What's your longest hiatus from the game, and how did you fare when you returned?

12 years. From low 80's to low 90's

Quit for 10 years when the kids played year round sports. Came back about 8-10 strokes worse. Currently on about a 4 month layoff from playing.

6 months after back surgery. 1st round back I'm scared to hit it full. I get on the back 9 one of my partners tells to swing the club or go home.

I hit a pissed off 1 iron and holed my 2nd Albatross on the next hole.

Of course I don't think I even made a par the rest of the way.

I don't think I broke 80 the rest of the year

30 yrs, just started back 18 months ago, rough going in terms of the score, but loads of fun with good friends

6 months on a true hiatus...I mean not even looking at a club or touching a golf ball.

I'm about to go a year doing the same, so I've been looking at ways to keep my swing up when I can't play

Started when I was a kid. Played almost daily through college (played college golf). Was around scratch. Got really burned out.

Quit for 3 years. Picked it back up and didn't lose ball striking that much but short game was shite. Lost about 4 strokes.

Quit playing again for 5 years due to career, moving around, golf is fricking expensive, etc.

Just started playing again about 2 weeks ago. First round back was at squire creek from the tips. Birdied the first hole, lol. Probably shot about 90. Think I had 8 or 9 three putts. Hell I three putted from 15 feet. Did almost ace 12 though.

I'd say stamina and short game have really suffered to the point of me noticing I'm just not a good golfer anymore. I also don't have the desire to spend hour after hour on short game anymore.

Year and a half after getting done with college golf. Was completely burnt out. Shot 79 and got really hammered doing it. Felt great.

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6 months on a true hiatus...I mean not even looking at a club or touching a golf ball.

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I will usually do this when duck season starts but my hiatus is only around 4 months. I mean not even touch a club like you from November till maybe early February. I don't know why I do this either because generally I am playing pretty good in October because the weather is starting to cool off so I play more since there isn't really much hunting in October cause I don't bowhunt. I generally come back in Feb shooting at least 5-6 strokes worse since it takes my short game/putting a while to get back in the groove.

Played junior golf from about 5 until 14 and then didn't play in High School or when I was in the Army so i missed about 8 years without picking up a club.

When I came back home and started college I played about 1-2 times a week. Handicap got down to around 3.

Didn't play very much for several years after I started a career and family.

In the last 6-7 years I play about 6-8 scrambles a year for work and I play my own ball 5-6 times a year during the summer. I rarely play during hunting season and usually pick it back up in the spring.

I keep a Handicap online and only count rounds in the last 12 months. It says I'm a 7.9 but I don't know how accurate that is because I really don't have enough qualifying rounds.

ETA: I do have a hitting mat and a flag at about 90 yards in my back yard. I try to keep my wedge game sharp so when I do play, I'm not a total hack. If I have a good day with the driver, I'll usually shoot in the 70's.
Bad day with the driver = Mid 80's

Haven't played a round other than a scramble since Nov 2015. I'll tell u next time I play.