Golf Random Irritations

[Lucifer MorningStar]

My memory is hazy now but I believe we were told that both teams would go out if match not arranged. Or perhaps we just wanted to do everything in our power to actually play rather than go through that way. Or a combination of both.


If they can't play any weekends at all then that clearly makes it a lot more difficult to arrange matches. It would be the assumption that most people work on weekdays. Regardless, people have to meet in the middle somewhere and get matches played, obviously. But yeah, equally bored of this now.

You defend your point away my friend but if the club allows entries your issue is not with them but with the rules of the competition itself. They’re entitled to enter and if “you” can’t play anymore weekdays you’re equally inflexible.

That’s not a dig at you just highlighting that this is the issue with club knockouts in general and isn’t aimed at you. But just like slow play it’s always the other persons fault never our own. On that note I’ve got to drive back to work so I’m literally going to play with traffic

 

[Hobbit]

My favourite was the one I touched upon earlier - as soon as the draw was announced we agreed a date to play, it was on the last Saturday before the deadline (a month in advance), but all four of us were happy to play then. Then a day before the match one of them said "Oh is it Saturday? I thought we booked it for Sunday, I can't make the Saturday." His partner couldn't do the Sunday. That was the one where I had to change my work from home day at the last minute so I could get down at 5pm on Monday night to play it and we lost.

I’ve had that last day stunt pulled a few times. My response is “we agreed the date, are you conceding?”

 

[sjw]

Adidas. They've released far too many things that I'd like. Now I'm trying to pick and choose and do a bit of man-maths to justify. Grrrrr.

 

[BrianM]

Do we really think most people work a Monday to Friday 9 - 5 job in this day and age…
Weekends at my place, you would struggle to get a tee time until late afternoon / early evening for a match play game.
Everyone has there own situation, both players should be flexible for midweek or weekends, really shouldn’t be that difficult.

 

[chellie]

I remember offering 15 times and dates to a lady in our club singles knockout. None were suitable for her. She didn't work either like I did. Told her in the end that if she was that awkward she could have the match. In the end she agreed a date and I beat her!

 

[Bazz]

Adidas. They've released far too many things that I'd like. Now I'm trying to pick and choose and do a bit of man-maths to justify. Grrrrr.

Drop me a PM when you've decided and I'll see if I can get a discount code for you.

 

[ExRabbit]

Fore Bros.

 

[nickjdavis]

£80 shipping charge for an item that weighs 43g (plus packaging) from Italy to the UK.

When I got an email asking why i hadn't completed my transaction I said the shipping charge was silly....so they sent a voucher code discounting the full cost of shipping.......which didn't work.

 

[sunshine]

It’s always worth remembering that many people’s work life isn’t just mon to Fri and a lot of people work weekends

In the good old days, golf was for gentlemen, who would be horrified at the idea of having to go to work. They could play any day they pleased. Unfortunately, clubs had to widen their membership circle and sink to permitting middle class people to join.
It may be uncouth, but lawyers, doctors and bankers do have to work from Monday to Friday.
But this is golf, not some working class sport like football. Working weekends is for shopkeepers and tradespeople, whom we don't accept as members anyway. You have to draw the line somewhere.

 

[The Squirrel]

In the good old days, golf was for gentlemen, who would be horrified at the idea of having to go to work. They could play any day they pleased. Unfortunately, clubs had to widen their membership circle and sink to permitting middle class people to join.
It may be uncouth, but lawyers, doctors and bankers do have to work from Monday to Friday.
But this is golf, not some working class sport like football. Working weekends is for shopkeepers and tradespeople, whom we don't accept as members anyway. You have to draw the line somewhere.

No riff-raff as Basil would say

 

[jim8flog]

Probably just an irritation really rather than golf specific

Tee time booked for midday, weather forecast rain in the morning clearing by midday.
Actual weather - totally dry morning, rain came in just before 12 and lasted for 2 hours. We came close to walking after 12 holes but the rain dried out just we approached the green.

 

[jim8flog]

The last year I ever entered club knockouts

3 comps

Comp 1 - drawn against a guy who said he could only ever play Saturday afternoons, at that time the only time I could not play was Saturday afternoon and had to go to a lot of trouble to relent and be able to do so

Comp 2 - I tried to contact the opponent on numerous occasions and left lots of messages on his answer phone. He never got back to me but won the toss of the coin to go through.

Comp 3 - drawn the same guy as in comp 1.

 

[JonnyGutteridge]

In the good old days, golf was for gentlemen, who would be horrified at the idea of having to go to work. They could play any day they pleased. Unfortunately, clubs had to widen their membership circle and sink to permitting middle class people to join.
It may be uncouth, but lawyers, doctors and bankers do have to work from Monday to Friday.
But this is golf, not some working class sport like football. Working weekends is for shopkeepers and tradespeople, whom we don't accept as members anyway. You have to draw the line somewhere.

There’s plenty of tradespeople at our club on weekdays… and plenty of lawyers moaning about the latest delay to their new over budget orangery at the weekend

 

[nickjdavis]

We had a pair who refused to play at any other time than 8am on a Sunday morning....they were a nightmare to organise matches against and to suggest any other time was met with a combination of confusion, stonewalling and last minute attempts to reschedule.

They won a pairs matchplay comp one year and had at least two byes as opponents just gave up trying to arrange mutually convenient tee times.

The pair were eventually told not to enter if they couldn't be more flexible in arranging matches.

When we eventually got to the bottom of the issue, it turned out that one of their wives would raise merry hell with the bloke if he played at any other time and wasn't back home by 1pm!!!

 

[Orikoru]

The last year I ever entered club knockouts

3 comps

Comp 1 - drawn against a guy who said he could only ever play Saturday afternoons, at that time the only time I could not play was Saturday afternoon and had to go to a lot of trouble to relent and be able to do so

Comp 2 - I tried to contact the opponent on numerous occasions and left lots of messages on his answer phone. He never got back to me but won the toss of the coin to go through.

Comp 3 - drawn the same guy as in comp 1.

How on earth has that been allowed to happen?? I'd be showing the committee all my evidence of trying to contact him and depending that I be put through to the next round!

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

We had a pair who refused to play at any other time than 8am on a Sunday morning....they were a nightmare to organise matches against and to suggest any other time was met with a combination of confusion, stonewalling and last minute attempts to reschedule.

They won a pairs matchplay comp one year and had at least two byes as opponents just gave up trying to arrange mutually convenient tee times.

The pair were eventually told not to enter if they couldn't be more flexible in arranging matches.

When we eventually got to the bottom of the issue, it turned out that one of their wives would raise merry hell with the bloke if he played at any other time and wasn't back home by 1pm!!!

Man either needs a new wife, grow a set or talk to his wife about how it isn’t unreasonable to play golf at different times and they can still do things together at other times rather than what she dictates! If that were the other way round the man would be torn to pieces for being controlling.

Got a lad at work that went through similar with his now ex wife, not golf related but controlling every aspect of when he could do things and where he could go.

 

[Oops!]

Man either needs a new wife, grow a set or talk to his wife about how it isn’t unreasonable to play golf at different times and they can still do things together at other times rather than what she dictates! If that were the other way round the man would be torn to pieces for being controlling.

Got a lad at work that went through similar with his now ex wife, not golf related but controlling every aspect of when he could do things and where he could go.

But he did marry her in the first place - so there must have been some “chemistry” at one point!
But they are human beings, and humans change.
Still, it’s always a shame when relationships fall apart.
Even if sometimes - for one or both of them - it’s for the best!

 

[SteveJay]

All these stories about trying to arrange knock out matches confirms that my decision never to enter any is the right one!

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

But he did marry her in the first place - so there must have been some “chemistry” at one point!
But they are human beings, and humans change.
Still, it’s always a shame when relationships fall apart.
Even if sometimes - for one or both of them - it’s for the best!

Didn’t say there was never any chemistry or that things don’t change. I’m merely commenting on the points at hand.

It’s extremely controlling and nobody man nor woman should have to put up with the that or accept it. In those cases the best thing is often to go separate ways as it’s toxic for both parties involved.

But we’re just speculating on a single comment on a forum so who knows how accurate it is and if the guys not just blaming the wife to hide his own agenda. Like I say who knows

 

[chellie]

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Didn’t say there was never any chemistry or that things don’t change. I’m merely commenting on the points at hand.

It’s extremely controlling and nobody man nor woman should have to put up with the that or accept it. In those cases the best thing is often to go separate ways as it’s toxic for both parties involved.

But we’re just speculating on a single comment on a forum so who knows how accurate it is and if the guys not just blaming the wife to hide his own agenda. Like I say who knows

This exactly. Very easy for the wife to be blamed as a cop out.