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Played today in our winter league - fourballs.

One of my opponents has fallen out with me for not conceding a two and a half to three foot putt (which he then missed). I can't see the problem - given he'd had two putts from 40 feet to get to there, I thought it only fair to give him the chance of turning a birdie chance into a four putt. We had no agreement in place about automatically giving putts of a certain length or anything like that.

Is he right to moan that the putt was too short to make him take? My thought is that if he managed to miss it, I was right to ask him to hole it!
 
He can moan but you're under no obligation to give him anything - even a 3 incher. They've been missed before.

Just don't expect much to be given to you next time you play with him. But you've done nothing wrong.
 
Not a problem to me. There is nothing in the rules that says just because you are xx feet that you need to concede. If its was a competitive game and I'm assuming Winter League means it was then I'd be even less inclined to concede one especially if you think its missable. I'm guessing that his whining is to cover his embarrassment. You've done nothing wrong so leave him to throw his toys out the pram
 
You done the right thing.
Even if he had given you one about the same distance earlier? As mentioned, the fact that he missed it made it the right decision
 
He's out of order for moaning. If he missed it, then he's only got himself to blame and you were more than entitled to ask him to putt it.
He's probably looking for someone else to blame for him missing the putt. He needs to grow up.
 
Never give anything I say, that way you will get used to putting out yourself and will help your game in the long run.
Unless an agreement by all concerned is made at the begining of the round, or you recieve a gimme, return the favour as quick as possible and the shortest gimme possible, then return to giving nothing.

Make them play golf to beat you, not psycho golf.
 
If it's short enough that you think it should be given then it's short enough not to worry about holing it. Only crap putters worry about gimmes everyone else just gets on with it. Tell him to grow up and stop moaning about his own incompetence
 
If it's short enough that you think it should be given then it's short enough not to worry about holing it. Only crap putters worry about gimmes everyone else just gets on with it. Tell him to grow up and stop moaning about his own incompetence
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seconded
 
Thirded ! If it is a word.
This is why I don't accept gimmes with my usual partners. They say I am mad but I feel that it means that I never get into a position of almost expecting a gimme in a match that means something.
 
I look at every putt as one I will have to hole out. If it gets conceded..great, if not I'm in the frame of mind to putt it. Your friend should learn his lesson and I suspect learn to putt a bit better.
 
Years ago I won a match on the 18th with the guy giving me a 3 footer, which I'd read with just a smidge or two of break.

We were all square going up the last with me having sunk a monster(ish) putt on the 17th to bring it back to even.

He was so sure I was a brilliant putter that he conceded the whole match because of it.

The fact that I was pooping it, and I'm sure to this day that I would have missed it, were not mentioned at the time.

The length of putt is irrelevant, it's whether it's above ground or in the hole that matters.
 
Correct to make him putt it,I usually make certain opponents hole wee putts if I know it will get them riled so to make him hole one that length was well within your rights.

At this time of year anything over a foot has the potential to be missed.
 
Played today in our winter league - fourballs.

One of my opponents has fallen out with me for not conceding a two and a half to three foot putt (which he then missed). I can't see the problem - given he'd had two putts from 40 feet to get to there, I thought it only fair to give him the chance of turning a birdie chance into a four putt. We had no agreement in place about automatically giving putts of a certain length or anything like that.

Is he right to moan that the putt was too short to make him take? My thought is that if he managed to miss it, I was right to ask him to hole it!
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I hope you went on to beat them after that....if the putt is that straightforward you may as well make them hole it.... ;)
 
I generally find the people who moan most about not being given putts, are the ones who miss short putts on a regular basis. Even in Medal play they are not good putters from short distance.

If I am given a putt I accept it but then putt out for practice, I maybe don't take as much time over it but hey I am never one to moan about having to putt out.
 
Thirded ! If it is a word.
This is why I don't accept gimmes with my usual partners. They say I am mad but I feel that it means that I never get into a position of almost expecting a gimme in a match that means something.
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Bigfoot.

If your given a putt, you have no alternative but to pick up the ball.

Knowing this can be useful in a matchplay fourball!
 
- given he'd had two putts from 40 feet to get to there, I thought it only fair to give him the chance of turning a birdie chance into a four putt.
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I like it. :cool:

If you suspect your opponent has lost the plot from short range, make them putt!!! It'll soon zap any confidence they are going to win. :D
No quarter given or taken. If you know a 3'-er is 100% going to go in, then concede it....otherwise....no.
 
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