Sporting Integrity

[inthecup]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't really see this issue.

1. You're playing in a competition and you want your opponents to give you lines and tell you where to hit the ball? I'm sorry, but I'd never expect to be helped around the course in a competitive round.


2. the guys are standing behind you and you and your partner don't see where your ball goes, yet you expect them to have seen it better than the both of you?


I understand that their actions riled you and you responded in the right way, by playing well and winning the game..... but IMO it's a bit of a mountain out of a molehill.

In my first ever match play comp the guy was trying to play all kinds of mind games with me....getting to tees first, standing there with driver when it was only a short par 4 etc.....it's part of the game and its how you deal with these situations.

1. Like many would agree on here, just looking for a rough idea especially on a blind shot!

2. I could see where it went but unfortunately my eyes don't allow me to see through trees and over hills (maybe yours do) and knowing the course I thought our partners might give an idea whether safe or not!

Lots of things on this forum are mountains out of molehills. It's a good place to blow off some steam and gather other people's opinions on certain situations!

It's meant to be a gentlemans game. I thought us golfers were better than that. It's what makes the game what it is but like everything else in the world there are bad eggs!

 

[RGDave]

If I gave people my line for 225 yard drives and then they hit 260, I'd just laugh it they'd ran out of fairway.

(whoops)

I do try to give people the best info I can, but it does sound a little dubious.

 

[Foxholer]

I'm with InTheCup on this

It's about integrity.

The proper way is to win by playing better golf, not 'better' hustling.

If I ask for 'the line' I expect it to be correct.

I wouldn't expect balls that I've lost sight of to be sen by the oppo though, though I might ask out of hope. If I asked whether a Drive would be Ok and the reply ws 'Yes' I would expect it to be Ok.

 

[sev112]

How do you ask for line ? That is not factual information? Surely it is interpretative and hence advice?

What direction does the hole to? Is there rough over that hill? Yes
But what line should I aim? That soundsnlikenadvice to me

 

[CMAC]

Saying your ball is fine when they should know its probably OOB is definitely naughty IMO and would rile me as well. The other stuff I would put down to gamesmanship and if that's the way they want to play this great game then sobeit, I'd rather win or lose and enjoy my hard earned time with strangers based on our actual golf skills and not gamesmanship.

Out of interest what course was it?