The 18 Hole Commitment

[ill]

I've also played games with my friends where any disruption goes as long as you don't touch the guy trying to hit. That didn't turn out to be as much fun as we thought it might, though.

that sounds dumb as shit.

 

[Wazmankg]

We're talking about playing golf, not going to an event

Ok..

attire - I don't care what you wear.
music - earbuds or low enough so that it doesn't disturb other groups.

What else?

 

[Wazmankg]

that sounds dumb as shit.

It was. We thought it would be fun to see who could perform with the disruptions and who couldn't. It really wasn't, so we stopped after a couple of holes.

 

[gob]

Ok..

attire - I don't care what you wear.
music - earbuds or low enough so that it doesn't disturb other groups.

What else?

I don't think there's much more than that. It's just that those types of things really piss off people.

 

[Montalban]

I think that's the thing non-golfers don't understand about golf. Your behavior out there can negatively impact others, unlike other sports like bowling, for example, where it doesn't matter at all what the guy a couple of lanes over is doing.

Yes. And guys like that eventually find themselves without playing partners

 

[ill]

Yes. And guys like that eventually find themselves without playing partners

Not at all.

I'll just keep playing with my friends who like to enjoy their time on the course.

Rat us out to the ranger, narc. Go for it.

 

[Montalban]

Not at all.

I'll just keep playing with my friends who like to enjoy their time on the course.

Rat us out to the ranger, narc. Go for it.

You mean you can whine and bitch and moan about your game and they will still play with you? You sound like you got to excited and responded to the wrong post.
I don't give a shit what you do in your own group as long as you keep up. If you can't then I certainly would ask the marshall to do his job; most courses though, I wouldn't have to. A group of clowns are pretty easy for them to spot.

 

[foster4prez]

Its terrible. So many people can play a solid 9 holes but can't get it done for 18. It gives you a bad handicap when you have to play 18 in a tournament

My back nine average is 2+ strokes better than my front nine average.

 

[foster4prez]

Golf is a sport and there are rules and guidelines as with any other sport.

If you joined a pickup basketball game and decided it would be fun to see how far you could punt the ball every time it came to you, I don't think that would go over very well with the other players on the court. Playing golf is the same deal. It isn't just about you.

Basketball is a sport, correct. Within the sport of basketball you can play 21, knockout, pickup, shoot around, etc.

Playing 6, 9, 12 or 18 holes doesn't change the sport of golf.

When is the last time a pickup basketball game had two 20 minute halves?

 

[Wazmankg]

Basketball is a sport, correct. Within the sport of basketball you can play 21, knockout, pickup, shoot around, etc.

Playing 6, 9, 12 or 18 holes doesn't change the sport of golf.

When is the last time a pickup basketball game had two 20 minute halves?

and nobody is stopping anyone from playing 6, 9, 12 or 18 holes of golf. I guess I don't understand where you're coming from with this.

 

[Wazmankg]

Not at all.

I'll just keep playing with my friends who like to enjoy their time on the course.

Rat us out to the ranger, narc. Go for it.

Nobody cares as long as your group keeps pace or gets out of the way to let faster groups play through... seriously, very few people out there care what else you do.

Now if I'm paired with you and am not comfortable with your behavior, I'll simply make some excuse and bow out from the group. I've done that a couple of times.

If you hit into my group when it is clear that you should not have... rather than some whoopsie, then we have a problem.
If you are not keeping up with the group in front of you and don't seem inclined to let mine play through, then we have a problem... I generally just skip a hole and go around them in that case. I've done that several times over the years.

But that's it for me.

 

[ill]

and nobody is stopping anyone from playing 6, 9, 12 or 18 holes of golf. I guess I don't understand where you're coming from with this.

I am going to start paying for 9 and playing 12 when I don't want to do 18

 

[R.J. MacReady]

and nobody is stopping anyone from playing 6, 9, 12 or 18 holes of golf. I guess I don't understand where you're coming from with this.

Yea, I don't get what the problem is either.

 

[Wazmankg]

I am going to start paying for 9 and playing 12 when I don't want to do 18

So you think that you should be able to play more holes than you pay for? Interesting theory. Let us know how that works out.

 

[ill]

So you think that you should be able to play more holes than you pay for? Interesting theory. Let us know how that works out.

already established I'm the scum of the course.

so of course I already do this.

 

[Wazmankg]

already established I'm the scum of the course.

so of course I already do this.

Nobody except for course management, who you would technically be stealing from, cares whether you do that either.. as long as you don't impede someone else's play.

I've never done that after paying for 9, because I almost never pay for only 9 and places check that you've paid for 18 when you make the turn. But I've played extra holes countless times after paying for and playing 18.

 

[ill]

Nobody except for course management, who you would technically be stealing from, cares whether you do that either.. as long as you don't impede someone else's play.

I've never done that after paying for 9, because I almost never pay for only 9 and places check that you've paid for 18 when you make the turn. But I've played extra holes countless times after paying for and playing 18.

"stealing from them"

and how can you condemn me and then say how you play extra holes after playing 18?

 

[Wazmankg]

"stealing from them"

and how can you condemn me and then say how you play extra holes after playing 18?

I wasn't condemning you, just stating the fact that technically it is stealing and I've done it too.

But once you pay for 18 they really don't care how much you play as long as you aren't impeding or cutting off other groups.. at least that's the case where I play.

 

[Montalban]

My back nine average is 2+ strokes better than my front nine average.

Which is the reason I say we should not be recording 9 hole scores.

 

[foster4prez]

Which is the reason I say we should not be recording 9 hole scores.

No, you said we shouldn't because people can't keep up a good round for a full 18. My point was that for me, I get better with the full 18. Literally the opposite of what you said.