care for a rematch at my place?
Do you avoid "inferior" players
- Thread starter ManinBlack
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care for a rematch at my place?
IanG
Tour Rookie
Often the choices they make when in trouble are very educational. e.g. I recall playing with a guy off 1 who had a poor-ish but not terrible lie in the light rough. He poked it out with a wedge when I'd have probably tried to reach the green with a 6 iron. Since he's so much better than me I definitely expected him to try for the green. He nearly made par and made an easy tap in bogey - so not ideal but a recoverable mistake for him. You can learn from what they don't do as much as from what they do do.
williamalex1
Money List Winner
If and when i'm up your way it would be a pleasure mate. But you're more likely to be down here , so give me a shout and i'll give you another lesson.
:lol:
bobmac
Major Champion
I try and avoid them but at the end of the day, you've got to take your turn and play with Smiffy
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
A golfers standard (and I hate the use of the word inferior) to me is much like how they are dressed, I don't give a rats ass as long as they are decent company.
ManinBlack
Tour Winner
You get a lot more out of watching golf live than on television, being close to the players, watching their course management & just taking in the tempo of their swings. Also if, like me, you have friends who are good teachers, and some are excellent, a round is like having a 4 hour playing lesson.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
I also find you can get in the slip stream of someone playing good golf.
They are usually teeing off first and by putting the ball where they are you won't be far off.
They are usually teeing off first and by putting the ball where they are you won't be far off.
londonlewis
Tour Rookie
I'll tee off with Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson then, to help me squeeze and extra couple of hundred yards off the tee!
I agree with you though!
I'd never avoid a game with anyone. If there are issues with slow play, ettiquette then I may reconsider going forward. Fortunately that has only happened a couple of times in 30+ years of playing
Face breaker
Q-School Graduate
Now there's a thing so let's turn the tables and ask the question, As a high handicapper do you avoid so-called "superior" players? which as a high handicapper I'd have to give a "yes" as the answer !...
Face breaker
Q-School Graduate
Couldn't agree more as to view another person (golfer or otherwise) as "inferior" to yourself is just a piss poor display of arrogance in my view and I for one wouldn't wanna play with the offender anyway !...
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HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
A while back 3 off us had our name down for the mid week medal but on the day one of the guys couldn't make it so took his name out the time sheet, anyway we both turned to find out someone had put their name down to join us. The guy was okay after having a chat with him before we were due to tee off, he was playing off 10 so we thought okay it might not be as bad as we thought, well how wrong we were. Nightmare right from the go, spent most of the day looking for his ball......never again. We always check out the handicap if someone sticks their name down & if they are not playing off at least 7 we give them a wide berth & withdraw from the comp as its not enjoyable & to me golf should be enjoyable.
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
I would play golf with anyone regardless of whether they live in Bexhill or not 
I think that being as crap at the game as I have become a lot of people will (if not already) avoid me.
I think that being as crap at the game as I have become a lot of people will (if not already) avoid me.
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
Ouch... unlikely to win you many friends.
HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
Club selection, it's against the rules to ask what club they are using or to look in their bag to see what club someone is using is it not ?
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Deleted member 17920
Guest
I do try to avoid Lincoln Quaker but he just keeps coming back.
Oi, bugger off, this is about inferior players, he is just relying on his fake handicap, once he gets a proper handicap he will be back to helicoptering his club and chucking his toys out of the pram again.but surely it is a good regular income playing Glyn ?
Week on Saturday birchy
rickg
Money List Winner
It's a penalty if you ask, but not if you look in the bag, as long as you don't move a towel or something else which is covering the clubs to see what was used.
HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
Okay thanks for that :cheers:
D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
Were you ok with him searching for your ball on any occasion you needed help ?
It's really disappointing to read that story - even more so you pull out of comps based on fc HC - it's HC snobbery
HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
Never need help TBH.
Why is it snobbery ?
I play golf to try & improve my game & at the same time enjoy it. I don't enjoy looking for someone else's golf ball all day & if I want to withdraw from a comp then that's my choice is it not ?
