What would you have done please?

[3offTheTee]

Just read Sawtooth's post and it reminded me of my experience yesterday. I had an extremely 'competitive friendly' where I have to give my mate 5 shots. The stakes are £1 front 9 £1 back 9 and £1 match. I won the front 9 and was 1 up on the back 9 when we came to the 13th par 5. I had a putt 9 ft for par and my 'mate' 5ft away. He started practising his putting ON THE GREEN before he had played. We both holed out. I asked whether he would have done the same in a Competiotion and he said no. Whilst therfore aware of the rules he blatentently infringed them.

The irony was that I had to give him 2 shots on the last 5 holes and he finished with 3 pars and 2 bogeys which meant he won the back 9 AND the match. B***ard!

Just another form of cheating. This was the same guy who last year declared his ball lost, I picked my ball up and then he found it and wanted to continue playing the hole. Will I ever learn?

Opininions please

 

[pokerjoke]

Its very poor etiquette and he should not be doing it,myself i would have claimed hole.

 

[bobmac]

Don't play with him again and tell him why

 

[drawboy]

And you call this guy a mate?

 

[backwoodsman]

If he's a mate, then tell him that if he ain't going to abide by the rules, then you aren't going to play for money again - even if it is only £1 x £1 x £1

 

[freddielong]

He knows that he can get away with it with you, I would point out that you are playing by the rules before hand and if the rules are not taken seriously, you will not pay out if you loose.

 

[HogansAlley]

If he was a mate of mine, I'd have told him to stop being such a prat.

Freddielong: Who's the lady in your new picture? It is a lady, right?

 

[bobmac]

Freddielong: Who's the lady in your new picture? It is a lady, right?

No, it's Freddie in summer, he always wears shorts

 

[USER1999]

Freddie, I thought you weren't keen on shorts on the golf course?

 

[Guns]

I started playing regular about 12 months ago with a good buddy, after a few weeks my father-in-law began to play with us aswell and we used to play for 50p in & out with a nearest the pin and longest drive.

Anyway we started to get the feeling my father-in-law was not totally truthful, never seemed to score any higher than a 5 when it would take 3 attempts to get out the bunker and he would 3 putt.

Anyway long story short, he as not played with us since June last year.

 

[roccokj]

cheer up, you only lost £1! Besides since he is your mate you'll probably be playing him again for the same stake.

 

[freddielong]

Freddie, I thought you weren't keen on shorts on the golf course?

I have no problem with skirts on the golf course especially when they are that short - I asumed it was Gulbis but I am not sure now

 

[TRS30]

Depends how good a 'mate' he is. If he is a good enough mate then tellin him not to do it again should be enough if he gets the hump then dont worry about it and get a new mate to play with.

 

[doc17]

Freddie, I thought you weren't keen on shorts on the golf course?

I have no problem with skirts on the golf course especially when they are that short - I asumed it was Gulbis but I am not sure now

or is it Giblits you can see

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I guess it depends on the term mate. If its someone you just hook up with to play golf then I'd be looking for a new partner as I think that is bang out of order. Not only is it cheating, its bad etiquette and he clearly knows its wrong.

If he's a proper mate you have know for ages (socialise outside golf etc) then I'd make it clear he's out of order and that you won't put up with it in the future. He might get a bit moody but as a mate he'll realise he made a mistake and it'll sort itself out

 

[HRC99]

If it was a friend of mine, I would mention it at every conceivable opportunity to wind him up and embarrass him for about a year or so. He'd get the message!

If it was just someone I played with now and again, I wouldn't have any kind of wager with them again. If they're doing that, then who knows what else they are doing.

 

[WhoGivesA]

Put his name in your post and then quietly recommend the forum to him. What a suprise he`ll get when he reads your post and our replies where we have ripped the p*ss right out of him.

Go on I dare you

 

[3offTheTee]

Have known him for 20 years and see him socially. He would not think anything of doing what he did. Not sure what he would have thought if I had deliberately preferred my lie more than 6 inches or something similar.

The problem was I had just played the last 10 holes in 1 over. I play off 13. He wanted to win at all costs.

Oh and by the way he is Irish - perhaps different rules apply allegedly!

 

[Imurg]

Bloke's an idiot and needs a good slapping.

Do it to him next time and see what happens.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

He would not think anything of doing what he did.

I think you've answered your own question. Enjoy his company as a makte but don't play golf with him. Why play and especially risk a few quid with someone that blatantly cheats, knows he's doing it and almost enjoys being caught doing it