Medal Walk Off.

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Yesterday one of my medal group three ball walked off the course after completing 13 holes. He was fed up with how poorly he was scoring (he was a 12 h/capper btw). On the 14 hole he deliberately lost a ball and at that point NR'd and walked in - leaving me and my buddy to finish the round as a two ball.

We were not overly impressed! But got him to sign the card he was marking (my buddies) to the point he walked off and I finished as marker. I noticed today that our Mr Walkoff didn't submit his card as a NR.

Any thoughts on this? Personally I thought it was a very poor show as, if nothing else, it didn't show much respect for me and my buddy (not that we were that bothered).

 

[chrisd]

Yesterday one of my medal group three ball walked off the course after completing 13 holes. He was fed up with how poorly he was scoring (he was a 12 h/capper btw). On the 14 hole he deliberately lost a ball and at that point NR'd and walked in - leaving me and my buddy to finish the round as a two ball.

We were not overly impressed! But got him to sign the card he was marking (my buddies) to the point he walked off and I finished as marker. I noticed today that our Mr Walkoff didn't submit his card as a NR.

Any thoughts on this? Personally I thought it was a very poor show as, if nothing else, it didn't show much respect for me and my buddy (not that we were that bothered).

In the circumstances I'd probably not play with him again

 

[snell]

Unfortunately this sort of thing happens quite often at our place...generally the same candidates too

 

[davemc1]

Devils advocate, golf being a solo sport it's too easy to get wrapped up in your own emotions, and forget others. If you're playing so bad why stay out there, an continue to spoil others rounds? Especially if playing well is the be all and end all.

Not nring may of been out of sheer frustration and forgetting to put the card in. I certainly wouldn't judge anyone by it, but maybe have a quiet word and remind him of what's expected.

We all have our moments, some more than most, but none more than me

 

[Smiffy]

I've walked off twice during rounds.
Once at Crowborough during a Stableford. Going through a particularly bad patch at the time, I had 1 point after 4 holes, stood on the 5th tee and topped my drive into the ravine in front. Put another ball down and did exactly the same thing. Enough was enough and I apologised to my playing partners and trudged back to the clubhouse. Got a severe rollocking the following week and never did it again.
Another time playing in a 36 hole medal at Princes. All low handicappers, I got in at the last minute playing off 14. Players were waiting for greens to clear on par 4's before teeing off, 1st round took over 5 hours, and we were playing in 3 balls!!
Got to the 10th tee during the 2nd round, it was nearly 6 o'clock in the evening (we'd teed off at 3!!) and due to the pace of play I couldn't see us finishing until about 8.30. I'd had enough.
Into the car and home. I have never been so bored on a golf course in my life and vowed never to enter an Open medal again and I haven't.

 

[jusme]

I wouldn't be so quick to judge - never know what is going on in someones life. If it becomes a pattern then that is something different. I would wish him well and play on

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Funnily enough this was raised at a committee meeting a couple of weeks ago. The outcome was a first offence would get a warning. Repeat it and you will be barred from playing the following medal. Apparently it is the same people that do this at my club, all low h/c throwing a hissy fit if they haven't started a round well.

Personally I have never walked off. If you stink on the front nine then you reset on the 10th and try to beat your front nine score.

 

[Imurg]

I've only walked off, and would only expect someone else to, in the event of injury, sickness or emergency.
I've given up playing...years ago on the 11th hole I shanked 5 in a row OB and just put the clubs away and walked the rest as a marker..
Disrespectful to walk off without a valid reason.

 

[guest100718]

A guy in a drawn comp a while back had scored a total of 2 points as we walked off the 9th. He shooks hands and said thats it for him.

I'll personally soldier on regardless , but its just a game and if some one has had enough then thats up to them.

like a lot of things in this game, much to bigger a deal is made by some.

 

[Hosel Fade]

Funnily enough this was raised at a committee meeting a couple of weeks ago. The outcome was a first offence would get a warning. Repeat it and you will be barred from playing the following medal. Apparently it is the same people that do this at my club, all low h/c throwing a hissy fit if they haven't started a round well.

Personally I have never walked off. If you stink on the front nine then you reset on the 10th and try to beat your front nine score.

Sounds about right that to me

 

[gmhubble]

Carry on, report him, never play with him again

Disgusting

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I just a game , a hobby for us all , it's not the Open so if someone is struggling then I have no issues with people leaving , a lot of times someone struggling think they are affecting everyone's game.

As long as they are polite and respectful then there is no issue. Calling it disgusting is laughable and not sure what the relevance is of not putting their card in ?

 

[huds1475]

Judging others Isn't really the way to go, something I'll try not to do, with mixed success.

Good to see some sensible, measured responses :thup:

 

[Crazyface]

I just a game , a hobby for us all , it's not the Open so if someone is struggling then I have no issues with people leaving , a lot of times someone struggling think they are affecting everyone's game.

As long as they are polite and respectful then there is no issue. Calling it disgusting is laughable and not sure what the relevance is of not putting their card in ?

Agreed!

 

[Slab]

I've quit a round due to injury once but wouldn't quit for poor play.
Even having a dreadful scoring game like yesterday I'd keep going because this game can turn on the very next shot, although I wouldn't expect others to carry on if they didn't want to. As said, its just a game

 

[ScienceBoy]

I walked off after 11 holes once, I was sick in a bin and still got told off for walking off during a round. It was early in my golfing career and I did know what to do and I wasn't in a good place to do it.

Steadied myself enough to drive home but was still not well.

 

[patricks148]

i usually soldier on myself and only ever walked off once during a particularly bad dose of the shermans, where i lost a whole box of new Pro V 1s on the front 9 with my 2nd short from the middle of 7 fairways, pared the two par 3's. but its not the end of the world TBH, as someone else said you don't know what going on in someones head.

Not sure what goes on at clubs down there, when players don't submit cards and don't get a DQ and NR.

if you did that at any club up here you would be DQ d at the close off of the comp and go up 0.1

 

[JohnnyDee]

This a funny game we play and is apt to unmask all kinds of hidden personas when things go wrong.

I used to be a moany old moaner when playing badly and would get in a real strop. I have never walked off but I can understand why some people do when it all gets a bit too much. Providing it's done politely I don't have a problem, and as others have pointed out, it might not just be the golf causing the distress. Habitual quitters are a different thing.

Now that I'm an old git I have a less precious view, and although the odd puff of red mist comes up, I tend to laugh it off and try to be supportive of anyone who's playing well.

 

[drdel]

To walk off in a huff/tantrum is plainly bad manners and not on.

If the player apologised and said he saw no point in continuing as he was playing so badly he wasn't enjoying it and thought it would adversely his fellow players then I could understand it.

 

[Capella]

Injury, sickness, emergencies etc. are good valid reasons to not finishing a round. Bad play isn't. Even if you pick up because you don't see a point in continuing to play, you do have a responsibility as a marker for another player and should walk the rest of the round with him. Walking off early without neccessity is really bad style, in my opinion.