Does Music Belong on the Golf Course?

Bluetooth speakers have become almost as common on the golf course as rangefinders and GPS units. For some golfers, music is simply part of the experience. For others, one of the best parts about playing golf is getting outside and enjoying a few hours without all the extra noise.

So, who is right?

On this episode of Splitting Fairways, Ryan and I debate whether music actually belongs on the golf course. I’m taking the pro-music side, while Ryan would prefer golfers leave the speaker at home. Well…sort of.

Because like most things we discuss, it isn’t quite that simple.

When Does Your Music Become Everyone Else’s Music?

There is a big difference between playing music quietly enough for your cart or foursome to enjoy and making sure the group three fairways over knows exactly what is on your playlist. And maybe that is where the real debate begins.

Does the type of round matter? Music during a Saturday afternoon round with your buddies might feel completely normal, but what about a peaceful 7:00 AM tee time? Like many of golf’s unwritten rules, which we discussed in an earlier episode, there may not be one answer that works for every round or every golfer.

Then we get to perhaps the most important question: Who gets veto power?

If three golfers want music and one wants silence, should the majority win? Or, as Ryan argues, should silence be the default because nobody else should be forced to listen to your music?

Of course, we also have to address one of golf’s greatest crimes: two carts playing two completely different playlists.

Music on the golf course isn’t going anywhere, but that doesn’t mean anything goes. Where should golfers draw the line?

Check out our latest episode of Splitting Fairways and let us know: Are you Team Music or Team Silence?

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