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10 Most Annoying Things People Do on the Golf Course.

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by JR, Apr 21, 2008.

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  1. Tripp McNeely

    Tripp McNeely Member

    Sorry. :-\
     
    Tripp McNeely, Apr 21, 2008
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  2. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Solid list.

    Of course, it'll be ignored by precisely those who should be paying the most attention.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Apr 21, 2008
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  3. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    There's a corner of Hell reserved for people who don't rake the traps. And my ball usually finds one of the footprints when I'm with a group that is playing strict rules.
     
    hondo, Apr 21, 2008
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  4. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    The unraked trap thing pisses me off too. Probably because I spend so much time in them.

    I don't know what it is, genetics maybe, but I suck at fixing ball marks. I almost always make it worse.
     
    Armchair_QB, Apr 21, 2008
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  5. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    It's a pain in the ass, but it must be done. Likewise, fixing ball marks on greens.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Apr 21, 2008
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  6. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    It's like that old saw: if you're in a business meeting and you can't identify the asshole---it's you!
     
    JR, Apr 21, 2008
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  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    The unsolicited advice thing drives me nuts, too.

    Played with a guy once who knew every angle of every hole. I hit a great drive and he says, "Make sure you don't go left on the approach. Nothing but trouble there."

    So of course I go left. And he says, "I TOLD YOU NOT TO GO LEFT!"

    My response was not pretty: "Listen, motherfucker, if I could hit it right where I wanted every god damn time I wouldn't be playing with an asshole like you. I'd be on tour. Now shut the fuck up."

    Did my heart good to beat his ass by 10 or so that day.

    I was never very good. Could threaten 90 on my best day. But I was never slow, either. Just play. God, I hate slow play.
     
    Moderator1, Apr 21, 2008
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  8. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

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    writing irish, Apr 21, 2008
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  9. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Bless you, Irish.
     
    zeke12, Apr 21, 2008
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  10. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    My eternal goal is to be in the first group out, in the morning. And I don't play slowly. So multiple major issues are finessed, right of the reel.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Apr 21, 2008
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  11. TwoGloves

    TwoGloves Well-Known Member

    We would get alone well on the golf course! Mine are slow play, idiots who don't line up their putts until it's time for them to putt, and guys who think they're on Tour and mark every freaking putt, even if it's an 18-incher for triple bogey. I have one co-worker who has to hear the ball go in the hole so he'll mark the shortest putt. If it's for par or birdie, take your time. If not, take the gimmee, pick that fucker up and get the hell out of everybody's way. Oh yeah, people who can't walk by a pond without looking for balls or people who spend 20 minutes looking for a ball they'll have no chance of hitting from the trees. Unless it's one of those gold-plated balls, move on. And if it's a ProV1, you're an idiot for hitting expensive balls when you suck.
     
    TwoGloves, Apr 21, 2008
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  12. beefncheddar

    beefncheddar Guest

    Can we please add "Spends 8 1/2 minutes poking around the water looking for his ball/a thousand other balls"?
     
    beefncheddar, Apr 21, 2008
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