Heres a new one

[tiger_sheridan]

Lat evening i was having a simple solo knock around the course. After putting out on the 1st tee i saw a senior four-ball on the tee for the second, rather than waiting for them to play the hole and hopefully be invited through, i simply walked up the fair way directly to the 3rd. Out of courtesy i mentioned what i was doing and got a churlish 'uh ok' from one and disapproving looks from the others.

I played the 3rd tee (a great drive of 200 odd yards i may add ) whilst they putted out. Ahead was a two-ball around the green so i waited by my ball, after a couple of minutes the seniors behind shouted and gesticulated clearly suggesting i was holding them up. I pointed toward the 3rd green, indicating why i was waiting.
Once the green was clear i chipped on and moved forward - as i did so i kept glancing back to the seniors behind. If one of them had managed a 100 yard drive i am being generous.
After i finished the hole, i walked to the 4th tee where the two-ball were waiting (5 minutes or so) who then invited me to play through. The 2 ball were 2 young lads of 17 or so.

My point? Younger golfers get such a hard time, yet these 2 were clearly behaving in teh correct manner - pity the seniors behind did not show the same manners.

 

[Robobum]

Sorry Tiger, but as I see it you shouldn't have cut in unless you could have played with out delay to get away from them. If that wasn't possible you should have asked to be let through.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Unfortunately I'd say that you were in the wrong in this case.
You should only cut in if you won't slow anyone down.
Neither the 4 ball of oldies nor the two young lads had to let you through, as being on your own you had no standing on the course.

 

[Robobum]

......as being on your own you had no standing on the course.

That's no longer the case though Gil, a single has equal standing.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

......as being on your own you had no standing on the course.

That's no longer the case though Gil, a single has equal standing.

Really, I didn't know it had changed!
No wonder singletons get annoyed behind me

 

[madandra]

I agree with Rob here. If there was no one infront of the old fellas I would have done the same but because the course was busy I would have had to wait to be invited to play through.

 

[Macster]

Def in the wrong.

Unless you were sure there was no-one ahead to hold you up, you should have stayed put, and I can see why they were annoyed.
After all, if you hadnt cut-in, they wouldn't have had to wait at that moment, or indeed very probably on any hole, as the pace of the group ahead would have matched theirs.

Singles may have 'standing' on the course, but you have to be damned reasonable about it, and apologies, but you weren't.
If you werent certain it was clear ahead, you should have stayed put, or nipped somewhere else, well ahead.

 

[tiger_sheridan]

hmm maybe i owe them an apology.
However as i had driven off from the 3rd before they had even reached the 2nd green i thought i was safely out of their way.

And yes singltons do have equal status on the golf course.

 

[Macster]

'And yes singltons do have equal status on the golf course'

But not to jump around at will.....hold up a fourball, .....and push a 2Ball ahead as a result.

*shakes head*

You'd get short change at my Club, I can tell you.

 

[Cernunnos]

According to the R&A single balls have standing, but try convincing the people who write the list of course rules on the backs of scorecards. Hence why many club golfers still are not aware that singleballs do have standing on the course.

Thing is if the local rule states no standing for a singleball, most single balls will still have to wait. Having said this the times I've been invited through I've lost count of. Irony is I'm often quite happy where I am unless the party is particularly slow. But I can easily find some way of wasting time or decide to play 2 or even more balls down fairway. I once played 3 balls tee to green over damn near a complete round & was still right up with the 4 ball infront. I think the only holes I used one ball was the 1st, 2nd & 18th that day. And there was litle point asking to play through as I'd have rushed through & then be sandwhiched between two very slow groups for several holes before having to go through the same again.

Some days its just as easy to smell the roses & be content with a dawdle.

EDIT: Getting back to the question in hand, there is nothing worse than players who cut in virtually unanounced, even if they walk down the line of tree. Its like queue jumping its just rude.

 

[minty18]

Singletons have standing on a golf course?

Next you'll be telling me women are allowed to play aswell.

 

[Cernunnos]

Only when there's a U in the month

 

[Dave3498]

......as being on your own you had no standing on the course.

That's no longer the case though Gil, a single has equal standing.

Really, I didn't know it had changed!
No wonder singletons get annoyed behind me

Golfers not playing a full round have no priority on the course. They are supposed to give way to those who are. Since you started on the 3rd. you clearly weren't going to play a full round.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I have to say I agree that the OP was in the wrong but the behaviour of the two sets of players at either end of the age spectrum was interesting. I agree a lot of junior embers get a hard time and they could have been difficult and not let him through which would have put him in a very compromised position with the group behind. Even though the four had been held up as a result of the cut through there probably wasn't any need for the over zealous expression of frustration.

I often play solo rounds especially if I get a flexi afternoon at short notice. I have to be honest and say in the majority of cases I'll get let through without a problem but if its clear I won't I'm happy to hit two balls per hole and putt on the green to kill time. Its a sport in decent surroundings. Sometimes its easy to lose sight of that and solo rounds can bring everything back into focus.

 

[Imurg]

According to the R&A single balls have standing, but try convincing the people who write the list of course rules on the backs of scorecards. Hence why many club golfers still are not aware that singleballs do have standing on the course.

We have a sign at the first that has been there since Adam was a lad. It states that players playing the 10th should alternate with those playing the first - this goes back 12 years to when it was just a 9-holer. Also it states that a singleton has no standing.

If they can't be bothered to change it, what chance do visitors or new members have of knowing what to do?

 

[mono217]

I think hes ok with it its the oldies in the wrong in a way a bit of mix and match

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I think hes ok with it its the oldies in the wrong in a way a bit of mix and match

How on earth could the oldies be acccused of being in the wrong?

 

[Cernunnos]

Only in their over the top reaction. But really they should have put their foot down before the OP actually let himself nip in. Stricktly speaking the OP was very cheeky by cutting-in, in the first place. But he wasn't really holding things up when he was there, as the youngsters infront of the OP clearly must have been playing slowly. But I do have a dim view of the OP's actions.

Personally I think the OP should have waited his turn & not cut-in. And if he were to cut in anywhere, it should have been to leapfrog both groups & then make headway.