still answered, “couple over par.” That little white lie lived on until the disastrous round brought it crashing down.
“The best part is three years ago when I interviewed for the position I had never golfed in my life,” he wrote. “I lied because I didn’t even understand how stupid my answer was.”
Instead of owning up to nerves or lack of preparation, the player even pointed fingers at the course itself: “Honestly, I think it was the course. It was really tight and the bunkers were ferocious. Going from the local muni to a tough private track with fast greens just exposed me.”
Still, he managed to keep a sense of humor. When asked if he planned to quit golf forever, his response was: “If I still have a job come tomorrow, I’ll quit until next time. If I don’t, I’ll still quit until next time.”
Lesson learned: never lie about your golf game—because sooner or later, you’ll have to prove it.
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