Correct etiquette situation

[turkish]

Playing in medal, 3 ball, playing with 2 unknowns.

Player 1 has chipped to a foot, player 2(me) has putted to 3 feet and player 3 has a tricky downhill 3rd shot putt from about 30 feet and goes past the hole about 8 feet.

After it I say take your time and I'll take my shot. I hole out.

A) speeds up play b) gives him time to gather his thoughts for next tricky putt.

I'm taking it this is ok as seems logical even though furthest away is usually next to play? 2 years into the game some etiquette stuff doesn't make sense to me so just looking for opinion and if I'm wrong why?

 

[GG26]

Sounds like common sense to me as long as the other player didn't object.

 

[patricks148]

TBH honest if i were further away i would want to putt to get it out the way, but if they were slow and you had agreed ready golf why not

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I'd happily play a round with someone with that attitude. Sounds good to me.

 

[upsidedown]

Did something similar today on our first. FC plays out of bunker across green into other bunker so we putt whilst he goes round .

 

[turkish]

Forgot to say was only 2nd hole so no issues on pace of play. Just seemed logical

 

[Canary_Yellow]

TBH honest if i were further away i would want to putt to get it out the way, but if they were slow and you had agreed ready golf why not

Wouldn't that slow things down a bit though? 8ft would take me a little bit of time to assess and read, particularly if I have to walk 38ft just to get to my ball.

Why wouldn't you do that while the other player takes their shot? Or, do you not take any time over putts?

 

[Face breaker]

I very often request playing partners to 'finish up' giving me a clear run at the pin, as has already been said it makes sense !...:thup:

 

[Farneyman]

After it I say take your time and I'll take my shot.

Have I heard somewhere you cant say this as it could be looked at as advice?

I may be totally wrong but something is making me think I have read or heard you can't.

Any rules gurus know?

 

[Farneyman]

I very often request playing partners to 'finish up' giving me a clear run at the pin, as has already been said it makes sense !...:thup:

I would ask them to move their marker rather than "request" them to putt out???

 

[williamalex1]

Sounds like common sense to me as long as the other player didn't object.

This :thup:

 

[Face breaker]

I would ask them to move their marker rather than "request" them to putt out???

Yeah I suppose I could but I'm not really the competitive type so I'm quite happy to let em finish off...:thup:

 

[Farneyman]

Yeah I suppose I could but I'm not really the competitive type so I'm quite happy to let em finish off...:thup:

They might be but then feel rushed.

If someone asked me to finish off in medal or if the hadn't give it to me in a bounce game then I'm marking it unless I'm happy to finish it...or try to :whoo:

 

[duncan mackie]

I'm confused.

There's a ball marked at 1ft, you are marked at 3ft and a guy has just putted up to 8ft.

Etiquette wise you had your option to hole out before you marked and picked up your ball (I'll just finish that), and you get another option if the player at 8ft wants your ball marker moved before he putts (I'll finish instead). These are all for timesaving reasons.

Substituting your putt for the furthest away doesn't fall into timesaving or etiquette, and might be perceived by the guy at 8ft as rushing him, especially at only the second hole...

 

[Face breaker]

They might be but then feel rushed.

If someone asked me to finish off in medal or if the hadn't give it to me in a bounce game then I'm marking it unless I'm happy to finish it...or try to :whoo:

Ah yes I see, you're referring to a competition situation, I don't play in comps, friendly play only for me, and your quite rite, I don't insist they finish off, more tell em that they can finish up if they want too (perhaps 'request' was the wrong word to use) if they don't want to finish up and would rather I took my shot then that's entirely fine with me also, there's that non competitive streak of mine again...:thup:

 

[duncan mackie]

Have I heard somewhere you cant say this as it could be looked at as advice?

I may be totally wrong but something is making me think I have read or heard you can't.

Any rules gurus know?

Asking someone to take their time walking across a green not to play their shot is hardly a rules issue...

If you are referring to making the comment to someone about to finish up on a hole - it depends on what you are meaning.

Take your time ...because there looks to be a tricky little slope across that putt you may not have realised - is advice and you are penalised 2 shots.
Take your time...when placing your feet to avoid treading on the lines of the remaining putts to be made including mine! - isn't.

 

[turkish]

I'm confused.

There's a ball marked at 1ft, you are marked at 3ft and a guy has just putted up to 8ft.

Etiquette wise you had your option to hole out before you marked and picked up your ball (I'll just finish that), and you get another option if the player at 8ft wants your ball marker moved before he putts (I'll finish instead). These are all for timesaving reasons.

Substituting your putt for the furthest away doesn't fall into timesaving or etiquette, and might be perceived by the guy at 8ft as rushing him, especially at only the second hole...

All ball positions were marked- the guy from 30 feet hits 8 feet past so has a long walk to get to his ball, Mark it, check the putt, replace the ball and putt. After he hits I'm next to my ball and have relatively straight forward putt I just say take your time and I'll hit my shot

 

[Canary_Yellow]

I'm confused.

There's a ball marked at 1ft, you are marked at 3ft and a guy has just putted up to 8ft.

Etiquette wise you had your option to hole out before you marked and picked up your ball (I'll just finish that), and you get another option if the player at 8ft wants your ball marker moved before he putts (I'll finish instead). These are all for timesaving reasons.

Substituting your putt for the furthest away doesn't fall into timesaving or etiquette, and might be perceived by the guy at 8ft as rushing him, especially at only the second hole...

As I read it, it seems like the intention is actually give him more time and not to feel rushed. With the other two players ready to play theirs, I can see why he might feel the need to rush round to his ball and play it even when not ready. I also can't see why it would not save time? If Turkish has chosen his line and just needs to pop the ball down and putt while the other player trudges 38ft, what's the problem?

 

[duncan mackie]

As I read it, it seems like the intention is actually give him more time and not to feel rushed. With the other two players ready to play theirs, I can see why he might feel the need to rush round to his ball and play it even when not ready. I also can't see why it would not save time? If Turkish has chosen his line and just needs to pop the ball down and putt while the other player trudges 38ft, what's the problem?

Not a problem issue - I was responding to the title of the thread.

However, 38ft is nothing, he may, or may not be cleaning marking but, probably more importantly, has just putted on that piece of green (slope and speed) so may feel he is best placed to take his turn.

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Not a problem issue - I was responding to the title of the thread.

However, 38ft is nothing, he may, or may not be cleaning marking but, probably more importantly, has just putted on that piece of green (slope and speed) so may feel he is best placed to take his turn.

Yes, that's fair enough. I'm sure if he'd wanted to, no-one would have stopped him taking his shot. But if all are happy with the approach proposed then I would say that's a good example of common sense coming before ettiquette, particularly given slow play is the issue that it is.