bad tempers on the golf course

[joer422]

what are your experiences with people who you have played with that have a short fuse, does it affect your game if so positively or negitively?
to share my recent experience i was caddying for my uncle in the leading group on the last day of his presidents prize and the 7 handicapper who was playing with him was a nutjob he didnt say a word for the first nine holes and on one hole he threw his brand new R11s driver about 60 odd yards onto the green behind.... mad stuff and with people viewing as they were the final group. how do you think people like this should be dealt with?

 

[Val]

Played one day with a real club chucked, hit a right skanky drive, he launched his driver and walked off.

 

[Foxholer]

Played a couple of times with 'Tantrum' Tom who was known to go a bit OTT at times. Amused me so no problems.

If I was watching, I'd be tempted to pick that guy's Driver up and walk away with it!

However, you always have to respect someone who doesn't say anything. That's their way of concentrating, so leave them alone.

What was the end result?

 

[Perry]

My brother in law's a bit of an ar5e on the course, not as bad now but still has his moments. Regularly launches his driver down the fairway. Also get himself in a right state about slow play, delayed tee times etc. Myself and the regulars know to just ignore him but it can be a bit off putting for someone who doesn't play with us often.

 

[joer422]

What was the end result?

my uncle came second and someone two groups ahead got a 69 gross so he won

 

[USER1999]

I don't mind providing it is brief, and exercises the demons. Nothing worse than 4 hours with a miserable git. Bung a club, swear a bit, then cheer the heck up.

 

[joer422]

I don't mind providing it is brief, and exercises the demons. Nothing worse than 4 hours with a miserable git. Bung a club, swear a bit, then cheer the heck up.

to be fair on the last few holes he did start to calm down and talk a bit but only when he realised he had to chance of winning. i understand why people don't talk but someone like me who is really just a social golfer who isnt all that competitive and i try to take positives out of even a really bad shot it can be awkward

 

[G1BB0]

it is very therapeutic, my 2 hybrid was stopped mid wind up on Sunday only cos it was already sold on ebay

god that took some restraint I tell thee!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Bit like Murph, get it out of the way and then have a good laugh and a chat on the way to find the ball and play the next shot. Nothing worse than a guy spending four hours moaning about how unlucky he is and all this woe is me crap. We've a guy in our roll up we call Tourettes. Even if he plays well he's swearing and cursing if it misses the hole, gets a bad bounce or he feels it wasn't off the middle. He's 10 times worse if he's chopping but at least he is still good company between shots.

 

[thecraw]

People that throw clubs should be banned for ever. Shocking and filthy habbit, up there with smoking as a no no!



:mmm:

 

[DaveM]

Really don't understand the club chuckers. Its only a game, your life don't depend on it. Its not your living. Ok be competitive. But for gods sake put it in prospective. People who chuck clubs need one rammed where the sun don't shine and snapped off.

 

[G1BB0]

I better quit now then thecraw (golf that is )

 

[USER1999]

I better quit now then thecraw (golf that is )

You and Crawford. He is up there with the rest, as am I.

 

[Crow]

It's a long time since I threw a club. I bent a shaft many years ago and once made a hole in my bag with a well aimed 7 iron anger vent.
But these days on the rare occasion that the frustration really boils over I'll just make a wild swish with the club where the ball was, and is often still quite close by.

 

[JustOne]

I might adopt a new attitude to the whingers who let their baby antics disturb those around them without a care in the world for their playing partners.... and agree with them...

"Yeh, you're sh*t! Chuck another club you loser,.... try and snap it this time you whimp!"

I think it has merit.

Maybe I might ask them what would piss them off... and start doing it for however remaining holes there are...... clearing my nostrils (like footballers do) might be a good start or coughing up a few grongles in the rough, especially whilst they're looking at the line of their putt or during a practice swing.

 

[19thagain]

I think another players bad temper on the course is the worst thing to experience.

I get annoyed, very,very annoyed and can swear like a good un but at all times I am aware of how my behaviour impacts on my playing partners, so it is seldom and in private (I can really shout and swear at myself mentally).

We will never be able to retrieve this round again and with that in mind ... be bad, very bad .. but do not let your inner demons loose on your companions - that is just unfair!

Someone having a bad day, working it through and coming out the other side without upsetting the others golfers is entitled to an extra wee something in the club later. Someone throwing clubs/tantrums is just immature and ignorant, in my opinion unless they are playing on their own.

 

[Hendo007]

I have an interesting story on this one

Last season I made it to the regional finals of the Volvo singles matchplay, however along the way I had an away tie with guy that had put me out the same comp 2 years before in my first ever time playing it. So it was my intent to make sure I beat him and made sweeter by the fact I was away to his course. Anyway, we set off down the first and its a par 5, we both hit decent drives but am a little further than him so its him to play first. he's going for the green with one of his woods and hooks it out of bounds down the right, drops another and then plays the same shot. CLub thrown at the golf bag..... Anyways, i put my 3 wood away at that moment and layed up. won the first hole. we carry on and am sure there was another club throw aswell along the way. We get to about the 12th and it pretty even, we both play nice drives and are left with a little flick to the green, I go and nail it to about 15 foot. He then goes but duffs it straight into the bunker, club gets launched at golf bag, club breaks in two.. I turn and walk to my ball with the biggest grin ever, remember saying to myself I hope he needs that club later

So we get to the 17th and I find myself one down with two to play, I drive the bunker on the fairway and he launches his right up the middle. Get to my ball and its just behind the lip, seeing where he was I decided I gotta try get it out and up there, ended up catching the lip and then putting it about 20 yards forward in the trees. Gutted I was thinking I'd blown it. Anyway, I get my 52 and I nail it out the trees and find the middle of the green, shot in a million it was, however am there for 3 and hes still to go. But hes got another flick to the green but not his club that he would like to use cos its snapped in two he ended up duffing it 3 times before he finally got to the green. All square with just the par 3 18th to go. I hit first and topped it all the way to just in front of the green, again gutted I was until he done the same but his goes a little further and to the right and ends up in the green side bunker, I'm first to play and get he 52 out, chip it straight into the hill and it pops up nicely onto the green about 3 foot from the pin... hes in the bunker and guess what, yup trusty club snapped and in golf bag. takes him 3 attempts to get it out and onto the green and then 2 putts. game over.

The moral of the story, if he hadn't been a club chucker and snapped his SI then am pretty sure the outcome could have been a whole lot different.

Anyway, thanks for reading, hope av not bored you all.

 

[Doh]

During my time as a junior organiser i have seen lots of fits of temper resulting in club throwing. i remember one young lad who threw his wedge at his bag and when he came to take his driver out on the next tee it was in two bits, he never did that again. Also remember saying to another young lad after he had thrown a club in to some deep stuff " You had better throw a provisional as you might not find your first"

 

[dave]

playing with some1 ina foul mood or worse a chucker really puts me off my game, just try to block it out and play my own game. ive had times before where someone is throwing a real tantrum on the front nine and wants to be buddies again on the back and ive said sorry but id rather focus on my own game after their performance earlier and barely say two words after that

 

[JustOne]

He then goes but duffs it straight into the bunker, club gets launched at golf bag, club breaks in two...

It's at this point that you need to point out......

"Win or lose mate..... you're a dick!"