The fun of playing partners

[Kellfire]

I was playing in our rabbits team yesterday and after going three down after four, I called a penalty on a guy on the fifth who clearly knew what he had done was wrong (hit his own bag) but was trying to pull a fast one by hoping neither my partner or I knew that was a penalty. Without the penalty stroke he'd have halved the hole. His mood dropped and he went from non-stop chat to blanking me for a couple of holes.

A few holes later he basically accused me of lying about getting a par to win a hole because I'd had to chip out sideways from the trees on a par 5.

"Four to the green? You were all over the place mate."

I walked him through my four shots and he just grunted acceptance and headed off to chat with his team mate, presumably to see if he'd seen me take any shots I hadn't disclosed.

Then he tried to get us to agree to walk off when the weather turned a bit ropey.

"We can't play in the rain, we'll just go off, yea?"

Needless to say my partner and I didn't agree to that.

On the 18th, which we won to win 1 up, he didn't stop mouthing off saying he'd never seen such robbery (we'd pegged them back to actually sneak one up just after the turn before they won three on the bounce to go two up after 15) and we'd never win like that again. He failed to comment on his playing partner, playing off 23, getting about 8 or 9 pars. Robbery indeed.

He trudged straight to his car and drove off, skipping the meal organised for after the match.

Why do people like this play golf?

 

[AmandaJR]

What an idiot. I guess he plays golf to win, at all/any cost and can't enjoy the game if that's not happening.

Well done on keeping calm and winning though. I've never (yet...) experienced that on the golf course but did in a squash match once and that is a very tight playing space when your opponent is in a strop!

 

[CMAC]

His loss kellfire, he prob went home, kicked the cat and fell out with HID. Never nice playing with sore losers and cheats, eventually he'll not enjoy ANY games and have no-one to play with.

 

[bobmac]

His loss kellfire, he prob went home, kicked the cat and fell out with HID.

I didn't know RickG had a cat

 

[pbrown7582]

Well done you for keeping calm and playing fair, a shame that sore losers get picked for friendly team matches such as yours, no one likes losing but at least you should be a bit friendly and socialiable.
I reckon the win was most probaly very pleading yesterday!

 

[Billysboots]

I had similar several years ago when playing a singles knockout. I was off 16 at the time and was against a guy off 10.

I had a really solid front nine and turned 4 over. Throughout that nine my opponent was getting more and more wound up. "Don't swing like a 16 handicapper" blah, blah. There was practically steam coming out of his ears.

At the halfway house he refused my offer of a coffee and then came out with it. He accused me of being a bandit. I told him as politely as I could to poke it and then reminded him of the state of the match. We were all square!! He could not stand the fact that he wasn't running away with it despite being the lower handicap, and completely ignored the small matter that, if I was playing well within my handicap then, being all square, so was he.

The back nine was played in silence and I won at the 19th. Most satisfying win I've had.

 

[beggsy]

Isn't there a new rule now which means if you accidentally hit your bag an not using it to stop your ball it is no penalty please correct me if I'm wrong

 

[Kellfire]

Isn't there a new rule now which means if you accidentally hit your bag an not using it to stop your ball it is no penalty please correct me if I'm wrong

I'll correct you beggsy, mate. You're wrong.

Rule 19 - 2

If a player’s ball is accidentally deflected or stopped by himself, his partner or either of their caddies or equipment, the player incurs a penalty of one stroke. The ball must be played as it lies, except when it comes to rest in or on the player’s, his partner’s or either of their caddies’ clothes or equipment, in which case the ball must through the green or in a hazard be dropped, or on the putting green be placed, as near as possible to the spot directly under the place where the ball came to rest in or on the article, but not nearer the hole.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

What a knob. If any of our team did that they would be banned from representing the club again. I wonder how many other matches he's "won" by cheating or got an unfair half because of a bit of rain. No idea why these people play in matches if they can't accept defeat.

 

[RGDave]

He failed to comment on his playing partner, playing off 23, getting about 8 or 9 pars. Robbery indeed.

Says it all. He paired up with a ringer and can't believe he lost. Wally.

Nowt you can do, there are people like this.

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

why do people take things so seriously. I cant believe the guy took to arguing instead of accepting another golfers word and concentrating on his own game. He obviously thinks everyone is as devious as he is.

Good job I just play for fun, aye mark.....

 

[rickg]

I didn't know RickG had a cat

Indeed I do.....if it had been me however, I'd have gone home and snapped my V-Easy over my knee...... (or I would if i hadn't already broken it........ .)

the guy sounds like an utter cock...very pleasing to beat him I'd imagine.

 

[Kellfire]

Thing is though, he was careful never to come outright and accuse me of taking more than five shots... and he never technically argued the penalty I called on him, just feigned ignorance...

It meant I couldn't ever call him a cheat but he was most certainly a sore loser.

 

[pbrown7582]

Thing is though, he was careful never to come outright and accuse me of taking more than five shots... and he never technically argued the penalty I called on him, just feigned ignorance...

It meant I couldn't ever call him a cheat but he was most certainly a sore loser.

i would imagine his partner was none too impressed with his antics either and will no doubt mention it during after match drinks with rest of team especially when they question his absence from the traditional after match meal.

 

[MikeTimbers]

Always hard to call an opponent on rules. I used to play team golf in Thailand where I lived for a few years and in social games a lot of the locals like to have two caddies - one to pull the cart and another one to carry a sun umbrella. But when I pointed out that you can't do that in a competition I got a right earful.

 

[Alex1975]

We do hear a few stories like this but it always surprises me... good win, makes a much nicer story that it went all the way and you won.

 

[Kellfire]

I did take an obscene amount of pleasure from the fact they were two up after 15 when angry man lost his ball where he had no right not to find it in the rough on 16 which would have surely seen him take a half at least.