Pet Hates on a around of Golf

[Liverbirdie]

I carry around 10 balls

To be fair on my course and and any other course I have played I would never have my bag that far away from me so this situation has never happened. I don't really see how walking back to your bag would back up a course.

If keeping 1 spare ball in your pocket is "bad karma" Surely keeping 10 spare in your bag magnifies it more.

Before playing a new course, do you check out the course guide to see if you will or may leave your bag far away? I would think not, people who don't carry a spare ball tend to never carry one.

If 2-3 and definitely 4 people have to walk back to bags 60 yards away to reload they will back it up.

Listen, as advised I didn't for years, but once pointed out to me I saw that you should, weighed it up and now always do.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Love an empty golf course, millionaires golf,

Had this last night. Went out at 7:30pm for a few holes - beautiful sunny and warm evening and not a single other person on the course.

Plenty of time to fix pitch marks on greens and fringes; replace divots; rake bunkers; pick up litter (and these are not my pet hates )

 

[Grantley1988]

If keeping 1 spare ball in your pocket is "bad karma" Surely keeping 10 spare in your bag magnifies it more.

Before playing a new course, do you check out the course guide to see if you will or may leave your bag far away? I would think not, people who don't carry a spare ball tend to never carry one.

If 2-3 and definitely 4 people have to walk back to bags 60 yards away to reload they will back it up.

Listen, as advised I didn't for years, but once pointed out to me I saw that you should, weighed it up and now always do.

This is my opinion and having a ball in MY pocket would annoy me. Taking just 1 ball on a course would be pretty stupid.

I have a skycaddie so download new maps before so I do not buy course guides.

I use common sense where I leave my bag. Don't pull it up to the green if the next tee is 40yds back etc etc. I play quick aswell as my playing partners so we have never held anyone up in golf.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

when folk stand in the wrong place when I'm teeing off :smirk::ears:

 

[patricks148]

The usual of not repairing pitchmarks and raking bunkers, along with slow play.

My next is folk walking all over the course without a care in the world. We have a couple of paths that cut across the course for access to the beach, but you get ramblers wandering all over the place across the greens, appear in front of the tee, just as you are about to hit.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Quite lucky to be at a reasonably forward thinking club where we have 2 bars, one is more formal and traditional (not excessively so) in what is acceptable, the other has SKY, let's you wear golf shoes (if you have too), ok to use mobiles as well. I would like to be able to wear smart jeans if nipping in for an impromptu meal,but have no problem accepting that I can't. Pity though, the food is really good and I'd 'drop in' more often if this was relaxed a little.

We seem to have moved pretty quickly from very trad position to where your club is and that is excellent - and I absolutely agree about smart jeans and being able to drop in. I too would use clubhouse more if I could.

 

[USER1999]

Garnish with my bacon sandwich.

 

[backwoodsman]

Finally a chance to let off steam...

No ice in the buggy's coolbox
Balls not arranged into pyramids on range
When chilled towels delivered on course don't have that little hint of lemon
Having to switch the cart GPS from Meters to Yards
When the complimentary ice tea dispenser at halfway hut has run out of liquid sugar
And biggest pet hate:
When the starting staff wet the whole of the golf towel rather than just the bottom half

:rant:

Sorry, but they are only minor irritations. What is really annoying is when they mow stripes on the fairway and the stripes aren't in the right order - even after I've told them that they should start on the left with a light stripe. I think they now do it deliberately just to annoy me.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

when folk stand in the wrong place when I'm teeing off :smirk::ears:

Oh, tell me about that......mine too.
It only takes a few seconds to stand in the proper place and show respect to your playing partners.

 

[ColchesterFC]

when folk stand in the wrong place when I'm teeing off :smirk::ears:

If only there was some kind of historical natural standing position (or HNSP if you will) that was accepted by all golfers as the correct place to stand. It is such as shame that this doesn't exist.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Golfers that moan.

Yes - I really don't like that. There are some at my place who will endlessly tell you about what greens, fairways etc etc are like at club X just down the road. And they can go on - and on - and on - about it.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

If only there was some kind of historical natural standing position (or HNSP if you will) that was accepted by all golfers as the correct place to stand. It is such as shame that this doesn't exist.

Now - back in the day when I were a lad...

 

[BoadieBroadus]

fellow players dishing out unsolicited advice after a bad shot...

you should have.....

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

fellow players dishing out unsolicited advice after a bad shot...

you should have.....

which is better than

'you should of...'

 

[srixon 1]

1) FC's that are completely unaware of where your marker is on the green and then proceed to stomp all over your line.

2) FC's that "identify" their ball in the rough and appear to have a better lie afterwards.

3) FC's that seem to think nearest point of relief also means best point of relief. This includes free and penalty drops.

4) Calling a Stableford competition Stapleford. (The Stableford system was developed by Dr. Frank Barney Gorton Stableford and is therefore named after him).

 

[cookelad]

1)4) Calling a Stableford competition Stapleford. (The Stableford system was developed by Dr. Frank Barney Gorton Stableford and is therefore named after him).

I'd forgotten about that one!!!! :temper:

 

[rosecott]

4) Calling a Stableford competition Stapleford. (The Stableford system was developed by Dr. Frank Barney Gorton Stableford and is therefore named after him).

And "bogie".

 

[Liverbirdie]

I use common sense where I leave my bag. Don't pull it up to the green if the next tee is 40yds back etc etc. I play quick aswell as my playing partners so we have never held anyone up in golf.

Not ever, wow you are quick.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

And "bogie".

what's wrong with bogie - other than the snottery spelling

 

[rosecott]

what's wrong with bogie - other than the snottery spelling

Bogey - try to keep it clean.