Bazz
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Golf Random Irritations
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sjw
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The fact that so many shots on Sky's coverage (or whomever they get it from), not just this tournament but all of them, doesn't have the sound synced with the picture. You hear the strike sometimes before the player's even taken the club away. How difficult can it be? Don't see it on any other sports
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Every time there's a shotgun start, me and my partner get one of the longest walks. I think they're punishing me for complaining about the IG payments.
When we have one you can go in to the office and donate to charity to choose your tee, naturally the ones furthest away from the car parks are the last to go.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
I noticed it today and had the same thoughts.
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Watching the group in front get to our 11th green. There is a continuous bunker all round the front, posts and ropes prevent folk from walking round the green to the left....traffic is supposedly channeled to the right. Bloke in front attempts a wedge approach from maybe 40 yards and duffs it into the bunker.
He walks in to the bunker, plays out. Walks back to his bag, picks it up and then pauses, looks right (at the pathway he is supposed to take), starts walking left before spotting the roped off area. Pauses and then confidently strides through the bunker to the green. Putts out, walks off.
We collar him at the 12th tee....he admits walking through the bunker (claims course ignorance) but said he raked it. When asked how be managed to throw the rake back 10 yards from the greenside of the bunker so that it landed perfectly, with the head in the sand and the handle in the rake rest, he looked at us as though we were idiots.
Same fella, tees off on 15, his second shot finds a bunker on the 14th fairway, plays out, strides confidently off, with not a glance at the rake.
As we putt out on the 17th they still haven't teed off on 18....they apologise for the slow play (there is a society out there) saying they've been waiting on every hole for the group in front. To which one of my group said..."well if you spent some time raking a few bunkers you might not have waited around so much". More blank looks.
...and on 18 we have some newly laid turf in front of the green....all fenced off and a dedicated path around the right side of green that has a big sign saying "please stay on the path"...two of them putted out and traipsed back across the new turf, climbing over the ropes to get back to their bags, one walked obliviously through a newly planted shrubbery, the other had somehow maneuvered his trolley up the path (despite the sign being deliberately placed in the middle of the path to deter anyone from taking trolleys up the path) and decided he would exit the green with his trolley across another area of newly laid turf.
Does my bloody head in.
As i said to one of the guys....if this is how they treat a golf course how do you think they'd treat your daughter?
On the upside...i used the group ahead as a good source of visual imagery and twatted some monster angry drives over the closing holes.
He walks in to the bunker, plays out. Walks back to his bag, picks it up and then pauses, looks right (at the pathway he is supposed to take), starts walking left before spotting the roped off area. Pauses and then confidently strides through the bunker to the green. Putts out, walks off.
We collar him at the 12th tee....he admits walking through the bunker (claims course ignorance) but said he raked it. When asked how be managed to throw the rake back 10 yards from the greenside of the bunker so that it landed perfectly, with the head in the sand and the handle in the rake rest, he looked at us as though we were idiots.
Same fella, tees off on 15, his second shot finds a bunker on the 14th fairway, plays out, strides confidently off, with not a glance at the rake.
As we putt out on the 17th they still haven't teed off on 18....they apologise for the slow play (there is a society out there) saying they've been waiting on every hole for the group in front. To which one of my group said..."well if you spent some time raking a few bunkers you might not have waited around so much". More blank looks.
...and on 18 we have some newly laid turf in front of the green....all fenced off and a dedicated path around the right side of green that has a big sign saying "please stay on the path"...two of them putted out and traipsed back across the new turf, climbing over the ropes to get back to their bags, one walked obliviously through a newly planted shrubbery, the other had somehow maneuvered his trolley up the path (despite the sign being deliberately placed in the middle of the path to deter anyone from taking trolleys up the path) and decided he would exit the green with his trolley across another area of newly laid turf.
Does my bloody head in.
As i said to one of the guys....if this is how they treat a golf course how do you think they'd treat your daughter?
On the upside...i used the group ahead as a good source of visual imagery and twatted some monster angry drives over the closing holes.
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Tashyboy
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Normally when I get to the tee and try to do that I end up looking a ***. There’s just something about trying to *** a ball to get rid of frustration through a previous bad shot That nearly always adds to my frustration.
IanM
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Getting drawn to play with someone chain smoking their way round the course.
Tashyboy
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We have a fuddle KO comp. Guess who has drawn the person nonone else wanted. Me
Neilds
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Thought the answer was “your opponent”We have a fuddle KO comp. Guess who has drawn the person nonone else wanted. Me
Tashyboy
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I was struggling how to word it. Let’s just say a few of the other fuddle lads have had a giggle.Thought the answer was “your opponent”
sjw
Well-known member
Just random niggly injuries a couple of weeks before a golf trip 
. No biggie... 
. No biggie... 
HampshireHog
Assistant Pro
Arranging knockout matches 
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Contacted my opponent offered all weekend dates when the course can be played.
He responds “can you only play weekends?”, I confirm this.
3 days later I get “What about Mon-Thu late afternoon?”, I say no, I can’t play weekdays.
No further response and now 2 weekend dates are gone.
.Contacted my opponent offered all weekend dates when the course can be played.
He responds “can you only play weekends?”, I confirm this.
3 days later I get “What about Mon-Thu late afternoon?”, I say no, I can’t play weekdays.
No further response and now 2 weekend dates are gone.
Viewer
Active member
I find people that can’t play in the week are really hard to arrange matches against.Arranging knockout matches
Contacted my opponent offered all weekend dates when the course can be played.
He responds “can you only play weekends?”, I confirm this.
3 days later I get “What about Mon-Thu late afternoon?”, I say no, I can’t play weekdays.
No further response and now 2 weekend dates are gone.
irip
Head Pro
Check the rules of the competition and be guided by them and offer him what you can do, keep all communications and speak to whoever runs the competition for guidance.Arranging knockout matches
Contacted my opponent offered all weekend dates when the course can be played.
He responds “can you only play weekends?”, I confirm this.
3 days later I get “What about Mon-Thu late afternoon?”, I say no, I can’t play weekdays.
No further response and now 2 weekend dates are gone.
Or spin a coin
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Always the same.Arranging knockout matches
Contacted my opponent offered all weekend dates when the course can be played.
He responds “can you only play weekends?”, I confirm this.
3 days later I get “What about Mon-Thu late afternoon?”, I say no, I can’t play weekdays.
No further response and now 2 weekend dates are gone.
I remember one time we got mucked about and I ended up having to change my work from home days around to play a match on Monday night, which was the deadline day. Rushed down after finishing work and the 22 handicapper on their team parred the first 3 holes to put them 3 up and we never got back into it. Fuming. 
Orikoru
Tour Winner
You mean people with jobs?
HampshireHog
Assistant Pro
Comp rules state at least 2 weekend dates must be offered since I offered them all I guess he needs to accept one.
We won’t be spinning a coin even if I need to stand on the tee at 10am on the last day to claim it.
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
I get your issue, but I totally understand theirs as well. There need to be flexibility from both parties ideally as much as it may annoy you as you can only play weekends they equally may not be able to play those as they have other commitments and don’t feel it’s unreasonable to ask for a weekday. You’ve both got a point and neither is right or wrong.Arranging knockout matches
Contacted my opponent offered all weekend dates when the course can be played.
He responds “can you only play weekends?”, I confirm this.
3 days later I get “What about Mon-Thu late afternoon?”, I say no, I can’t play weekdays.
No further response and now 2 weekend dates are gone.
I’ve got a job but in a summer knockout I don’t find it unreasonable to expect to play a few matches on weekdays after work.You mean people with jobs?
irip
Head Pro
I had 2 mates drawn against each other and both were on holiday consecutive weeks which only left 1 day which was a Sunday that was also a drawn board comp.Always the same.
So they spoke to the organisers who said either you work out and agree a way round it we don’t care what it is or your both out.
So they both played the board comp (not together) and said when they get in they would compare scores and put it as though they had played matchplay.
The match would of finished all square so they had to toss a coin in the end anyway
Viewer
Active member
Play before work, play after work, have a day/half day off?You mean people with jobs?
