A rare positive for the "oldies"...

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After seeing a fair few negative threads on here about golfers of the older generation, I thought I should try and even it out a bit!

I played today on my own, I was just walking to the first tee when a group of 4 pensioners walked over from the 18th green (started on 10th).
They all said that I should cut in front of them as I was on my own and they would hold me up, I declined their kind offer and let them crack on as I was just practising and in no hurry.
I caught them up a couple of times on the front nine and every time they asked if I'd like to play through, I even had a chat and a bit of a laugh with them on a few occasions, they were top blokes and gentlemen through and through.
On the back nine I was lining up my 2nd shot on 14 when I heard a "fore" the ball came over and wasnt really that close to me, it was followed by the ladies captain(late fifties at a guess), She seemed a bit agitated and I thought "here we go!". She then proceeded to apologise several times and even had a wee chat and a (tiny) bit of banter!
I then cut across and played a few holes on the front nine again where I got held up by the junior captain and a couple of his mates, to ssy they were slow is an understatement!!!
We crossed paths and I said hello, as you do, and didnt even get a reply!!!
So my conclusion is, old people in golf are no problem and get hard press!
I know they stink of wee a bit but they're not too bad really!!! :p
Young guys on the other hand....urgh!!!
(I'm 29 if it makes any difference?)
 
I know that you're only jesting, but before everyone starts off on one, I'd just like to say that you can't tar all age/Gender groups with the same brush. I'm 17 and get on fine with most people from my club age regardless, sure there are a few grumpy old so and so's but equally a few tools my own age!! It isn't age that makes you grump or ignorant its attitude and people of all ages are capable of having a bad one
 
I don't get this whole 'have a go at oldies' theme that seems to run through a few threads on this forum. I'm in my 50's so guess that classes me as an oldie. I've played with oldies that are a great fun to play with and I've played with some that haven't got a clue. But I've also played with young kids that are so far up their own arses it's just not true. I walked off the course after 27 holes of a 36 hole competition last year because I was playing with 2 'wannabe' kids that didn't talk, were slow, faffed around, threw tantrums and were generally dickheads. The morning round took 4hr45 and the front 9 in the afternoon took 2hr25.

So sorry but please don't generalise, for every obnoxious oldie there is a kid who is just as bad.
 
There is a simple solution to this argument about age, and it works just as well for nationalities as well. Just judge everyone on their own merits, and don't generalise.
 
I don't mind old people, i played in a comp this morning with one, and he was a gent. And he didn't smell of urine, result..... Its people on the course that don't think that get my goat. The ones that are in a wee world of there own. And as far as the young one that know it all, didn't you at there age.
 
Mid 60's so I have played for nearly 60 years.

Right lets sort out this oldie thing once and for all.

There are two sorts of oldies.

[a] Started playing golf at middle age for reasons of health/social standing/boredom.
This player is generally male, very selfish, hates juniors and women members. Complains about the course, Pro, comittee food etc. Slags off druggies but regurally drives home over the limit whilst using his mobile phone.

Started playing as a junior, loves the club and supports most events. Has done his stint on comittee. Played to a decent standard and won a few trophies in his time. Pleased to see lots of new juniors and women joining his club, can't stand many of his fellow seniors.

Which one is you?
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Mid 60's so I have played for nearly 60 years.

Right lets sort out this oldie thing once and for all.

There are two sorts of oldies.

[a] Started playing golf at middle age for reasons of health/social standing/boredom.
This player is generally male, very selfish, hates juniors and women members. Complains about the course, Pro, comittee food etc. Slags off druggies but regurally drives home over the limit whilst using his mobile phone.

Started playing as a junior, loves the club and supports most events. Has done his stint on comittee. Played to a decent standard and won a few trophies in his time. Pleased to see lots of new juniors and women joining his club, can't stand many of his fellow seniors.

Which one is you?
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Only 2 options??
 
richart said:
There is a simple solution to this argument about age, and it works just as well for nationalities as well. Just judge everyone on their own merits, and don't generalise.
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OF COURSE!!!

To me this is so obvious and if someone needs it explaining to them then they've got serious problems and probably havn't been raised particularly well in their thinking!!!!

There is nothing wrong however with having a tongue in cheek joke about the subject either.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Mid 60's so I have played for nearly 60 years.

Right lets sort out this oldie thing once and for all.

There are two sorts of oldies.

[a] Started playing golf at middle age for reasons of health/social standing/boredom.
This player is generally male, very selfish, hates juniors and women members. Complains about the course, Pro, comittee food etc. Slags off druggies but regurally drives home over the limit whilst using his mobile phone.

Started playing as a junior, loves the club and supports most events. Has done his stint on comittee. Played to a decent standard and won a few trophies in his time. Pleased to see lots of new juniors and women joining his club, can't stand many of his fellow seniors.

Which one is you?
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Difinitely a) but I regularly hate many more including, NHS managers, politicians and men in skirts.:ears:

3 old pals pals playing golf and Tommy was putting when a young lady on horseback in an adjacent field was passing when the horse loudly broke wind -putt missed. A little later the same polite young lady comes across to the next green, "I really must apologise for that incident at the last hole I hope it didn't put you off your game". "No worries" says Tommy,"we thought it was the horse". ....Taxi!
 
Yerman said:
3 old pals pals playing golf and Tommy was putting when a young lady on horseback in an adjacent field was passing when the horse loudly broke wind -putt missed. A little later the same polite young lady comes across to the next green, "I really must apologise for that incident at the last hole I hope it didn't put you off your game". "No worries" says Tommy,"we thought it was the horse". ....Taxi!
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MODS!

Please ban Yerman from the forum on the grounds of woeful joke telling.:rolleyes:
 
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