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Golf Random Irritations

Getting told to pick up the pace when I was in the first 4-ball of the day and the group behind were no where near.

On my course the card says a 4-ball should get around in 4.15. Almost all our comps are in 4 balls. The first group out was a 3 ball and I was in the first 4 ball. We were playing at a pace to finish our 4 ball in about 3.50, and the group behind hadn't had to wait on a single shot all day.
 
Slow play.

Clowns with mobile phones on the golf course.

Slow greens.

Mark Roe.

Scotty Cameron putters - no idea why!

Stopwatches.

Rakes left in bunkers.

Foursomes.

Callaway Chrome Soft balls.

Cigarette ends on the course - just filthy!

Plastic castle tees.

Muppets that say "one" when your ball falls off the tee.

Loudmouth trousers.

Players who take about 20 practice swings.

Cards that don't say if distance is to front or middle.

Internal OOB.

Poor definition between greens and the fringe.

Playing partners who say "I didn't see it"!

The seagull who stole my coronation chicken wrap at Dundonald!
 
The old hook an iron off the tee when taking it for safety is a speciality of mine🤔😡

Oh yes love that.. did that last year in a charity day off the 1st.. nice hybrid off the tee straight out of bounds lol

This year laid up to a pond for 2 to safely get on green .. laid up short.. missed the approach into the pond
 
That guy that you arrange a KO with who cancels on the morning of the game for something urgent having come up ( but you know it’s just because a bit of rain is forecast)
 
Playing a new course and looking for the non existent map on the scorecard. I'll just guess shall I and you fill the card with advertisements for tat.
 
The old hook an iron off the tee when taking it for safety is a speciality of mine🤔😡
Also a specialty of mine. Did exactly this in a club match recently 5 iron for safety snap hook intonthe crap 🙄

Or my other one is our 12th OOB right, leave driver in the bag hit 3 wood. Goes straight right OOB. Next time round 4h, next time round 5 iron guess where they all went as well😳 I'd take anything for a hook there 😂
 
People who don't buy drinks when they get a hole in one :ROFLMAO:

And why when the pros do it does the beer go to the media tent, surely they could do something for the fans (proportion of them) to celebrate.

Mine from last week, clubs having paths as in play so penalty drop. That will be lovely playing off a stone path with my new clubs!
 
“Gimmes” in roll ups stroke play - yes it’s only a £1, but a player doesn’t have the right to give a putt on behalf of the other 20 players. We play AMAM ( yes it’s boring but , but it’s difficult getting them to play anything else) in two well attended mid week Roll Ups and whilst it could be argued that giving 6” putts speeds up the game, those 6” putts can often develop into 2’ putts.
 
I knew that was coming! :LOL:

Slow play.

Clowns with mobile phones on the golf course.

Slow greens.

Mark Roe.

Scotty Cameron putters - no idea why!

Stopwatches.

Rakes left in bunkers.

Foursomes.

Callaway Chrome Soft balls.

Cigarette ends on the course - just filthy!

Plastic castle tees.

Muppets that say "one" when your ball falls off the tee.

Loudmouth trousers.

Players who take about 20 practice swings.

Cards that don't say if distance is to front or middle.

Internal OOB.

Poor definition between greens and the fringe.

Playing partners who say "I didn't see it"!

The seagull who stole my coronation chicken wrap at Dundonald!

Sort of saw these coming also. Except the one about the seagull ...
 
Slow play.

Clowns with mobile phones on the golf course.

Slow greens.

Mark Roe.

Scotty Cameron putters - no idea why!

Stopwatches.

Rakes left in bunkers.

Foursomes.

Callaway Chrome Soft balls.

Cigarette ends on the course - just filthy!

Plastic castle tees.

Muppets that say "one" when your ball falls off the tee.

Loudmouth trousers.

Players who take about 20 practice swings.

Cards that don't say if distance is to front or middle.

Internal OOB.

Poor definition between greens and the fringe.

Playing partners who say "I didn't see it"!

The seagull who stole my coronation chicken wrap at Dundonald!


Pace yourself fella, this thread might run a bit ;)
 
Duck hooks
Groups who follow eachother round like an under 7s football team chasing the ball instead of spreading out and going to their ball so they're ready to play
People who leave their trolleys in dumb places that mean they take longer than necessary to get out of the way
Patrick Reed
Cigarette butts littered on the course
 
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