Ban Smoking on Golf Courses

[the smiling assassin]

I'd disagree. The decision to smoke displays an awareness and intelligence above the norm. To continue with the habit despite having the knowledge of its damaging side effects demonstrates the intellect to challenge the status quo.

The constant desire to ban things however demonstrates a closed minded approach normally only found in those with a sub 75 IQ. aka clinical idiots

nice try😄

 

[User20205]

nice try😄

. :thup:

 

[FairwayDodger]

I have no issues with it, other than those that just dump their fag ends on the course.

 

[colint]

Just like you wont get a pint pot smashed into your face by someone just smoking an L&B.......

I love a beer and love a smoke but booze is a much more vile drug. Smokers kill themselves and occasionally harm innocent bystanders. This much is true.

They also harm the NHS, but the same could be said about people who eat themselves to death, or drink themselves to death.......

Drink can ruins people lives, destroys families and can turn normally sane people into horrible, violent and abusive people.

Stop kidding yourself that booze is less harmful. Its the worst drug of them all.

(i write this with a beer in my hand by the way)

It's possible to drink and eat without harming your body or anyone else's, and even make it healthier. Every single cigarette moves the smoker and potentially those around them closer to ill health or death, I don't the comparisons are valid. People abusing alcohol or food is a separate debate in my opinion

 

[6inchcup]

what we should BAN are NEWBIES who think they own the course,h/c of more than 18 for men,fat blokes in clothes made for kids,bags and trolleys that are as big as a shed NO ONE needs that amount of stuff for a few hours golf,trainers and jeans in clubhouse,people coming on these pages asking stupid questions JUST to start a post,what ball/bag/putter/shoe is best for me a 24 h/c who has been playing a week !!!!!!!!!! GO TO A SHOP,i notice a lot of long standing members on these pages DONT come on much and just contact each other for games etc,as for smoking not doing anyone any harm except themselves,IF you feel that strongly pack your bag and leave the course SIMPLE.:sbox:

 

[User20205]

what we should BAN are NEWBIES who think they own the course,h/c of more than 18 for men,fat blokes in clothes made for kids,bags and trolleys that are as big as a shed NO ONE needs that amount of stuff for a few hours golf,trainers and jeans in clubhouse,people coming on these pages asking stupid questions JUST to start a post,what ball/bag/putter/shoe is best for me a 24 h/c who has been playing a week !!!!!!!!!! GO TO A SHOP,i notice a lot of long standing members on these pages DONT come on much and just contact each other for games etc,as for smoking not doing anyone any harm except themselves,IF you feel that strongly pack your bag and leave the course SIMPLE.:sbox:

Wow you're an angry chap!!

Chill out, have a smoke

 

[6inchcup]

Wow you're an angry chap!!

Chill out, have a smoke

me angry !!!!! just telling it like it is,some been playing less than a year and think they know it all and arrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhh were are those papers and roaches!!!!!!!!

 

[Markw]

Anybody saying that smoking on golf courses or outdoors should be banned must be a right ass or one of life's moaners!
Nowadays smoking does not affect the non smokers as its not allowed in most indoor areas and to suggest that you be at risk breathing in smoke outdoors is ludicrous!
There are only two or three possible things to moan about smoking on the golf course, fag butts on the ground(I cant ever remember seeing one on my course), blowing smoke in someone's face while taking a shot or slow play(rolling cigarettes etc) if any of these don't affect you then you seriously need to check you're not one of life's moaners!

 

[triple_bogey]

what we should BAN are NEWBIES who think they own the course,h/c of more than 18 for men,fat blokes in clothes made for kids,bags and trolleys that are as big as a shed NO ONE needs that amount of stuff for a few hours golf,trainers and jeans in clubhouse,people coming on these pages asking stupid questions JUST to start a post,what ball/bag/putter/shoe is best for me a 24 h/c who has been playing a week !!!!!!!!!! GO TO A SHOP,i notice a lot of long standing members on these pages DONT come on much and just contact each other for games etc,as for smoking not doing anyone any harm except themselves,IF you feel that strongly pack your bag and leave the course SIMPLE.:sbox:

:whoo: or ban members who cannot string a sentence together.................or diesels, vile horrible things. :rofl:

 

[Markw]

:whoo: or ban members who cannot string a sentence together.................or diesels, vile horrible things. :rofl:

Diesels! To keep it in perspective, how about moaning non smokers being made to wear a face mask in public to stop particulates entering their finely tuned body?

 

[6inchcup]

:whoo: or ban members who cannot string a sentence together.................or diesels, vile horrible things. :rofl:

whoa hang on he was good in the FAST N FURIOUS films.

 

[triple_bogey]

 

[ManinBlack]

And while we're on, perhaps we should ban swearing on the golf course, absolutely no need for it! (Can't remember the last round I played where I didn't swear)

 

[DanFST]

I want a ban on pickled onion crisps and egg sandwiches on the course also.

They smell disgusting. They also shorten my life every time someone i'm playing with has one.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I can't stand fag ends being discarded about the course. Why do smokers not see their fag ends as litter as much as a sweet paper or anything else. I will pick up litter - but I can't pick up fag ends - eeeurgh! So smokers please smoke if you will - but keep your fags with you and stick them in the bin at the next tee.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I have to be honest and say I've never really noticed too many fag butts around the course but as a non-smoker I wouldn't pay that much attention. I'll have a look next time but I can't see it being a big issue

 

[CharlieWebb]

I agree. It contradicts all the players who work endlessly on their fitness and body strength. Also has negative connotations on young junior golfers like me.

 

[Break90]

I agree. It contradicts all the players who work endlessly on their fitness and body strength. Also has negative connotations on young junior golfers like me.

It doesn't contradict any players who do or don't work endlessly on their fitness and body strength. It also has no negative connotations on golfers, young or otherwise.

nobody makes you smoke. Nobody makes you not work on your strength and fitness.

Make your our own choices, but don't criticise others for doing the same.

caveat.....if you do smoke don't litter the golf course

 

[DanFST]

As you may have guessed from my bitter, grating and short posts. I am a smoker.

Calling for it to be banned? Seriously? And the irony, lots of the people calling for a ban, actually call smokers stupid!

There is no negative health consequences for you if someone your playing with is smoking. If you don't like the smell, instead of calling for a ban. Why don't you just ask the Fella/Lady if he'd mind going downwind, or away from you? Any normal person would be happy to oblige. Or if it really bothers you, you have the width of a fairway to walk down, away from said smoker.

I will say I detest people I see chucking fag butts on the course. It's no different from any other form of littering and is just rude and disrespectful towards the groundstaff. Stub them out and chuck them in the Bin when you get to one, it's not hard.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I see a lot more broken Tees than fag butts, Why not just pick them up!!