What a giggle...

[Big D 88]

Played today and had two incidents, both of which made me chuckle to myself

The first was when i was on the first tee; the par5 second runs back along side the first hole with water in front of the green. Out of courtesy i didnt tee off as i saw this guy about 80 yards from green approaching his ball.

So i wait..and i wait and after a lengthy pre shot routine he mis hits it and lets out a few rude words very loudly.

At this point i wasnt chuckling, it was what happened next..

He did the same pre shot routine and this time he hit it skywards... Cue this booming voice of his shouting 'get down, get down'

Well the ball listened...and got down,and got down in style - it was the biggest splash i seen a golf ball make into the water in front of the green.

The second incident was walking down the 5th fairway and in the adajacent 6th fairway bunker was two old men, must've both been at least 70+ in years having a full blown argument that 1 of them had grounded thier club in the bunker. I only know because I went over as i thought one of them may have been ill as they were very loud but it turned out it was just a massive argument. God knows what the stakes were for them to be so heated!


So has anyone else witnessed incidents recently which made them giggle?

 

[Hobbit]

Quite a few years ago I saw a guy take a full blooded swing at his opponent with a driver. The other guy ducked, thank God, but if it had connected it would have put him in a pine box. And having ducked, he was off up the fairway like a scalded cat. I thought the first guy was gonna have a heart attack he was that red.

 

[JustOne]

Quite a few years ago I saw a guy take a full blooded swing at his opponent with a driver. The other guy ducked, thank God, but if it had connected it would have put him in a pine box. And having ducked, he was off up the fairway like a scalded cat. I thought the first guy was gonna have a heart attack he was that red.

I've heard of an 'air shot' but missing an entire person????? that's some kinda lame swing!!!

Perhaps offer swing advice next time

 

[Evesdad]

Always aim for the body, less chance of missing!

 

[Slab]

A week ago FC sent their 4I helicopter style 50yrds into the thickest trees (forum distance obviously) and takes two steps away before having to do an about turn and go in search of it (they found it after several minutes)

 

[Bomber69]

Played today and had two incidents, both of which made me chuckle to myself

The first was when i was on the first tee; the par5 second runs back along side the first hole with water in front of the green. Out of courtesy i didnt tee off as i saw this guy about 80 yards from green approaching his ball.

So i wait..and i wait and after a lengthy pre shot routine he mis hits it and lets out a few rude words very loudly.

At this point i wasnt chuckling, it was what happened next..

He did the same pre shot routine and this time he hit it skywards... Cue this booming voice of his shouting 'get down, get down'

Well the ball listened...and got down,and got down in style - it was the biggest splash i seen a golf ball make into the water in front of the green.

The second incident was walking down the 5th fairway and in the adajacent 6th fairway bunker was two old men, must've both been at least 70+ in years having a full blown argument that 1 of them had grounded thier club in the bunker. I only know because I went over as i thought one of them may have been ill as they were very loud but it turned out it was just a massive argument. God knows what the stakes were for them to be so heated!


So has anyone else witnessed incidents recently which made them giggle?

This is a perfect example of the "Weekend Warrior" with a day of work, sad but it happens. Was it a slow round following that guy ?

 

[Slab]

This is a perfect example of the "Weekend Warrior" with a day of work, sad but it happens. Was it a slow round following that guy ?

New avatar pic? nice to put a face to the name!

 

[user2009]

Played today and had two incidents, both of which made me chuckle to myself

The first was when i was on the first tee; the par5 second runs back along side the first hole with water in front of the green. Out of courtesy i didnt tee off as i saw this guy about 80 yards from green approaching his ball.

So i wait..and i wait and after a lengthy pre shot routine he mis hits it and lets out a few rude words very loudly.

At this point i wasnt chuckling, it was what happened next..

He did the same pre shot routine and this time he hit it skywards... Cue this booming voice of his shouting 'get down, get down'

Well the ball listened...and got down,and got down in style - it was the biggest splash i seen a golf ball make into the water in front of the green.

The second incident was walking down the 5th fairway and in the adajacent 6th fairway bunker was two old men, must've both been at least 70+ in years having a full blown argument that 1 of them had grounded thier club in the bunker. I only know because I went over as i thought one of them may have been ill as they were very loud but it turned out it was just a massive argument. God knows what the stakes were for them to be so heated!


So has anyone else witnessed incidents recently which made them giggle?

Ha ha, he teed off the first and put it in the water on the 2nd? That's 20 yds behind him, how did that happen?

Had a laugh at Woodham on Tuesday, my partner's trolley rolled off into the stream but the funniest thing was him teeing off on the 14th and giving it a massive duff right where I had to dive out of the way before it plopped into the pond by the 13th green, he then did exactly the same twice more with me hiding behind my bag for cover.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I have told this one before so apologies if you have read previously.

My practice partner as a youngster was a class player with a bit of a long short fuse.
We were playing a friendly scratch bounce game and Jim was playing in a new driver and three wood.
He was hitting OK drives but we both know that they were not his usual quality.
The opponents unwittingly kept on saying 'great drive' to his shots.
He was getting more and more wound up by this and I could see he was going to 'blow'.
The opponents were walking after their drives.

I stepped back to calm him down and he grabbed a iron from his bag and threw it backwards.
a] he did not want to throw his new driver.
b] he did not want to show bad face in front of our opponents.

I lying was on my back in tears.

 

[woody69]

My brother, who has played golf about 5 times in his life was stood on the tee ready to take his drive. There were some workmen installing a fence down the right hand side and they had one of those tubular pipe tools they use to ram down on the posts with handles either side. They patiently waited for my brother to tee off with the pipe hammer thing resting against one of the posts they had just put in. My brother took his swing, shanked it and the ball flew at the post. It hit the pipe hammer tool, rebounded back at speed and somehow my brother instantly reacted and caught his ball before calmly placing his ball back on the tee to address it again. That made all 3 of us fall over with laughter and amazingly whilst that was going on he hit a sweet drive right down the middle. I had to let the next group through as I couldn't concentrate enough to hit my ball!

 

[DaveyG]

My mate teeing up on the 17th par 3 thinned a 7iron dead straight into a ladies stone tee marker... it hit square on and shot back at us where we both dived out of the way parting like the red sea...


I remember also a time I went and played with my dad & two brother in law's down at the local muni (trying to get them further interested in the game) My one brother in law didn't want to tee off with others watching so politely back and forth waved two people on who had to cut accross the fairway... When he finally realised they were going nowhere he set up and hit the funniest duck hook I have ever seen... It was like a homing missile as they both realised however much they moved out of the way it was just getting closer and closer... A real cartoon moment which left about 8 golfers on the floor not including the lads who in the end dived down over there bags with legs in the air!

 

[londonlewis]

Two days ago I went to a local course to hit some balls at their range.
I spent some time on the practice putting green afterwards where there was one other individual.

The bit that got me laughing was when he would constantly say things like 'sit down', 'oh come on ... hit it...!' when he would either blow one past or leave one short.
He would also glance over in my direction when a ball of his went it.

Could not help but think 'dude, I have no interest in your putting and am not impressed when make one, it is a Tuesday evening after work we are not playing for the bloody open'

As an aside - I thought his putting practice was poor.
His whole routing revolved around hitting 3 balls from the same place to the same target (pretty easy to get it close when your first putt becomes a marker!). He would then take his next three putts from beside the hole he had just hit to. All in all it meant that he only ever hit 4 types of putts (as there are 4 different holes to aim for on the practice green).

 

[bobmac]

I was in a 3 ball long time ago when Mick had the shanks pretty bad. We got to a longish par 3 and Mick pulled out a 5 wood. Now, we all know not even Murph can shank a wood so Jack talked Mick into hitting his 3 iron instead. Sure enough, 45 degrees right into the deep rubbish. It took us a long time to finish that hole through the tears :rofl:

 

[Big D 88]

Ha ha, he teed off the first and put it in the water on the 2nd? That's 20 yds behind him, how did that happen?

Had a laugh at Woodham on Tuesday, my partner's trolley rolled off into the stream but the funniest thing was him teeing off on the 14th and giving it a massive duff right where I had to dive out of the way before it plopped into the pond by the 13th green, he then did exactly the same twice more with me hiding behind my bag for cover.

Noooo...

He was coming up the 2nd. As he was only around 80 yards from the green i thought i wont hit the driver as the noise can be off putting if he is ready to hit his approach. Glad i waited as it was hilarious.

When are you around hallgarth again?

We are there early doors tomorrow if you fancy it?

 

[londonlewis]

I was playing at Muswell Hill in a four ball.
Can't remember which hole we were on but the tee box is elevated with wooden boards supporting it from the ground up. (hopefully you understand my description).
My playing partner steps up to the tee, swings hard and fast, drills the ball off the bottom of his driver straight into the top of the wooden board. Ends up with negative yardage and adds an extra 40 yards to the hole.

 

[user2009]

Noooo...

He was coming up the 2nd. As he was only around 80 yards from the green i thought i wont hit the driver as the noise can be off putting if he is ready to hit his approach. Glad i waited as it was hilarious.

When are you around hallgarth again?

We are there early doors tomorrow if you fancy it?

Of course when I read it again it's quite clear, D'oh

Can't do earlies tomorrow, if I make it at all it will be mid afternoon

 

[shewy]

A couple of weeks back I was walking back through the car park and heard a metalic thump, a ball then bounced over the first row of cars and into the back of a merc putting a small dent in beside the badge on the boot a full 50yards behind the first tee.Seems the fellow hit the little metal bin to the side with his tee shot.
Made me chuckle (bloody cheat played another from the tee though!)