Walking in a putt - poor etiquette?!

[sjw]

Just had a skim through this: https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/9-things-you-should-never-do-on-a-golf-course

To save you the read, the 9 things not to do are:

Talk during someone's shot
Forget to rake a bunker
Not shout fore
Walk on someone's line
Assume a putt's been given
Waste time
Walk a putt in
Choose not to play a provisional
Tell someone they're having a good round

Is walking a putt in poor etiquette? I'm assuming it means during match play, but even then I wouldn't consider it rude. Is there anyone on here that would have a problem with it? I can understand it maybe looking a bit cocky and getting in an opponent's head, but that's just match play, no? I think labelling it something to "never do" is a bit OTT!

 

[Imurg]

If it's going in then walk it in....Great feeling .
Poor etiquette?
Not in my book.

 

[slicer79]

Wouldn't class it as poor etiquette.
Personally I don't do it as I try to stay as still as possible through my stroke and also just after I've hit my putt I try to remain still for a second or two so walking after a putt would slightly upset that routine

 

[Orikoru]

The only time I ever walk in a putt is when I've truly stopped caring whether it goes in or not. I don't think etiquette comes into it.

Always remember Na doing it then Tiger copied him to take the mick, and everyone had a good laugh about it.

 

[evemccc]

‘Telling someone they’re having a good round’ — how is that poor etiquette??! Maybe it is only for those who have a tantrum if you say ‘good putt’ before the ball is in the hole and then claim you’ve ’jinxed’ them or somehow, and miraculously, caused the putt to miss

What delicate and fragile little flowers some people are if that is said, honestly and without any hint of gamesmanship, to a fellow golfer having a good round, and the recipient thinks it’s bad etiquette

 

[Crow]

It's hard to come up with new ideas for YouTube videos, things not to do on the golf course has been done many times, walking a putt in was probably added as someone's personal gripe.

 

[Mandofred]

Someone looking to be upset?....you can't stop that.

 

[Oddsocks]

It would only upset me if someone moonwalked it in while scuffing the greens shouting shamooooone hee hee!

 

[nickjdavis]

When playing a strokeplay event, long putts that I just "know" are going in will not only see me walking after them but aiming my putter like a rifle, firing bullets as the ball tracks towards the hole.

Don't do such rubbish when playing matchplay as I prefer to stick to a blank poker face irrespective of what happens. Never let the opposition know when I'm feeling good, never let them know when they've just stuck a dagger in to me that it has had an effect.

 

[rulefan]

Just had a skim through this: https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/9-things-you-should-never-do-on-a-golf-course


Walk a putt in


Is walking a putt in poor etiquette? I'm assuming it means during match play, but even then I wouldn't consider it rude. Is there anyone on here that would have a problem with it? I can understand it maybe looking a bit cocky and getting in an opponent's head, but that's just match play, no? I think labelling it something to "never do" is a bit OTT!

Exactly what is 'walking in a putt' ?

 

[ExRabbit]

Exactly what is 'walking in a putt' ?

 

[DeanoMK]

Always makes me laugh when people see the fake version of this putt and think it's real, both here for comparison

 

[WirralC]

Absolute nonsense, the writer of the article finding it annoying doesn't not make it poor etiquette.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I never walk a long putt in
I always start walking when it’s on route, mainly to take the next putt

If it goes in it’s a fist pump

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

Walking in a putt is innocuous enough, I believe,
plus it includes the possibility of looking like a completely and total buffoon
if the ball hangs on the lip.

In that case, the only thing to do is tap the ball in with once continuous motion,
trying to make it appear that you were doing that all along.

Remember to mutter "Never had a chance" just loudly enough so that your playing partners can barely hear it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I rarely do it as my balls have a habit of deceiving and it looks in dead centre a foot out and finds a way to deviate. Can leave me looking more foolish than normal if I start to walk it in

 

[3 jabber]

It's very hard to walk in a 9 inch putt unless you are very quick on your feet. Anything longer and I generally miss.

 

[backwoodsman]

Poor etiquette to walk a putt in? Probably.
Poor etiquette to tell someone (unasked) their score? Probably.

Most people I play with wouldn't do either thing. But I wouldn't rail against someone who did. I'd just quietly think they were a knob.

 

[Backache]

Poor etiquette to walk a putt in? Probably.
Poor etiquette to tell someone (unasked) their score? Probably.

Most people I play with wouldn't do either thing. But I wouldn't rail against someone who did. I'd just quietly think they were a knob.

Can't say I think walking in a putt is poor etiquette, don't think I'd notice.

As far as the score is concerned I wouldn't actually tell someone what there score is if I didn't know them though amongst friends its surely often just part of golf. However complimenting on someone playing well and saying they must be on a decent round is not I think poor etiquette.

 

[RichA]

If somebody makes a point of not wanting to know their score it almost seems rude not to remind them at every opportunity. Similarly throwing in, "You haven't lost a ball today," as they're walking to the 18th tee.
Walking in a putt is cooler if you do it while maintaining eye contact with your playing partner, rather than watching the ball. Especially if it's a no look putt. Even better if it's a no look, one-handed, through the legs putt.