Do you avoid "inferior" players

rudebhoy said:
As a beginner, it's really interesting to hear what better players think of us.

It always a bit nerve-wracking standing on the first tee with a bunch of strangers who are seasoned players watching you. I never hit a decent shot on the first!

I have played a few games with total strangers who turned out to be low handicappers and I have to say they were all very encouraging and patient with me.
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Keep in mind: most playing prtners dont give a damn how good or bad you play as long as you play on a steady pace and are a good company
 
I try to avoid playing with chompers but Richart and Smiffy keep pestering me for a game :whistle:
 
I turned up to play my local par 3 last year to find two guys on the tee with all the gear, full sets, all the clothes etc. It was their first time at a course.

I showed them the basics and gave some simple advice. One guy got his first par on the 8th and 2 months later the other had a hole in one.

Made me feel great to introduce the guys to the game and help them get off to a good start.
 
Our lot have handicaps between 8 and 24 and we play to win, of course, but also to have a bit of craic which is the most important thing.

Just so long as I don't get paired with the real choppers in the group then all's well :whistle:
 
Maninblack4612 said:
Something in another thread prompted me to think of this. When I was young and off 20 I knew a lot of members off low handicaps, including two scratch players. We all used to congregate on the tee on Saturday & Sunday afternoons and draw for partners. Despite being the highest handicap in the group I was never excluded and actually positively encouraged to join in. One particular member of the group, who eventually was best man at my wedding, was generous with his time & advice to the less able members of the group.

I never forgot this & have made it a rule never to avoid playing with less able members, even if it means a bit more ball searching. However, I expect them to behave the same way as I do if they are likely to hold up the game. Unless it's a competition, if I'm lost, we all have a quick look until the match behind us is almost ready to play & then I'll tell the others to play on while I look for a bit longer. If we're under pressure from a following match & I can't score I'll pick up & expect others to do the same. If the people I'm playing with behave like this I don't care what their handicap is, I'm more interested in how I get along with them socially. Many of the people I enjoy playing with most are much higher handicappers than I am. The beauty of the handicapping system is that it doesn't matter, you can still have a close (sometimes too close!) game.
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I never avoid players who aren't as good as me, because there aren't any !!
 
I have no issues playing with a scratch or 24 handicap player. I have got issues playing with any player who does not know etiquette or rules, I hate playing with people who stand about like a lemon and have to be reminded that they're on the tee or the fact that they are 30 feet away and your 25 feet and have to be told its them to putt.

I think golf clubs need to do more to ensure this is understood when new members join.

Everyone starts somewhere and we were all once rubbish, a bit of understanding and encouragement goes a long way.
 
We were all beginners once and (hopefully) are better now than when we started. With that in mind, I definitely wouldn't shy away from someone that was a worse golfer than me.

As those that have said it before me, it is more to do with the company you keep than the quality of their game.
 
Jacko_G said:
I have got issues playing with any player who does not know etiquette or rules, I hate playing with people who stand about like a lemon and have to be reminded that they're on the tee or the fact that they are 30 feet away and your 25 feet and have to be told its them to putt.
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I used to play golf with a lovely guy. So polite and a really good bloke.
I used to hate it when we were on the green and it was his turn to putt.
"Go on Dave, it's your turn" we'd say.
"Oh is that okay, you don't mind?" came his reply every time.
Lovely bloke, but when he did that I felt like burying my putter in his skull.
 
Avoid poorer players? Absolutely not.

A few of the chaps I regularly rag along with are the most senior of seniors.

Bob is 84. Mick is 72 and Malc' is the youngest at 65. All have handicaps in their high 20's apart from Mick off 19.

I love the craic and company with them.

All have an excellent sense of humour and don't take the game overly seriously.

There's much more to this game than just whacking a ball around a field.
 
maybe folks think I'm 'inferior' - I don't bother with all the fancy clobber and tech gizmos. Maybe that makes it look like I don't care and so not worthy of their company :(

Actually - I'm happy to play with anyone - not sure if everyone wants to play with me though :confused:
 
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