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Went out to Sherfield to do some holes last night but when I reached for my putter I couldnt find it. Gutted but I must have left it on the course somewhere.

Too late to ask as most people behind had gone home as it was almost dark. I checked in the clubhouse bar afterwards and left my details in case it shows up.

Went back up there today and even went out in a buggy looking for it. No sign and so far no one handed it back.:(
 
Sorry to hear that. I know, its a pain in the backside.

I did the same with a 6I once but I found it when I went back to have a look. I re-traced my steps and realised that I took it with me into the trees when I went to spend a penny.

Not the case here though with my putter. BTW the putter is an old Wilson , not worth a lot to someone but I've had it for years.
 
Amazing that people find stuff on the course & don't hand it in. I lost a rangefinder like that and it's plain theft, although some people on this forum, unbelievably, disputed that. A few weeks ago I found a Skycaddy on the course. The owner hadn't realised he'd lost it and I could easily have kept it, he would have had no idea where, or possibly when, he'd lost it. But honest people just don't do this.
 
Maninblack4612 said:
Amazing that people find stuff on the course & don't hand it in. I lost a rangefinder like that and it's plain theft, although some people on this forum, unbelievably, disputed that. A few weeks ago I found a Skycaddy on the course. The owner hadn't realised he'd lost it and I could easily have kept it, he would have had no idea where, or possibly when, he'd lost it. But honest people just don't do this.
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Agree. I found a putter head cover on the course and just handed it in. The person who had lost it was most grateful and that was a putter head cover!
 
woody69 said:
Agree. I found a putter head cover on the course and just handed it in. The person who had lost it was most grateful and that was a putter head cover!
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I had my Scotty Cameron putter head cover stolen off my trolley while I was in the Pro Shop and the trolley was outside. Thankfully they left the putter (not Scotty fans?) and it is now disguised in an old Mizuno cover!
 
sawtooth said:
Went out to Sherfield to do some holes last night but when I reached for my putter I couldnt find it. Gutted but I must have left it on the course somewhere.

Too late to ask as most people behind had gone home as it was almost dark. I checked in the clubhouse bar afterwards and left my details in case it shows up.

Went back up there today and even went out in a buggy looking for it. No sign and so far no one handed it back.:(
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speak to the greens staff, they are most likely to find it.

Sometimes when found a member sticks it in his bag and forgets to hand it in, only noticing when he plays again, so keep trying it might turn up within a week
 
I've handed in quite a few clubs that I found on the course.

I would keep checking because it is possible that someone intends to hand it in but has just forgotten they picked it up (a round is a long time) or had to rush off afterwards without going into the clubhouse.

I found a Vokey SM5 (in a bunker of all places - how could you fail to notice that!) and popped it into my bag but completely forgot about it while having a chat with a friend after the round in the car park and drove off. Handed it in a week later when I next played.

There's some hope yet!
 
I would be very grateful if somebody handed something of mine in, so I do the same.

A few weeks back, my Open Championship putter cover from Royal Lytham had dropped off. Fortunately a guy in the group behind picked it up and gave it me as we passed on the following hole! Top bloke!
 
Similar situation at my club last week - I got to the tee box and found a putter left there. The only strange thing was that is was the same make and model as mine. After I got over the confusion of how my putter that I had just used had got to the next tee before us, I put in the bag and returned to the club house (and lived with the PP comments re penalty strokes for now having 15 clubs!)

Simon

PS - Serious Q: if I had done this in pucker comp I would have 15 clubs in bag - is it ok to have extra clubs and declare them out of play, collecting a stray club being only one way this could occur?
 
SVB said:
Similar situation at my club last week - I got to the tee box and found a putter left there. The only strange thing was that is was the same make and model as mine. After I got over the confusion of how my putter that I had just used had got to the next tee before us, I put in the bag and returned to the club house (and lived with the PP comments re penalty strokes for now having 15 clubs!)
Simon

PS - Serious Q: if I had done this in pucker comp I would have 15 clubs in bag - is it ok to have extra clubs and declare them out of play, collecting a stray club being only one way this could occur?
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Of course it is!
 
When the I15 was first out I found a 6 iron on the course and handed it in behind the bar. Bartender was surprised someone would hand it in, gave me a snickers and 7Up as a reward!
 
A little off topic but a girl friend of mine lost her wedding ring a few weeks ago in a field her and her son were playing in. It was a huge rock! many £££. Her old man was livid but a week later someone handed it in!! WOW!!
 
Alex1975 said:
A little off topic but a girl friend of mine lost her wedding ring a few weeks ago in a field her and her son were playing in. It was a huge rock! many £££. Her old man was livid but a week later someone handed it in!! WOW!!
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A few years ago I found a ring with a nice stone in it in the car park at work. I handed it and heard nothing for a few days. I then got a call from HR telling me the owner had been found and asked if I minded the woman whose ring it was getting in touch with me to say thanks.

Turns out her mom had died a few weeks previously and that was her wedding ring. She was choking on tears thanking me she was so grateful I handed it in.
 
I handed a pipe in last week, the pro said, I know exactly who's that is he'll be very pleased!

Left my dunlop wedge on the course, spent the rest of the round thinking about what new a glorious wedges I could get to replace it







Of course that got handed in and returned to me! :rofl:
 
Last week, my son and I found a bank debit card, unsigned(!!!!) on the course we play. Everytime we passed other golfers we asked their first names and finally got a match, then asked second name and it was the owner. Strangely enough, he didn't seem particularly grateful and laughed off my advice that he sign it. I couldn't help thinking that we should have treated ourselves in the pro shop instead of giving it back!(That's a joke by the way.)
 
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