Even with FIFA World Cup fever currently in full effect, there’s another sport that has garnered a lot of attention across Vancouver. You see, there’s something uniquely Canadian about teeing off under a sunny blue sky and sharing laughs with a foursome of friends. For many, golf is a lot of fun. This is especially true when it includes downing a few beverages on the green. Golfing and drinking have gone hand in hand for decades.
Father’s Day comes on Sunday, June 21 and golf courses across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley will fill up with dads, buddies and weekend warriors. It’s worth remembering that the safest drive of the day should be the one taken home after 18 holes.
Golf culture has changed over the years.
Today’s golf outings are just as much social events as they are sporting competitions. Courses in Vancouver, Surrey, Langley, Burnaby and Coquitlam are seeing more group bookings, Father’s Day tournaments, corporate golf days and afternoon patio sessions than ever before. Sometimes, the scorecard determines the pace of the drinks. Playing poorly? “Guess I’m drinking away my double bogeys.” String together a couple birdies? “Better keep the birdie juice flowing!”
Either way, alcohol can quietly impair judgment and reaction times long before someone feels intoxicated. After four or five hours on the course in the sun, combined with dehydration and drinks spread throughout the round, many golfers underestimate how impaired they actually are.
Golfers need reliable rides home.
Unlike a dinner downtown where people might take an Uber both ways, golfers often drive themselves to the course because they need their clubs, shoes, extra gear and sometimes even a change of clothes. That creates a problem later in the day. No one wants to leave their vehicles overnight or try squeezing golf clubs into the backseat of standard rideshares. That’s where a professional designated driving service like MyDDride makes life much easier!
Instead of arranging multiple vehicles or risking the drive home, MyDDride sends a sober professional driver to safely drive you home in your own vehicle. A chase car follows behind. Your clubs stay in your trunk. Your vehicle ends up safely in your driveway and you avoid both stress and danger entirely.
Father’s Day weekend is one of the busiest times of year for golf courses.
Families book tee times, friends organize golf getaways and many dads finally get the excuse to relax with a few drinks after a long week. But Father’s Day should end with good memories, not risky decisions. Booking a designated driver ahead of time means everyone in the group can fully enjoy the day responsibly.
There should be no debates about “who’s okay to drive.” Also, no awkward rock-paper-scissors at the clubhouse parking lot and definitely no trying to calculate BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) levels after a six-hour golf marathon and patio session. Getting home safely is always the real win. If the birdie juice starts flowing, MyDDride is ready to help.
Book your designated driver today!
To learn all about our Designated Driver Service, give us a call or text us at 604-283-8532. You may visit our Contact page to schedule your designated driver anywhere in Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Langley, Maple Ridge, Coquitlam and across the Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley areas.
Happy Father’s Day!