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!
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Irresistibly readable! A collection of classic and masterful humorous golf senryu (1–10)
In the breeze, the scent of grass and bursts of laughterNEW!
It’s a verse that makes anyone who’s played a round of golf smile and say, “I know that feeling!” Morning at the course: a gentle breeze brushes your cheeks, and the fresh scent of grass drifts in the air.
During the round with friends, what you hear are bursts of laughter and cheerful chatter.
There’s the joy of a clean shot, and the shared chuckles when someone makes a small mistake.
All that comfort and fun waft together in a scene captured lightly in just seventeen syllables.
It makes you feel as if you’re standing on the course yourself, sensing the wind’s scent and the sound of laughter.
Even a fairway isn’t fair when I’m involved.NEW!
In golf, the “fairway” is the flat, easy-to-hit stretch of grass you aim for after your tee shot.
Normally, finding your ball there is lucky! But in this verse, the phrase “when it’s me” implies that even a precious fairway becomes anything but fair—my shots immediately hook or slice off it.
It’s a self-deprecating golfer’s joke: “The fairway, which should be the best place to be, doesn’t really work for me.” In other words, it playfully pokes fun at the poet’s own swing with a light, affectionate touch.
Weight training with unused clubs on my backNEW!
When making the rounds, people usually carry only the clubs they’ll actually use, but some folks think, “I’ll bring the heaviest one just in case…” and end up trudging along with clubs they never touch.
Seeing that, a buddy joked, “It’s like you’re doing weight training!” It’s a line about that scene.
Watching someone walk the course with unused clubs on their back is funny yet endearing, packing both the joy of golf and a touch of personal quirkiness.
The weather’s good, I’m feeling good, now it’s up to luck.NEW!
It’s a light, witty verse that captures the fun of golf and a dash of feeling.
“The weather’s good” paints a perfect day—sunny with a pleasant breeze, ideal for play.
“I’m feeling good, too” means the body’s in top shape, and there’s extra snap in the swing.
Up to this point everything’s perfect, but the final “now it’s up to luck” makes you chuckle—that’s the charm of this senryu.
No matter how great the weather and your condition, in golf luck can sway the score! It’s a sentiment every golfer can relate to.
On weekdays, the ball that loosens my wife’s solesNEW!
From the phrase “on weekdays,” you can picture the everyday life of a normal workday.
On such days, you can’t go to the golf course, so how do you spend time at home? In this verse, amusingly enough, you end up becoming a “golf ball to loosen my wife’s soles”! In other words, the small ball used for golf is used to stimulate pressure points on the soles of the feet, gently easing your wife’s fatigue and stiffness—a humorous and heartwarming scene.
It’s a verse that conveys a small slice of everyday life.
I meant to coach the new hire—but they outdrove me.NEW!
When you hear the word “new hire,” many of you probably picture a young player from your golf circle.
This verse humorously portrays an unexpected turn: the senior, intending to teach the youngster how to hit, ends up getting outdriven when they compare tee shots—the senior suffers a “distance defeat.” The bait-and-switch of trying to instruct but losing instead, along with the slight sting of frustration, makes this a chuckle-worthy line.
Looks fun—dimples on the ball—overflowing.NEW!
You can really feel the golf world buzzing with excitement—just the word “fun” conveys it.
In the phrase, “dimples on the ball” refers to the many dimples on a golf ball’s surface.
In Japanese, these dimples are sometimes affectionately called “dimples” like the ones on a smiling face.
They’re actually there to improve airflow so the ball flies better, but in this line, having “lots of dimples” lightly expresses a cheerful feeling, as if the ball itself were smiling.