Nice birthday until this total plonker at the 14th.

[Tommo21]

So, things are going along no too bad at Dodgers place, the hirsel. Great little golf course that needs to be treated with some respect.

Anyway, one of my playing parners went off as he was shanking big time and was not having any fun. At the 11th the group in front let us through but said the group ahead were real slow. I get to the 14, longish par 3, and we wait quite a while for the group in front, but no problem. I hit my ball pin high, we walk the 180 yards or so, play out the hole, and the guys in front were just leaving the next tee when we walked off the 14th green. I asked if we could play through and one guy wasnt sure, turning to the others.

The question is, what did this low life, lets just say his name is Paul Campbell, give me as the reason he didnt want us to play through.

We've lost three holes already so were not letting you through.

You're only a two ball so you dont have any right.

Im on a rhythem.

You got through the last group because you're a two ball.

It's your birthday so I'm going to spoil it by not letting you through.

 

[Basher]

You're only a two ball so you dont have any right.

A 2 ball has just as much right as a 3 or 4 ball IMO.
Many's the time with club comps that a regular 3 ball will be reduced to a 2. Could be the 3rd man called sick. Could be only 2 booked on for the allotted time slot?

Had a 2 ball in front of us last comp I played. Of course they were quicker. Many of the guys in front let them through and they finished around 5 places in front of us. No problems, no assholes stating they had no right and making them wait.

I think the guy at your place who stated the above needs to go away and think about what he's said!!!

 

[sawtooth]

WTF. A 2 ball doesnt have any right? The guy is talking out of his arse.

It doesnt matter if they let 10 groups through, if they're slow and losing ground they need to step aside and let you through.

I would think that the order of standing on golf course is a 2 ball has precedence then 4 ball , then 3 and last is a single which has no standing at all.

 

[Tommo21]

I'll wait until I get a few more replies before giving you guys the full SP. You won't believe this.

 

[One Planer]

I'll wait until I get a few more replies before giving you guys the full SP. You won't believe this.

My guess's would be "Do you know who I am?" or all of the above, in a rant involving lots of arm movement and hand gestures!!

Happy birthday by-the-by Tommo.

 

[Leftie]

I would think that the order of standing on golf course is a 2 ball has precedence then 4 ball , then 3 and last is a single which has no standing at all.

Sorry mate. Wrong.

Check out current R and A Rules/Etiquette.

 

[upsidedown]

I'll go with the " we've already lost three holes"

 

[oltimer]

I was under the impression that a single player had the same standing as any group of players.
common etiquette requires you to let anyone through who is playing faster than you unless of course you yourself are standing waiting on every shot then there`s not much point.

 

[pokerjoke]

I was under the impression that a single player had the same standing as any group of players.
common etiquette requires you to let anyone through who is playing faster than you unless of course you yourself are standing waiting on every shot then there`s not much point.

Correct.
My guess is, he had a rythm going and if they let you through he would lose his rythm.

 

[needmoreclub]

A single player has the same rights as any group now with regards playing,think it's every players worst nightmare when your playing well and striding along to get stuck behind slow players who make no attempt to speed up or let you through. We've got one guy who is extremely slow and even his own mates ask him to keep up with play, his answer is always the same ' i'm here to play golf and enjoy it, it takes as long as it takes' thank god i don't play in the ' 10 o'clock draw.

 

[Junior]

Going for the rhythm one. They should feel ashamed for not letting you through if they had lost 3 holes on the group in front.

 

[sJoe]

A Single is now regarded as a "group" Therefore singles DO have standing on the course, As their pace of play will be quicker they should be called through..It is a group's responsibility to keep up with the group in front. If it loses a clear hole and it is delaying the group behind, it should invite the group behind to play through, irrespective of the number of players in that group. Where a group has not lost a clear hole, but it is apparent that the group behind can play faster, it should invite the faster moving group to play through. The term "group" includes a single player. Rules of Etiquette were amended in 2004. SEVEN years ago....

 

[sawtooth]

I would think that the order of standing on golf course is a 2 ball has precedence then 4 ball , then 3 and last is a single which has no standing at all.

Sorry mate. Wrong.

Check out current R and A Rules/Etiquette.

OK so they changed the standing of the single on the course but these guys were a 2-ball anyway. Besides, whether the group ahead are "in a rhythm" or not if they have lost ground and they are moving slower than the people behind they should step aside surely.

 

[Imurg]

I would think that the order of standing on golf course is a 2 ball has precedence then 4 ball , then 3 and last is a single which has no standing at all.

Sorry mate. Wrong.

Check out current R and A Rules/Etiquette.

Unless the club has specific rules that provide otherwise....

I reckon the rhythmn excuse....

 

[bluewolf]

im going with all of the options, except the "its your birthday" one. sometimes you just have to shake your head, smile and try to enjoy the rest of the day... there are pillocks in all walks of life.....

 

[timgolfy]

Only 4 holes to go. Were you in a rush?

Is it not bad etiquette to ask to play through instead of waiting to be invited?

 

[Tommo21]

Some of you guys have got it, and there is a bit more to it to be fair.....the answer is RHYTHM. At first I said "any chance of letting us through lads" walking off the tee this guy said about being in a rhythm and clearly didn’t want to let us through. I said you have lost a few holes to the others in front and that we got through the others behind....he said that’s because your a two ball. VERY GOOD I thought, and that’s the reason I asked to play through. Walking up the fairway this guy, the BOSS of the group apparently, did say you can play through then started mumbling other things which I couldn’t hear and was clearly not happy.

At that point I said “ don’t bother, you carry on with your rhythm. To add to this, later in the bar, the group that let us through said they were waiting for ages. So much so that they applauded these guys when the finished one of the earlier holes.

What rips my knitting with this was the time they took to even tee off. We played a 170 or so yard par three, walked up to the green, my partner played a chip into the bunker, he NRd so picked his ball from the bunker, I two putted and I’m not the fastest putter in the world…..and these guys were not off the next tee. They had no intention of asking us through as they started to walk when I made my request. Oh, the other two guys are wimps for allowing the rhythm method man to be boss.

Dodger knows this guy I think....where is he...sore head?

 

[patricks148]

Trouble is there are too many people playing how have no idea on the current rules of golf or basic etiquette. Plus so many people now have this “I’m all right jack” attitude to all things golf included.

Due to my work I get to play a fair few games during the week on my own and the number of times I come across this whole “you have no rights on the course as a single player “business. Common sense and curtsey should dictate you should always let faster players though. Simple.

I’ve even had an instance when a friend and I were playing at fortrose with a four ball in front which held us up for the whole round with no one in front of them. Would they let us though, would they b*llocks. According to them they were playing quickly enough and there was no need!!!! We had to wait on every tee and every 2nd shot the whole way around.

 

[Tommo21]

Only 4 holes to go. Were you in a rush?

Is it not bad etiquette to ask to play through instead of waiting to be invited?

I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt as your obviously new to this game. There is absolutely nothing wrong with requesting to play through especially when the guys had a clear track and were loosing time hand over fist. It wasn’t “let us play through” it was “any chance of us playing through lads”

Bad etiquette…four holes or one hole, it doesn’t matter it’s good etiquette, it’s what you should do without thinking. You will learn.

 

[timgolfy]

Bad etiquette on their part, of course. But also bad etiquette on your part expecting to be able to play through. You asked. They refused. Now you've blown a gasket.

Perhaps you should learn to enjoy golf instead of rushing through it? Would be much healthier for the blood pressure too.