Golf Cart Names: 70 Ideas for the Course and the Neighborhood

In a lot of beach towns, lake communities, and golf neighborhoods, the golf cart is the real family car. It hauls clubs, kids, coolers, and the dog, and it deserves a name, ideally one that gets a laugh at the clubhouse.

These golf cart names start with the golf puns and the slang, stop in the boardroom, and include insider picks for lawyers and finance pros. We've translated the inside jokes, so you'll have an answer ready at the turn.

Golf puns

• Fore Wheeler: four wheels, fore!
• Par-Tee Cart
• Tee Time
• Hole in One
• Fairway to Heaven
• Birdie
• Eagle
• Mulligan: a do-over shot, for a cart that's getting a second chance.
• The Back Nine
• Chip Shot
• Sand Trap
• Drive Time
• Grip It and Rip It
• Putt Putt
• Clubhouse

Straight from the golf course

Golfers have a word for everything. These make great cart names.

• Gimme: a putt so short your partners let you skip it.
• Albatross: three under par on one hole, even rarer than a hole in one.
• Dogleg: a hole that bends left or right, like the path to the snack bar.
• Scratch: a golfer good enough to play without a handicap.
• The Yips: the nervous twitch that ruins a short putt.
• Duffer: an affectionate name for a not-so-great golfer.
• Stymie: an old term for a ball blocking your line to the hole.

The boardroom on wheels

A lot of business gets done on the golf course. These names admit it.

• Business Meeting: technically true.
• Client Development: what the expense report says.
• Scorecard
• Deal Closer
• The 19th Hole: golf slang for the clubhouse bar.
• Networking Event
• Offsite Retreat
• Casual Friday
• The Golf Outing: every firm has one.
• Working Lunch

Golf cart names for lawyers

• Fore the Record
• Par-alegal
• Local Rules: every golf course has them, and so does every courthouse.
• Course of Dealing: a contract term for how two parties have always done business. Here, a standing Saturday tee time.
• Unplayable Lie: in golf, a ball you're allowed to move. In court, a very different problem.
• Attractive Nuisance: the legal rule about things that lure kids onto your property. Every grandkid's favorite ride.
• The Gallery: the spectators, on the course and in the courtroom.
• Out of Bounds

Golf cart names for finance pros

• Par Value: a bond's face value. Also, a very good round.
• Below Par: bad news for a bond, great news for a golfer.
• Tee Bill: after the T-bill, the government's short-term IOU.
• Fore-casting
• Sandbagger: a golfer who fudges their handicap to win bets, or a company that lowballs its forecast to beat it.
• Green Fees
• Short Game
• Nassau: the classic three-part golf bet on the front nine, the back nine, and the whole round. Diversified.

For the neighborhood cruiser

• Sunset Cruiser
• Beach Buggy
• Lake Hopper
• Neighborhood Watch
• The Shuttle
• Slow Lane
• Happy Hour Express
• Cart Blanche: carte blanche, with a cup holder.
• Slow Ride
• Easy Rider
• Social Club
• Cart Wheels
• Little Deuce Coupe: for the Beach Boys fan.
• The Cart Before the Horse

For the retirement community

• Retirement Plan: and here it is.
• Fully Vested: for the cart the pension paid for.
• Snowbird Shuttle
• Pickleball Express
• Early Bird Special
• Senior Discount
• The Grand Tour: for showing the grandkids around.
• Grandkid Taxi

Tips for naming a golf cart

1. Decals rule the golf cart world. A name looks best in vinyl lettering on the front cowl, the back of the seat, or a small plate on the bumper.
2. Keep it light. Golf carts are for fun, so this is the place for your silliest name.
3. Match the neighborhood. In a golf community, everyone will see it at the clubhouse. A name that makes your neighbors laugh is a name that sticks.
4. Check local rules before you hit the road. Golf carts and street-legal low-speed vehicles have registration, equipment, and road rules that vary by state and community. Your HOA may have its own, too.

More in the garage? Browse our RV names and motorcycle names for professionals. Driving the cart down to the water? See our beach house names and lake house names for bankers.