Swango1980
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Had our club champs this weekend. One member could not play both days, so did not enter. However, he decided to walk the course for a bit to see what was going on. He mainly followed the lead group for the middle of the round (i.e. the lowest handicappers), primarily because his mate was in that group, so any other shots he saw from the rest of the field were just on his way to and from the car park to the lead group.
He acted as a ball spotter on the 12th for them, with a blind tee shot. On 12th, 13th and 15th he went into the bushes to help them look for their drives, which were found. He gave his opinion to them on wind conditions at certain points, and on 15th he also acted as a ball spotter with another blind tee shot (which one of the players said gave him the confidence to go over the trees on the right, knowing someone was watching).
No one else really were aware this was happening, being in groups further back. However, I was in the following group, and the guys in my group were a bit concerned that the first group were getting an advantage that no other group could benefit from (our group could have benefited, as he also acted as a spotter on 12th for us, before returning to the lead group, although we all hit our drives in play anyway).
Personally, if I was to ever spectate a club event (which I wouldn't), I certainly would keep my distance and would not try and be any influence on the players whatsoever.
He acted as a ball spotter on the 12th for them, with a blind tee shot. On 12th, 13th and 15th he went into the bushes to help them look for their drives, which were found. He gave his opinion to them on wind conditions at certain points, and on 15th he also acted as a ball spotter with another blind tee shot (which one of the players said gave him the confidence to go over the trees on the right, knowing someone was watching).
No one else really were aware this was happening, being in groups further back. However, I was in the following group, and the guys in my group were a bit concerned that the first group were getting an advantage that no other group could benefit from (our group could have benefited, as he also acted as a spotter on 12th for us, before returning to the lead group, although we all hit our drives in play anyway).
Personally, if I was to ever spectate a club event (which I wouldn't), I certainly would keep my distance and would not try and be any influence on the players whatsoever.