Would you have walked in?

Doh said:
I would have told him after the second time of asking if he did it again that you would be reporting his behavior. Then when he did it again walk off. If he is going to do it to you he will do it to anyone and some people do get intimidated by such and it's not on. We all go on about playing to the rules and reporting cheats/cheating and thats what he is doing.
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+1.

I've never walked off a course for anything other than illness, but in this situation, I would not have wanted to stay out there with someone who do desperately wants to win.

People need to realise certain behaviour is unacceptable!
 
I think and I hope I would have made it very uncomfortable for him for the rest of the round by being very honest in my responses to him and I would also make sure of telling everyone while he is there what he was doing and asking them to chip in with am opinion on how much of a **** he is... it is a form of school yard bullying and as with all bullies if you stand up to them it is always the best course of action.
 
When you get to your ball and are about to play just stop and say "are you set now ? don't want to play when your ready "

Ok its gona be a quiet round but better than walking in..




Il be honest it would depend on what form I was in to be honest . I could be liable to do different things on different days
 
I'd be tempted to take a practice swing over the ball but catch it on the way back in his direction :whistle:

A stinger to the nads will move anyone out the way :D
 
The second word with him would be a very direct question. "Are you deliberately doing it or are you just pig ignorant of golf etiquette? And if you do it again we walk in and I DQ the both of us by refusing to put your name into the next round." Then I'd finish the game. Whether he won or lost, I'd put the clubs away and go for a beer/coke with whoever else is in the bar, and he can foxtrot...
 
Hobbit said:
The second word with him would be a very direct question. "Are you deliberately doing it or are you just pig ignorant of golf etiquette? And if you do it again we walk in and I DQ the both of us by refusing to put your name into the next round." Then I'd finish the game. Whether he won or lost, I'd put the clubs away and go for a beer/coke with whoever else is in the bar, and he can foxtrot...
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Pretty much this! Though I'd probably state that I was claiming the hole/match for serious breach of etiquette!
 
Some people are just knobs! I probably wouldn have mentioned it to him and said if you want to play dirty I think you might be best off else where. Then I would have made him finish every putt no matter how short it was, I would also have watched him like a hawk on every shot. I wouldn't resort to the same tactic as him as I don't believe that's the way the game should be played.
 
Can't say that I've ever taken to much notice of what people around me are doing whilst I'm playing a shot but then I have got "5 kids" so I've somewhat perfected the art of ignoring whatever it is that's going on around me !...:thup:
 
These days I probably wouldn't even notice what he was doing. A couple of weeks ago I teed off and my playing partners asked if the cat that walked across the front of the tee had put me off. I said 'what cat'!!!
 
I did walk in as soon as the match was over. I really wish I'd just stopped during the match now. One ironic note is that I conceeded the final hole we played as I was up the back of a bunker and touched the sand on the backswing trying to play the shot. I immediately walked out of the bunker and said what had happened. So at least I definitely have the moral high ground on all counts.
 
Paul_Stewart said:
I did walk in as soon as the match was over. I really wish I'd just stopped during the match now. One ironic note is that I conceeded the final hole we played as I was up the back of a bunker and touched the sand on the backswing trying to play the shot. I immediately walked out of the bunker and said what had happened. So at least I definitely have the moral high ground on all counts.
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I read the whole post and thought lots of things throughout reading and then got to the above. Perfect! Your a proper golfer! You won in my opinion.
 
Paul_Stewart said:
Trouble is I lost. Which would make it look like sour grapes if I said anything. I'd played with the guy the previous week in a roll-up and shot a -4 round so he had obviously decided to use alternative tactics. Oh well, at least I know I can come here for some sympathy, therapy and a chance to get it off my chest. :D
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What happened to that legenday zen like focus that turned you into a golfing ninja?
 
Would have called the clubhouse if I could not manage it on the course.

Hard to manage but would have tried the reasonable approaches above.

I would also recommend the person in the next round goes out with a 3rd neutral person!
 
After the first occasion I would have politely asked him to remain still while I played my stroke.

After the second occasion I would have sarcastically enquired if he was doing it intentionally and told him where to stand and to remain still.

After the third occasion I would have asked him what he thinks about at the top of his backswing...........let the games begin!
 
Slab said:
Perhaps missed but what did he say when you confronted him after he'd done it 2-3 times?
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I didn't actually confront him during the round. I did stop at the top of my swing at one point and stared him down. I really really wished I'd walked in after eight holes - the message would have gotten round better than anything I do now.
 
Paul_Stewart said:
I didn't actually confront him during the round. I did stop at the top of my swing at one point and stared him down. I really really wished I'd walked in after eight holes - the message would have gotten round better than anything I do now.
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I am very disappointed to get this far in a thread and read the above.
How can you not confront someone ,all be it politely at first,inthe face of such bad manners?
Maybe not easy to do but like cheating and improper marking balls etc you must bring it up at the time .
To many golfers seem to accept not only poor etiquet but also what they seem to think are "minor rules" infringements without comment then start a post on the forum.
Do not forget every time we as golfers,let something pass,the cause of their displeasure gets away with it and is free to carry on being ,if not a cheat,but certainly an unpleasant FC.
Just my opinion after 40 odd years playing.
Dewsweeper
 
If I felt he was in my eye line I would of asked him to move. If that didn't work, I would take the mature route of having my hay fever kick in at the top of his backswing
 
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