Is it just me that finds it abit annoying

[bozza]

Played today at my local course i was really looking forward to it, no winter tee's or greens blue sky and not a breath of wind.

Playing partner tee'd off first and i said i'd stand behind to the side to keep an eye on his ball as the drive was straight into the sun which can be a nightmare when the sun is low in winter.

Kept an eye on it all the way till it landed and made a mental note of where it landed as it went in the rough and he didn't see it at all as he was blinded by the sun.

I went to hit my tee shot, he said he watched it and "thought it went left abit onto the trees" but said he took his eye off it.

I directed him to his ball in the rough, i eventually found mine after hunting round in the trees, watched him play his 2nd shot into the sun and kept my eye on it all the way as he lost it in the low sun again. He didn't even bother to watch my 2nd shot and just walked up to his ball.

This continued for the full round , i made sure i kept an eye on all his shots that were into the low sun but every single one of mine he just said "sorry i think it went left/right/straight/lost it in the sun" and lost 4/5 balls because of this.

I know it's not his job to watch my ball but i did it for him becasuse it was almost impossible to watch your own ball in the low winter sun and it was only a friendly game.

Anyway thats my rant over but has anyone else had the same problem?

And to top it off i had the worst round i've had in a long time but i did still manage to beat him.

Karma?

 

[robbest3offthetee]

Bozza, I have this problem every week in our winter league matches,and thats my playing partner,as long as he finds his ball he doesnt worry about anyone elses,some partner eh....

 

[JustOne]

Just don't watch anymore, problem solved. You'll be amazed at just how high his score can go!... and then play for higher stakes

 

[bozza]

Yeah that must be annoying since he is ment to be your playing partner.

If it was one of my mates i would have maybe had abit of a mates dig at for him for doing it but as it is one of my dad's mates i don't know him well enough to as he may take it the wrong way.

His general etiquette is pretty poor i must admit, it's only friendly games we play but he has habbit of standing/walking across your putting line and if he looses a ball he tends to always drop it where he gains and advantage e.g infront a group of trees he lost his ball behind. I know it's only a friendly game but i try to follow all the rules/etiquette as closely as i can as i want to start playing in comps next year and don't want to make any mistakes.

 

[chrisd]

if he looses a ball he tends to always drop it where he gains and advantage e.g infront a group of trees he lost his ball behind. I know it's only a friendly game but i try to follow all the rules/etiquette as closely as i can as i want to start playing in comps next year and don't want to make any mistakes.

If he loses his ball he doesn't get to drop one anywhere other than where he played from when he lost it!
(unless he saw it go into a water hazard, where different rules apply)




Chris

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I suggest you need to start teaching him the rules and about etiquette. I'd put up with it for a few holes and then I'm afraid my patience would wear thin. It isn't a requirement to spot for your playing partner but it is an unwritten given. I'd explain to him quite bluntly how unfair his behaviour is. Otherwise look for another partner

 

[Robobum]

Is the art of bringing it to his attention with some good natured piss taking been lost?? Or even a polite "Can you keep an eye in this one for me please mate?"

Replaced by silent discontent and lectures about rules and etiquette?? Golf must just fly by with the fun you have!!

 

[pokerjoke]

Come on are you living in the real world here,surely if its a mate you must be on speaking terms,just ask.Bottling it up all round is just going to frustrate you.

 

[Swinger]

Maybe he has bad eyes.

Mine aren't great and when I don't have my contacts in then I'm fairly useless at ball spotting. My playing partners all know this though but they all keep an eye out anyway.
I'm more than happy to look for balls just annoying when you find the lost ball after someone else has found three new Pro V's.

He might be doing it on purpose though. Could be jealous or maybe he has a school boy crush on you!

 

[JustOne]

if he looses a ball he tends to always drop it where he gains and advantage e.g infront a group of trees he lost his ball behind.

Well....... never mind, does it REALLY matter?
I couldn't care less when I'm playing against Smiffy if he drops it on the green!

It's just a game and he'll probably 4-putt it anyway

If however it's chewing you up inside then a)don't play with him again, b)talk to him about it, carefully!!!!!

 

[USER1999]

Just keep it on the fairway, and there are no issues to worry about.

 

[bozza]

Beacause were just having a friendly game, rather than walk all the way back to where he played his last shot if he looses it we just tell eachother to drop a ball with a one shot penalty as near as we can to where we saw the the ball land/go out of bounds, unless it go's out of bounds off the tee, just to save some time.

I've tried dropping hints, e.g i'll make a point of letting him putt first if i'm going to be stood on or near his line and tell him that but it aint seem to be working.

His etiquette seems to get worse if he is having a bad round or hole.

But i suppose at the end of the day if i'm still beating him every game what does it matter haha

 

[richart]

If all your holes play into the sun, it must be along walk back to the clubhouse at the end of the round.

No problem in following balls from the tee as you can stand behind. Not easy when someones hitting from the other side of a fairway. Must admit i have never had the problem with second shots, but there again i rarely hit them above head height.

 

[JustOne]

Nope... sorry I still go back to my original answer, every time he tees off just say "Sorry, I didn't see where your ball went as I wasn't watching". Perhaps even make a point of standing somewhere he can see you out of the corner of his eye and turn your back to him, perhaps fold your arms and even yawn a bit

I'm sure it'll sink in quite quickly, if not then with a bit of luck he might just choose to go play with someone else instead

 

[richart]

Nope... sorry I still go back to my original answer, every time he tees off just say "Sorry, I didn't see where your ball went as I wasn't watching". Perhaps even make a point of standing somewhere he can see you out of the corner of his eye and turn your back to him, perhaps fold your arms and even yawn a bit

I'm sure it'll sink in quite quickly, if not then with a bit of luck he might just choose to go play with someone else instead

Good tips James, will try and use them in a match i have got in a couple of weeks.

 

[ev123uk]

thats happened to me twice this year...i now take my sundogs to the first tee and ask someone to wear em when im teeing off!!

 

[GB72]

I had a whinge about this a couple of months ago. Really annoys me when no effort is made to get a line on a playing partner's ball. OK, we all miss a few or lose them in the sun but at least try.

 

[Hooker]

Im totally with you on this one bozza. Its annoying when your regular playing partner does this.

I find myself enjoying playing comps more now because people will take it a bit more seriously and generally be more courteous and have better etiquette.

So my advice would be to start playing comps sooner rather than later as like me you seem to be a stickler for the rules and your partner isn't.