Golf Course Map Gifts for Dad, Picked by Room

Oct 6

3 min read

Most golf gifts for dad end up in a drawer. The sleeve of balls is gone by the 4th hole. The gadget gets used twice.

A course map is different because it has a spot. It goes on the wall behind his desk, on the bar cart, over the back of the couch. So instead of shopping by product, start with the room he spends the most time in and work backward from there.

Then pick the course. Go with the one he brings up the most: his home course, the trip he still talks about, or the one he played with you.

The home office: an acrylic wall panel or a wall clock

If he works from home, the wall behind his desk is the one he looks at all day and the one everyone sees on his video calls.

An acrylic course map wall panel is the cleanest way to fill it. The map is printed on clear acrylic with a white vinyl backing, so it reads sharp from across the room. Panels are $40 and come in seven sizes, in horizontal, vertical and square options, so you can go small for a shelf or bigger for the wall.

Bethpage Black acrylic wall panel, $40. For the New Yorker who has slept in his car for a tee time.
TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course acrylic wall panel, $40. For the guy who goes to the Phoenix Open every February.

If the wall already has something on it, a clock does double duty. The Presidio Golf Course acrylic wall clock ($49.99) is square, all acrylic, and carries a course that dates back to 1895, one of the oldest on the West Coast.

The bar cart or kitchen counter: course map glasses

This is the easiest win on the list. He uses a glass every day, and a map glass is the one he'll reach for when someone asks about it.

Our map layout whiskey glasses are $19.99 and carry a hand illustrated map drawn from real course data, with every fairway, green and bunker in its true position.

Spyglass Hill map layout whiskey glass, $19.99. Robert Trent Jones Sr. laid it out in 1966, and every hole is named after something from Treasure Island.
Torrey Pines map layout whiskey glass, $19.99. A municipal course on the cliffs above the Pacific where Tiger won the 2008 US Open on a broken leg.
Bethpage Black whiskey glass, $34.99.

If he's more of a beer guy, the Presidio frosted pint glass holds 16oz and is dishwasher safe, $24.99.

One tip: buy two. Nobody pours a drink for one on a bar cart. The full lineup is on the golf course map drinkware page.

The couch: a course map blanket

Every dad has a spot on the couch for the Sunday final round. Put the course on his lap.

The Shinnecock Hills blanket and the Bethpage Black blanket are soft 300gsm polyester fleece and come in three sizes, from a throw for the couch up to a size for the bed.

This is the one to pick if he's hard to shop for and doesn't want more stuff on the walls.

The garage or the fridge: magnets

Not every gift needs to be the big one. A Bethpage Black magnet starts at $12.99, comes in three sizes, and is thin enough to sit flat on the garage fridge or the toolbox. They also make an easy add-on to a bigger gift, or a stocking stuffer. See all of them on the golf course map magnets page.

The reading chair: a lamp with his course on it

For the bigger gift, the golf map tripod lamp starts at $90. You choose the course, pick a style and font, and can add a personal message. The base is galvanized steel.

This is the one for his home course, or the course where he had his best round. Put the date of the round in the message. He'll read it every time he turns it on.

Quick picks by budget

Under $20: a map layout whiskey glass ($19.99) or a magnet (from $12.99)
$20 to $50: a pint glass ($24.99), an acrylic wall panel ($40) or a wall clock ($49.99)
The big one: the tripod lamp (from $90)

Still not sure which room? Browse the golf gifts page for smaller things he'll use on the course, or just ask him which course he'd play if he could only play one more. That's your answer.