Weirdest playing partner

**The Rambler** · June 2, 2007

the weirdest person i have ever played with was this creepy guy (maybe early 50's) who had a Lakers Shaq jersey, grey hair coming out of every square inch of his body and called me Mr. X(my name is Xavier). i seriously thought i was going to be abducted. the man was also crazy . He tried to tell me that he was dating an actress whom he had met on the internet who drove a $450,000 Jag. he had a picture that you could easily tell was cut out of a magazine in his wallet. the guy who ran the course said that i would play with him w/o asking me if i wanted to do so . but im still here so i guess that it's ok.
never doing that again

Jockstrap · June 2, 2007

very funny story

Thankfully, I've never had any experience playing with weird people, all mine have been relatively sane apart from one perhaps.

My current partner likes to throw his golf clubs at rabbits, behaviour which would surely get him thrown off, but still, everytime he spots one I can be sure to see him lunging whichever club he is using in it's general direction.

**Dent** · June 2, 2007

Thank god i have never had a bad playing partner. Just got paired up today and the guy was really nice.

**supercow** · June 2, 2007

LMAO This reminds me of a someone's tactic of acting like a lunatic (by engaging in a full on conversation and argument with himself) to win local matches. Its apparently worked quite well....

**Shindig** · June 2, 2007

the weirdest person i have ever played with was this creepy guy (maybe early 50's) who had a Lakers Shaq jersey, grey hair coming out of every square inch of his body and called me Mr. X(my name is Xavier). i seriously thought i was going to be abducted. the man was also crazy

Other than the bad swing advice from one guy, I haven't had any stand-out weird playing partners.

But my partners today might describe me as weird. I hit 4 GIR in a row and told them, "I never play this well... what's gotten into me?" I realized afterward that most people say the opposite. My favorite story of weird playing partners is Gary McCord's story about when he was attempting to qualify for The Open and had two playing partners nicknamed Demon & Cholesterol. Demon ended up in a fight with a rules official and lit a scoring tent on fire. Great stuff.

**dzclarkcpa** · June 3, 2007

My best playing partner.......

Walked on as a single, paired up with a guy dressed to the nines with the "look." Slacks, on a summer day, the whole nine yards. After he topped his 3rd tee shot (and yes, we are still on the first tee), I decided to just enjoy the round. By the third hole, this guy had discovered everything "wrong" with my swing, and "confessed" to me that he was a club pro from another state. By 9, it was obvious the only state this guy was a club pro in was the state of delusion. He must have lost 7 balls in 9 holes, but somehow he told me he shot 41...now that is impressive!

He wanted to quit after 9, but by this point, I had reached the point where it was entertaining...so I convienced him to play on. By 18, he confessed had also just missed qualifiying for the US Open a year ago, and was seriously considering Q School in the fall.....the members of his club were starting to convience him he could do it.

This was the most amusing round I ever played. I am not a great golfer, but at some point, I figured the guy would realize that I could tell he was not a great golfer. When I told him I would go check out his qualifying scores on the internet....he told me was pretty sure they would not be there....he had been DQ'ed for not signing his card. I give the guy credit..he knew his golf.

I always hope he shows up again someday, I would love to play another round with him. Until then, I just keep watching Big Break waiting to see him show up.

**Shindig** · June 3, 2007

My best playing partner.......

I had a similar story, actually. Back over Christmas break, due to a delay at the 18th tee, my foursome (reduced to a threesome as one got called to work) paired up with a threesome to play the final hole to speed things along. The 18th is an easy enough par-5 and I missed the GIR, but had a great chip and an easy putt for par. One guy in the other threesome asked me if I was a pro. I was confused by this question, but then I realized that he didn't see me play the first 17 holes, so a nice par like that, coupled with my age, might give the impression that I'm a new teaching pro or on a mini-tour. Anyone who sees me play 9 holes knows better. I said that no, I'm not a pro, just an amateur who enjoys the game. The thing is, two weeks later, at a different course's driving range, I was asked by a different guy if I was a pro. Now, most of us can seem like pros at the driving range, but I didn't even think I was giving that impression. I said, "No, I'm just practicing here." Pointing to my hat, he asks, "You're not on the USGA Tour?" [I was wearing the '06 Winged Foot USGA members hat]

**dzclarkcpa** · June 3, 2007

Had a situation similiar......headed out to watch the Byron Nelson here in Dallas straight from work one Friday after lunch. Since all I had were dress shoes, without thinking, I just put my golf shoes on so I could walk more comfortably.

Late in the day, I was watching some players hit balls on the range and there were very very few people around. I finally had enough and started walking from the range when I kid, probably probably 10 or 11 came running up to me asking for my autograph. I asked "Huh?" and he said, arn't you a golfer? So I told him the truth.....yes, son, I am a golfer, signed his hat...and to that day this kid probably brags about that Tiger Woods autograph....no no no...joking, I told him the truth..that I was a golfer, but not a pro!

1 hole can make us look really good, 17 can make us look really bad!

**Norm66** · June 4, 2007

I've mentioned it before, but I once got paired up with a guy who was trying to kill squirrels with a BB gun while we played. He's an employee of the club so I wasn't about to say anything, but it was certainly weird.

Another time I got paired up with a couple of good ol' boys who were smearing their drivers with chapstick. Apparently it lessens spin and therefore slices. Cheating, certainly.

**Ogg** · June 4, 2007

A buddy of mine and I got paired up with 2 older guys. We would all hit our tee shots and then these guys would disappear into the woods to look for golf balls. They did it on every hole. Could have been worse I guess.

**$2 Nassau** · June 4, 2007

Been fairly lucky. No flat-out wackos or anything but have pretty experienced every kind of golfer there is.

-The story teller/b.s type
-The guy who always looks for balls as mentioned above.
-The swing doctor - full of advice even though he can't hit a ball himself
-The guy who, when I started out a round with 3 straight pars said "so, what are you, about a 4 handicap?" A flattering, yet utterly ridiculous comment, I think I ended up shooting a 90 that day
-One of my personal favorites. Played with guy who appeared to be of Jamaican descent (based on the accent). He didn't have a firm grasp on the English language though which makes me think he was from elsewhere. One time, after I hit a decent shot, one that he apparently really liked.....he loudly and triumphantly announced "Yes, that makes a lot of sense!!" I think he was aiming to say, "Yes, great shot" or something like that. But I understood what he was getting at. His name was Tweety, at least that what I think he said.

**Thrdroc** · June 4, 2007

I can't remember anyone really weird that i've played with. Probably just the guys that are really bad and once they hit 1 good shot they are telling you everything wrong with your swing.

**illmadden** · June 4, 2007

I can't remember anyone really weird that i've played with. Probably just the guys that are really bad and once they hit 1 good shot they are telling you everything wrong with your swing.

Mine is almost similar. I used to hate playing with my dad. He's a good golfer, so every chance he gets, he gives me pointers. But he'll say something during my practice swing. I'll take my practice swing and he'll say "gotta hit it harder" after every practice swing. Then, I'll hit my ball and then he'll say "man, too hard". So sh*t sherlock!!!

There was this one guy that wasn't weird, just didn't expect some of the things he would yell out. He had to be in his 70's. Nice, polite guy. But after the first few holes, he started cursing after bad shots! One incident, he left his putt short and to the right. His exact words were, "you need to f**kin hit it, p**sy!" We died laughing. He had at least one outbreak on each hole. Man, I would play with him again.

**Shindig** · June 4, 2007

-The swing doctor - full of advice even though he can't hit a ball himself

I think this advice comes from Bill Engval. When you play with one of these swing doctor guys, and they tell you "I can tell you what you're doing wrong," tell them you know: you're playing with them.

**lamebums** · June 4, 2007

Mine is almost similar. I used to hate playing with my dad. He's a good golfer, so every chance he gets, he gives me pointers. But he'll say something during my practice swing. I'll take my practice swing and he'll say "gotta hit it harder" after every practice swing. Then, I'll hit my ball and then he'll say "man, too hard". So sh*t sherlock!!!.

Similar case here, except my father's probably a 30 handicap. I think every time he tries to give me a pointer, it adds a stroke to my score.

**Ogg** · June 5, 2007

I have played with the guy who cheats profusely too and I know he was playing in our daily tournament so I reported him. He was the unstable kind of guy too.

I also played with an old guy who shot below his age. He was 72 and shot a 71 with a 40 yard hole out on the last hole for birdie. Most old guys have some charm and character and wit. This guy had non. Incredibly cocky and not all that humble.

ckelly06 · June 8, 2007

This guy wasn't weird, but since I can't start my own thread about rude playing partners I guess I'll post here. I used to play DeLaveage Golf Course in Santa Cruz, CA at least once a week and there was this one guy who by some strange coincidence always ended up in my groups. We both came to the course all the time as singles, and we'd often get paired up together with doubles. I must have played with him half a dozen times. Anyway, worst golfer you've ever seen - god awful swing, new set of clubs every time you saw him but never spent a penny on lessons, triple bogey status. You know the kind of guy I'm talking about. Total jerk...

**niblick** · June 8, 2007

I got paired with another single once, really nice chatty guy, talked a big game. He used a cowboy grip, left hand low on all shots. That was the first time I saw someone use that grip. He hacked his way to the fourth hole, where he nearly killed me with an errant shot. I was just forward of his position and well off the fairway where he was, and his ball went behind my head, missing me by a foot. He apologized, grabbed his clubs, and walked off the course.

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