Golf in Korea – Fairway Journal

개인정보 처리방침 / Privacy Policy / 個人情報保護方針 최종 업데이트 / Last updated / 最終更新日: 2025-08-24 1. 개요 / Overview / 概要 KR Fairway Golf Lite 및 Fairway Golf Pro(이하 “앱”)는 사용자의 개인정보를 수집·저장·공유하지 않습니다. 모든 데이터는 사용자의 기기에만 저장되며, 외부 서버로 전송되지 않습니다. EN Fairway Golf Lite and Fairway Golf Pro (“the App”) do not collect, store, or share any personal information. All data remains on your device and is never transmitted to external servers. JP Fairway Golf Lite および Fairway Golf Pro（以下、「本アプリ」）は、ユーザーの個人情報を収集、保存、または共有しません。すべてのデータはユーザーのデバイスにのみ保存され、外部サーバーに送信されることはありません。 2. 수집하는 개인정보 / Data Collection / 収集する個人情報 KR 없음 EN None JP なし 3. 데이터 사용 및 보관 / Data Usage & Storage / データ使用および保管 KR 모든 라운드 기록, 설정, PDF, 백업 파일은 기기 내 저장소에만 저장됩니다. 앱은 서버를 운영하지 않으며, 데이터를 원격으로 전송·저장하지 않습니다. 앱 삭제 시 데이터도 함께 삭제됩니다. EN All round records, settings, PDFs, and backup files are stored locally on your device. We do not operate any ...

🌌 What Is Night Golf? Korea’s summers are hot and humid, which is why night golf has become so popular. Fully lit courses let you play well past sunset — perfect for night owls like me. Tee times can start as late as 7–8 PM and go until midnight. And yes, there are even special rules that apply only at night. Just look at the flood of lights! 💡 Why It’s Popular in Korea Beat the Heat → Daytime rounds in summer can be brutal; night rounds are cooler. Busy Lifestyle → Office workers finish work and head straight to the course. Scenic Experience → Playing under floodlights feels surreal, almost like stadium sports. Cheaper Rates → Often slightly discounted compared to prime daytime slots. 👀 What to Expect Every fairway and green is lit up with massive floodlights. Shadows can play tricks on your depth perception, especially on the green. Balls are easier to track in the air, but harder to find in the rough or dim areas. Courses usually close aroun...

😇 The Elegant Intellectual… Not Quite For 30-something years, I’ve prided myself on being a graceful, intelligent person. And even though ChatGPT isn’t a human, I thought of it as my development partner—so I tried to speak politely. Well… that didn’t last long. 🥇 First Test of Patience – The Vanishing Scorecard Data I’d save my scores, ball flights, and putts with care… only to open the “Previous Rounds” screen and find them all gone. Only the total score survived. GPT:  “Maybe you didn’t enter the values?” Me:  “If I didn’t, why are the score and course name showing on the main screen?” GPT  promised  to fix it. After the “fix,” I saved multiple rounds—only the last round’s data appeared. Complaint. Another “fix.” Still broken. Another "fix". No.. still not working. I complain again, Why do you keep insisting it works when it doesn’t?” …Then suddenly, it worked. Two hours for the first crisis. 🥈 Second Test of Patience – The Basic Scorecard I had a simple PPT moc...

 🌟 Why Play Night Golf at Seo Seoul CC? Seo Seoul Country Club is one of my favorite night golf locations. Just a 40-minute drive from central Seoul, it offers reliable service, decent food, and most importantly — excellent lighting . Lighting quality makes or breaks night golf, and unlike some other clubs with poor setups, Seo Seoul CC’s LED system is strong enough that it never distracts from play. It is a typical mountain-style course — if you aim toward the hills, you might even get “saved” by a friendly bounce. Being an older club (opened in 1993), it also has the traditional two-green system , so the experience can differ depending on which green is in play. Seo Seoul CC is officially a membership-only club , but tee times can sometimes be booked through phone reservations or via the KakaoGolf app. Image source: SeoSeoul Country Club official site 📌 Quick Facts (2025, updated) Location : Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, ~40 minutes north of Seoul Course : 18 holes, Par 72, m...

🎯 Keeping the Goal Simple My expectations weren’t high. My previous UI was so ugly it burned my eyes, and I figured, “Well, I guess this is just what happens when you let ChatGPT build an app.” So this time, I set my sights on just three simple things: Track  driver ball flight  +  putts Work entirely  offline  (no internet, no GPS) Be my own  lifelong golf logbook I didn’t care if other players exaggerated their scores or if a caddie “generously” shaved a few strokes off— I just wanted my own accurate record for post-round analysis, and cold, hard evidence to cry over during lessons. 📊 The Nightmare That Was the Score Input Screen The start was promising: Just put “Enter Score” and “View Previous Rounds” on the home screen… Then, I’d just need the score input screen, right? (Yeah… no.) The data fields I wanted were simple enough: Par Driver ball flight Number of putts Score “Like other log apps — let's just use dropdown menus. Easy!” Naïve. Here’s the pr...

  ⛳ A Unique Local Rule You Won’t See Everywhere What Is “Double Par”? One day, I was playing screen golf in Korea with my Australian friend. Out of nowhere, he asked: “Why is that called Double Par? That sounds much nicer than a quadruple.” A true culture shock moment. I lived abroad for over 10 years, but I had never played golf back then — so I honestly didn’t know it wasn’t standard golf English. (Stupid me 😅) 📌 So, What Is a Double Par in Korea? Simple definition : If you take more than twice the hole’s par, your score for that hole is automatically capped and you move on. Examples : Par 3 → Max 6 strokes Par 4 → Max 8 strokes Par 5 → Max 10 strokes 💡 Why Koreans Use It Korean golf courses have a few special rules to keep things moving — one of them is always playing in  a foursome . This ensures no bottlenecks and smooth play for everyone. Reasons for the “double par” rule: Pace of Play  → Avoid holding up the group behind you. Beginner-Friendly  → Saves beg...