telling a FC they're having a good round

I always try to be generous in my praise for others good shots and expect the same. If your playing partner is playing well it's a bit of an elephant in the room not to say anything at all. Going overboard is never a good idea though. I just say youre going along nicely and leave it at that.
Two recent annoying examples...
One guy told me on 16 that he had beaten me in our "match". We were playing in a club stableford!! He said that he always picks a playing partner and tries to beat them and apparently he'd just beaten me 3 and 2. That was weird.
Then there was the guy that informed me on 15 that he was 4 shots behind at the turn but had now caught me up. Talk about gloating. There is a god though as he then smashed a drive out of bounds and I birdied which finished him off.
 
SonicBoom said:
I always try to be generous in my praise for others good shots and expect the same. If your playing partner is playing well it's a bit of an elephant in the room not to say anything at all. Going overboard is never a good idea though. I just say youre going along nicely and leave it at that.
Two recent annoying examples...
One guy told me on 16 that he had beaten me in our "match". We were playing in a club stableford!! He said that he always picks a playing partner and tries to beat them and apparently he'd just beaten me 3 and 2. That was weird.
Then there was the guy that informed me on 15 that he was 4 shots behind at the turn but had now caught me up. Talk about gloating. There is a god though as he then smashed a drive out of bounds and I birdied which finished him off.
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Hmm ye, they are two pretty random examples...
 
SonicBoom said:
I always try to be generous in my praise for others good shots and expect the same. If your playing partner is playing well it's a bit of an elephant in the room not to say anything at all. Going overboard is never a good idea though. I just say youre going along nicely and leave it at that.
Two recent annoying examples...
One guy told me on 16 that he had beaten me in our "match". We were playing in a club stableford!! He said that he always picks a playing partner and tries to beat them and apparently he'd just beaten me 3 and 2. That was weird.
Then there was the guy that informed me on 15 that he was 4 shots behind at the turn but had now caught me up. Talk about gloating. There is a god though as he then smashed a drive out of bounds and I birdied which finished him off.
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Haha I think that's hilarious- I think I would have burst out laughing in his face
 
timd77 said:
Its funny how the mind works. I also play golf with my father in law, he's a great player and I've only beaten him once. The last time we played I knew I'd played well but still thought he was ahead of me. So on the 18th tee, he plays his usual perfect drive, I hit a nice strike but into a bunker. Proceed to then take 2 shots out of the bunker and that was it, mentally i was in the bar having a beer. He hit a 5 for par, I took 7.

Totting up the scores afterwards, we finished on exactly the same score for the round. Absolutely gutted. Couldn't help but think 'if I'd known it was that close I'd have tried harder on the last' etc etc! But the chances are, had I known I would still have messed it up.

Mad this game of ours.

Great analogy about the workplace scenario above, completely true. I wonder why that is.
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Mmm if you really want to beat him again just say to him on the 1st tee "mum says she's not happy, I'll tell you about it in the bar afterwards..."

Then later when having a post round pint you can say she didn't like her last hairdo or something like that :D
 
It's an excuse to fail.


Laws of averages would say we blow more good starts to rounds than finish them off so EVERYONE has had the round that collapsed after my so called mate said I was hitting the ball like a dream and putting like god himself. The knob! !!


accept the compliment, tell yourself it's true just and get the job done.
 
super hans said:
4 over gross walking up the 13th fairway in yesterdays medal, and my mate (FC) says I'm playing really well, and should be in with a shout of winning if i keep it going.

up to this point I knew I had a good score going, but was trying not to think about it.

I address the ball for my approach to the 13th green, and all I could hear were his words - I proceeded to knife my wedge into the long stuff, duff another, get on in 5 and one putt for a double bogey 6.

my face said it all as i walked off the green and he never muttered another word for the last 5 holes - he apologised as we walked off 18 but i told him not to be daft - it wasn't his fault.

now, to be clear, I'm absolutely not blaming him - I played fairly well for the last 5 holes and finished 7 over (which gets me a small cut), but is there a point at which you don't mention to your FC how well they are playing in case it gets in their head?
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Telling someone that they are playing well is usually the kiss of death! Best to keep quiet, stand back and admire. You can always tell him that he played well in the bar afterwards.
 
Smiffy said:
Not if you want him to collapse like a cheap tent it isn't......
;)
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Lol or perhaps some kind of hex, or where's that guy who was doing handmade scorecard holders... handmade voodoo dolls!

Or you know those bag tags with the window that has your name etc on it, stick a picture of your FC's wife in one of them, sure fire winner :)
 
Am i the only one who thinks some of the responses are crazy.
You are the only one in control of your shot, you could just as easily say you messed up because no one told you your score.
Knowing the number at halfway does not make any difference.
The problem arises because unlike most sports you get a lot of thinking time in golf and the brain sends all types of messages during the round, it is about understanding them and not fighting them but expecting them.
 
Ha ha, he's my wife's dad so I might adapt that tactic slightly..."I've got something I need to tell you but let's not spoil the round, I'll tell you later"!!

I actually asked him for her hand in marriage whilst we were stood on the 10th tee, it didn't affect his round in the slightest!

Edit - in response to slab
 
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