Irresistible reads! A collection of classic and outstanding humorous golf senryu

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

If you love golf, there are countless moments that make you nod and say, “So true!” Golf senryu—capturing the sport’s unique joys, frustrations, and chuckle-worthy moments in a 5-7-5 rhythm—adds even more fun to your play.

It’s funny how even days of crying over out-of-bounds or cheering for birdies become endearing memories when put into senryu.

This time, we’re sharing plenty of golf senryu packed with empathy and laughter.

Find your favorite verse and use it as a conversation starter with your friends!

You’ll want to read it! A collection of classic and masterful golf senryu you can read and laugh at (11–20)

I detoured; please adjust the score as well.NEW!

If you avoid the fairway and take the long way around, your ball can end up flying somewhere unexpected, and your score can balloon.

In moments like that, you can’t help but wish, “If only my score could be fixed too!”—a feeling that’s turned into a joke here.

It’s humor that plays off golf’s rules and difficulty: “If taking the long route ruins my score, at least even it out for me!” It lightly expresses a golfer’s true feelings.

Raise the rankinglower

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