Slow Play and bad attitude

[Face breaker]

Same really. If I wanted to hit some balls but was on my own I'd just go to the driving range. Golf on the course is about enjoying it with some friends and/or like-minded individuals for me.

The problem with range practice is that the shot is always from the same lie be it a mat or flat/tight mown turf and although it may possibly replicate a tee or fairway shot it doesn't give a true reflection of what you can expect whilst out on the course...

For example I can consistently (all shots within a few yards of each other) pop my 18* hybrid 210yds time after time at the practice ground but when out on the course unless I'm hitting it off a 'tee top' I'll struggle to get anywhere near the distance or consistency of which I'm capable of on the practice ground...

 

[Tashyboy]

When we played Sheringham yesterday there was a fourball who caught us up on the 10th, a couple or three times we ended up writing for players who were on our fairways as they had hit wayward shots. One of the four guys started shouting at us, lord knows what. On one of the holes one of the guys hit a shot onto the green as we were walking off. It missed Mellys leg by 3 ft. Baghead said " they can stuff it am deffo not letting thm through now". Ironically they then missed out the next two holes to get in front of us.
Ave said this before, some golfers are pig ignorant but I think that they are as people and not just just golfers.

 

[Jamesbrown]

That's a shame. Can you not find anyone to play with? One of the beauties of the game is that you can have chat & banter on the way round, unlike practically any other sport. Friendly competition is also great, it can be intense & friendly at the same time. You're missing a lot playing on your own.

Don't want anybody to play with, it's my practice time for the Sat and Sunday medals.
I'll play first thing in the morning and I'm home early. I'll have a social round on a Friday afternoon.
I enjoy my own company any other day. Hit a few balls, practice what I learn in my lessons.

It's unusual for me to see anyone at 7am. I play the hilly harder course of the two. The retirees play the flat course.

 

[ManinBlack]

Don't want anybody to play with, it's my practice time for the Sat and Sunday medals.
I'll play first thing in the morning and I'm home early. I'll have a social round on a Friday afternoon.
I enjoy my own company any other day. Hit a few balls, practice what I learn in my lessons.

It's unusual for me to see anyone at 7am. I play the hilly harder course of the two. The retirees play the flat course.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday & 150 solo rounds a year! I would hazard a guess that you're not married. Make the most of it.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

When we played Sheringham yesterday there was a fourball who caught us up on the 10th, a couple or three times we ended up writing for players who were on our fairways as they had hit wayward shots. One of the four guys started shouting at us, lord knows what. On one of the holes one of the guys hit a shot onto the green as we were walking off. It missed Mellys leg by 3 ft. Baghead said " they can stuff it am deffo not letting thm through now". Ironically they then missed out the next two holes to get in front of us.
Ave said this before, some golfers are pig ignorant but I think that they are as people and not just just golfers.

Couple of things here could prob help clarify

Was it clear in front of you ? If the group have been able to jump ahead of you then I'm guessing it was. If it was clear in front why didn't you let them through as early as possible if they caught you up ?

Whilst you were waiting on the fairways you could have let them drive off and then play through ?

Reading what you have posted it appears you held up a quicker group ( that doesn't excuse someone hitting onto the green whilst you walk off ) - maybe one of the four guys was shouting at you to let them through as you were holding them up ?

So why didn't you let them through ? So whilst yes people are ignorant reading your post it appears there is blame to be pointed at your fourball

 

[Tashyboy]

Couple of things here could prob help clarify

Was it clear in front of you ? If the group have been able to jump ahead of you then I'm guessing it was. If it was clear in front why didn't you let them through as early as possible if they caught you up ?

Whilst you were waiting on the fairways you could have let them drive off and then play through ?

Reading what you have posted it appears you held up a quicker group ( that doesn't excuse someone hitting onto the green whilst you walk off ) - maybe one of the four guys was shouting at you to let them through as you were holding them up ?

So why didn't you let them through ? So whilst yes people are ignorant reading your post it appears there is blame to be pointed at your fourball

As they caught us up on the 10th, we were in a dip and a guy on the another hole had played his tee shot coming the other way and was in front of us, we waited til he had played his shot. They were stood on the tee telling us to get a move on. Won't say what the guy said about them. When we got to the next par three we were looking for my ball in grass which i found and they were at it again on the tee.
we teed off on the next par four looked back and they were in the long stuff looking for a ball.
was it clear in front, yup they were a hole in front coz there were two three balls in front of us. Did we play slow. Nope.
ironically when we went out yesterday there was a woman's club v club match on directly in front of us. Two ball. Us four followed them round hole for hole. We were stood on a par three waiting for the women to tee off as two women were on the green. Two guys caught us up and we had a right good natter with them. They said" there's no point letting us through coz we will still be held up". It was a totally differant attitude to the previous day. After the par three was a par four. When we had teed off the two guys had paired up with another two ball. Again a differant attitude.
As in life you get idiots that have road rage, you get the same idiots on the course.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Never understood why people don't let others play though. Drives me nuts when I play and people don't, tend to jump holes if a social game or even go back and play holes again(our course has kind of several looping points). Also if the course is quiet, hate people right up behind you and holding them up.

The other week one evening, I, wife and mum(who joined us on the 5th and is fairly slow as she has just started to play and tops a lot of fairway shots!) were playing we had played the front 9 in about 1.45, but a 2 ball was catching us and on the eleven fairway we just stood out the way, waited for them to finish putting on the 10th green and then invited them to play though, okay cost us a few minutes but no one else on the course, so we didn't care about waiting around a bit. Everyone happy.:cheers:

 

[Orikoru]

You should absolutely ask you play through! Especially if they haven't offered. There could be loads of reasons not least that they are in their own bubble and didn't realise. People shouldn't be scared of asking, it's not a dirty word..

Yeah, I think if you catch a four ball to the point that they're still teeing off and you're standing waiting for them, you're more than justified in asking them if you can tee off and play through then. If they say no to that there's something wrong with them.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

If there's a single player/group behind you who are getting held up as well would you let them through?

Yes - every time

 

[BomberSRL]

I always play practice rounds on my own. Nothing better. I rarely ask a group ahead if I can play through. Just hit a few shots different ways. It's quite therapeutic, unlike smashing balls at the driving range.

 

[Orikoru]

The problem with range practice is that the shot is always from the same lie be it a mat or flat/tight mown turf and although it may possibly replicate a tee or fairway shot it doesn't give a true reflection of what you can expect whilst out on the course...

For example I can consistently (all shots within a few yards of each other) pop my 18* hybrid 210yds time after time at the practice ground but when out on the course unless I'm hitting it off a 'tee top' I'll struggle to get anywhere near the distance or consistency of which I'm capable of on the practice ground...

You're right about the relative merits of course & range, but that doesn't really have any baring on the discussion for me, since I rarely struggle to find someone to play with on the weekend. I place once a weekend with mates, and try and go driving range one night in the week on my own. If I couldn't find a playing partner for the weekend, I could play on my own but I think it would feel like more of an arduous slog without the banter and conversation of another person. (Also I live in fear of being waved through by a four ball only to then shank my tee shot like the rank amateur I am. :lol: )

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

When we played Sheringham yesterday there was a fourball who caught us up on the 10th, a couple or three times we ended up writing for players who were on our fairways as they had hit wayward shots. One of the four guys started shouting at us, lord knows what. On one of the holes one of the guys hit a shot onto the green as we were walking off. It missed Mellys leg by 3 ft. Baghead said " they can stuff it am deffo not letting thm through now". Ironically they then missed out the next two holes to get in front of us.
Ave said this before, some golfers are pig ignorant but I think that they are as people and not just just golfers.

I thought the etiquette was that if you played on to another fairway - a group playing that hole has priority. That's what happens at our place (most of the time). If I hit my ball onto an adjacent fairway, and as I walk to it I see a group playing that hole, I stand aside and wait for them to play unless they wave me on to play my shot. Only they will know if they are being pushed from behind or whether they can afford to wait for me to play my shot.

 

[Tashyboy]

I thought the etiquette was that if you played on to another fairway - a group playing that hole has priority. That's what happens at our place (most of the time). If I hit my ball onto an adjacent fairway, and as I walk to it I see a group playing that hole, I stand aside and wait for them to play unless they wave me on to play my shot. Only they will know if they are being pushed from behind or whether they can afford to wait for me to play my shot.

It probably is the right etiquette, but it why wait for four to play there shots then one goes. He plays his shot and is gone in thirty seconds.

 

[Orikoru]

It probably is the right etiquette, but it why wait for four to play there shots then one goes. He plays his shot and is gone in thirty seconds.

Well, you're on the wrong hole, so obviously you wait for those who are on the right one. They can wave you on to play if they want but I would never criticise them for not doing so.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

As they caught us up on the 10th, we were in a dip and a guy on the another hole had played his tee shot coming the other way and was in front of us, we waited til he had played his shot. They were stood on the tee telling us to get a move on. Won't say what the guy said about them. When we got to the next par three we were looking for my ball in grass which i found and they were at it again on the tee.
we teed off on the next par four looked back and they were in the long stuff looking for a ball.
was it clear in front, yup they were a hole in front coz there were two three balls in front of us. Did we play slow. Nope.
ironically when we went out yesterday there was a woman's club v club match on directly in front of us. Two ball. Us four followed them round hole for hole. We were stood on a par three waiting for the women to tee off as two women were on the green. Two guys caught us up and we had a right good natter with them. They said" there's no point letting us through coz we will still be held up". It was a totally differant attitude to the previous day. After the par three was a par four. When we had teed off the two guys had paired up with another two ball. Again a differant attitude.
As in life you get idiots that have road rage, you get the same idiots on the course.

Reading what you are saying it looks like you held the group up behind you - if they were indeed waiting why not just let them through ? You said it was clear in front - the guys appear to have been playing quicker than you so yes their attitude was poor. You were waiting for someone to play a shot from another hole so at the same time you could have moved aside and let the fourball through ?

 

[jim8flog]

I had a big smile of disbelief on my face once. I was playing on my own and noted there was also a single player behind me. I waited on the next tee for him and asked if he wanted to join me, "No thanks" he says puts a ball down. whacks it off the tee and promptly walks off down the fairway leaving me standing on the tee waiting for him to get out of the way.

Personally if I am playing on my own behind a group with nobody in front of I just catch them up and ask if it's ok to miss out the hole they are on and go to the next tee.

 

[hovis]

I had a big smile of disbelief on my face once. I was playing on my own and noted there was also a single player behind me. I waited on the next tee for him and asked if he wanted to join me, "No thanks" he says puts a ball down. whacks it off the tee and promptly walks off down the fairway leaving me standing on the tee waiting for him to get out of the way.

brilliant. i could just imagine your face.

i remember when i hit a bad drive on the opposite fairway. this bloke played my ball into the lake. i said "here's your ball mate, you just played mine" he took his shot again and said "cheers for that mate" and walked off.
i was stood in disbelief that he just canned a brand new pro v into the lake and walked on.

 

[Nickrat]

Played today with my dad who has been suffering with a foot problem and not played in 6 months, we was on a par 3 just about to put and I looked back and there was a single on the tee waiting. We waved him to take his shot and after he had taken it putted out. Next tee we all drove off together and he continued through. It literally held us up for about a minute max which gave me time to take on some much needed water!

I'f the course is busy and there are people in front then obviously you cant do this but some people just seem to lack any common sense. Then complain it takes a long time to let someone through.....

I'f I'm honest I'd would say 90% of golfers I've met are good at letting quicker guys through. It's just annoying that if you bump into the small percentage that don't they can hold everyone on the course up!

 

[Hendy]

Every one at some stage been stuck behind slow play. I try to avoided it if I can.

Mainly the slow play in our club is women. They have to go out in three balls now for this reason. Well supposed to

However the last time I came across slow play it was a few sats ago I sorted it out no problem. I walked off. Four ball of women and two men and two women in front of that. 1.5 hours for 5 holes. Clearly they should have been a 3 ball and the 2 men and women should have let ones passed. But no warden or anyone to speak to them they play away like this. Like I said I try to avoid it but it's not easy as they play in the afternoon same as myself due to work commitments

Anyways seen enough no intention of trying to let anyone passed. So said to myself what's the point of standing here all afternoon. I have worked 50+ hours this week and have better things to do with my time than stand ten minutes for every shot. And destroy my swing with frustration .

Tbh Starting to get feed up with my club and the women everywhere​ on it. The new pro of course all for them he's is almost got a licence to print money with lessons off them. Poor folks can't even hit the ball a 100 yards don't understand why they be giving him 20 quid for 20mins of his time.

Rant over LOL

 

[Sats]

I Played today as a single on my local course, there was 2 ladies in front who was playing slow but as soon as I caught up with them they let me through had a quick chat and off I went. I then caught the next group up and same they let me through straight away. Then things went sour, I caught the next 4 ball and they wouldn't let me through, they was all looking for a ball in the woods and had an opportunity to wave me through but instead just ignored me. It was a lovely day so I wasn't too fussed I just thought I'll enjoy the weather. I played another 4 holes like this then on the 9th one of them said in a sarcastic tone "you know you can always play up the 12th if we are holding you up". Now bear in mind there wasn't anyone in front of them so they could easily have let me through, Playing up the 12th is an option but you end up missing 2 holes unless you want a long walk. I live about 5 minutes from the course so I just couldn't be bothered at this point and decided to only play 8 and call it quits.

How do you guys find it when playing as a single, 90% of people seem really good and let you through but there is always that one group that for some reason wont.

These types of golfers spoil the image and the future of golf. I have zero time for them and wish they'd take up bowls instead.