So grandmother Cushla Colquhoun, daughter Nicola Meder (nee Colquhoun) and granddaughter Millie Meder, 15, were a little worried other players might start queuing up behind them at the tee and start using course language.
The trio were among 72 women playing in the third Edinburgh Women’s Golf Tournament at the Otago Golf Club yesterday, to raise money for the Otago Community Hospice.
Despite coming from a large golfing family, it was the first time they had played together and they were making the most of the opportunity to catch up on the latest gossip, Mrs Meder said.
"It might not happen again because we might not be talking to each other by the end of the day.
"We’re very competitive. We’ll see how we go."
Mrs Colquhoun said she grew up in a house next to a golf course, so it was only natural she would gravitate towards the sport as a youngster.
"Growing up outside a golf course — that was the key."
Mrs Meder and Millie followed in her footsteps, along with many of their siblings and cousins.
Both Mrs Colquhoun and Mrs Meder have represented Otago in high-level golf, and Millie is a chip off the old blocks and is eyeing a similar future.
Mrs Colquhoun said she had a golfing handicap of 23 and Mrs Meder said hers was seven.
As for Millie?
"Let’s not go there yet," she said.
"I’d like to be like my mum and represent Otago in golf.
"I like playing hockey as well, but I still love golf. It’s fun, social and I’ve been taking it more seriously this year."
The theme of yesterday’s tournament was "support the Otago Community Hospice — you never know when you’ll need it".
It was a message that each generation of the family took to heart yesterday.
"We’re playing to support the hospice," Mrs Meder said.
"It’s such a good cause and they have lots of money each year that they have to raise to keep going.
"We wanted to be part of that."
