Do you have many ignorant "members" at your club?

[Beezerk]

As the title suggests really, I'm trying to gauge if it's a widespread thing or just at a small selection of clubs.
I'm not saying I want to chat and have a laugh with everyone I meet on the course, but it seems the majority of players where I'm at seem to be unable to even make eye contact or the most basic of pleasantries. Aggressive, arrogant members who won't talk to you if you ain't in the right clique.
It really does make playing a strange event sometimes but it does put a downer on games sometimes.

So is it the same elsewhere or am I and my usual PP just unlucky to be at a club full of twits?

 

[HawkeyeMS]

As the title suggests really, I'm trying to gauge if it's a widespread thing or just at a small selection of clubs.
I'm not saying I want to chat and have a laugh with everyone I meet on the course, but it seems the majority of players where I'm at seem to be unable to even make eye contact or the most basic of pleasantries. Aggressive, arrogant members who won't talk to you if you ain't in the right clique.
It really does make playing a strange event sometimes but it does put a downer on games sometimes.

So is it the same elsewhere or am I and my usual PP just unlucky to be at a club full of twits?

There will be idiots at every club.

 

[Sir Scoop-A-Lot]

At our place there are a couple who will only talk to their own clique, on the whole though eveyones happy to chat to everyone. Without being ageist it seems to be the seniors that are more into their cliques...

 

[Pin-seeker]

There will be idiots at every club.

You only have to look at the Forum

 

[guest100718]

a few, there are some at every club

 

[Beezerk]

There will be idiots at every club.

Yeah of course but they seem to be in the majority at our place

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Certianly seen plenty at every club i have played at

 

[Crow]

Very few at my club, I can only think of me and one other.

 

[Beezerk]

Very few at my club, I can only think of me and one other.

Touche :rofl:

 

[Lump]

Playing with one tomorrow. A few mental games will be getting played to take him down a few pegs.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

As stated, every club has them to one degree or another. It has always existed and probably always will. I think things like drawn competitions and swindles help to break these barriers down and get more people talking to each other but many people are just insular by nature and will never change.

Never really understood why people are like that but it takes allsorts to make the world go round.

 

[NST]

Only me at my club that falls under thread title.

 

[Foxholer]

As stated, every club has them to one degree or another. It has always existed and probably always will. I think things like drawn competitions and swindles help to break these barriers down and get more people talking to each other but many people are just insular by nature and will never change.

Never really understood why people are like that but it takes allsorts to make the world go round.

Sums it up for me!

Golf should be a sport/pastime where barriers can be broken down - and often that happens. But it can also be an exaggeration of them as well! I think I've been fortunate to only encounter a few really peculiar folk, who I would describe as 'not Golfers'!

If you go back to the early roots of the game, there are plenty of examples where Golf has bridged otherwise immense social/cultural/religious divides!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Never found it a problem at my club. I think the fact our comps are drawn and so you get to meet a lot of members helps. We do have swindles that are rather cliquey but they tend to be "older" members who have played together for years and to be fair I'm not really interested in joining their group. Our own weekend roll up will happily take anyone under their collective wing.

There are some members that are opinionated and loud (doesn't equate to knowledge, especially when relating to rules) but they can still be good company. I'll talk to anyone

 

[Liverbirdie]

Although there are a few notable exceptions at our club, the vast majority will say hello as they walk by, myself included.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

the vast majority will say hello as they walk by, myself included.

Exactly how it should be :thup:

 

[Liverbirdie]

Exactly how it should be :thup:

yep, then talk about them behind their back. my god, where did he get them trews.......Miaow.:whoo:

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

yep, then talk about them behind their back. my god, where did he get them trews.......Miaow.:whoo:

And you come across as such a nice guy on here......... ;-)

 

[Liverbirdie]

And you come across as such a nice guy on here......... ;-)

No I'm worst that that, I give sartorial stick to their face, can't help it with the greater Manchester lot on here.

You've got to help,where you can.

 

[SocketRocket]

I'll talk to anyone at my club.

Well, that's if they are not a socialist and they're a Free Mason and a have handicap less than 10 and have their shirts tucked in and don't change their shoes in the car park and are a committee member. Yes, just about anyone :smirk: