High School Golf Bad Sportsmanship

[Titleistgolf16]

I just got done playing my High School golf match. I didn't do well but I still had some fun. The downer was this kid kept getting mad slamming and throwing clubs. He was no fun at all. I think there is no place in the game for throwing clubs. I think they should be penalized for this kind of behavior. Any high school golfers here see this? Anyone have an opinion?

[Cussin hacker]

I'm not a HS golfer, but I'm surprized to hear that they don't penalize players for that in a HS event.

[zanga254]

Yea...i Play hs Golf and i see this a lot, but never anyone throwing clubs. Usually we just ignore it but if coach sees, then he talks to the guy, no matter what team. If it's our team, we're disqualified by the coach automatically.

[quantim0]

I tossed a club at my bag during a HS match one day. It hit one of the legs and broke it. So I had to replace my bag for my little tantrum. That was the last time I threw a club.

My coach laughed and said if I did it again I wouldn't be playing in another match.

[bogeyhitter25]

Sometimes I get pissed and maybe cuss under my breath. I'm human. I'm not going to not be mad if I hit a sh*tty shot. That's just me.

[cougar978]

I just got done playing my High School golf match. I didn't do well but I still had some fun. The downer was this kid kept getting mad slamming and throwing clubs. He was no fun at all. I think there is no place in the game for throwing clubs. I think they should be penalized for this kind of behavior. Any high school golfers here see this? Anyone have an opinion?

It wasn't a penalty until after 1996 in my HS matches (I graduated in 1996).

The kid probably wants to win, and can't handle the fact that he's not going to, and instead of internalizing his anger, takes it out on his equipment. He's probably someone that does well in practice and has high expectations of himself, and doesn't live up to them on the course. It happens.

[Titleistgolf16]

Sometimes I get pissed and maybe cuss under my breath. I'm human. I'm not going to not be mad if I hit a sh*tty shot. That's just me.

The cussing doesn't bother me. I do it when I hit a bad shot but throwing clubs should be a penalty or a DQ because it makes them look like whiny brats.

[drtbk933]

I see club slamming and swearing in my HS matches all the time. I'm not saying I'm a saint, but some people get way too bent out of shape over one shot. If you let things like that get to you, it will most likely ruin the rest of your round.

[bogeyhitter25]

The cussing doesn't bother me. I do it when I hit a bad shot but throwing clubs should be a penalty or a DQ because it makes them look like whiny brats.

Yeah. Back when I started playing I thought I was such a hot-shot and if I didn't hit a perfect shot I'd get pissed. A broken 3W later, and I'm a changed man.

[jonjones]

It doesn't matter how stupid they look doing it, it's how their tantrum's affect the players around them. Maybe anger management should be part of the curriculum.

[WUTiger]

What bugs me about younger HS golfers is their need to "talk trash" to each other on the practice range. You'd think it was NBA basketball players trying to intimidate foes during free throws, of NFL football players insulting each other between plays.

Not only is it noisy, it's rude. I talked to their coach privately about their bad manners and what it means for the future of golf, and he basically said, "there's nothing I can do."

Hopefully these kids will outgrow it before they hit senior year.

[Harry SasQuatch]

You just have to take it as a positive and feed off his anger. I always play better when I see my opponent showing emotion and I know most people I play with are the same way. We feed off each other, it's only natural to elevate your game when you see your opponent get angry.

[cougar978]

What bugs me about younger HS golfers is their need to "talk trash" to each other on the practice range. You'd think it was NBA basketball players trying to intimidate foes during free throws, of NFL football players insulting each other between plays. Not only is it noisy, it's rude. I talked to their coach privately about their bad manners and what it means for the future of golf, and he basically said, "there's nothing I can do." Hopefully these kids will outgrow it before they hit senior year.

My guess would be, 99 times out of 100, incidents like this are in jest between guys who have a friendly rivalry on the course - nothing to get your shorts in a knot over.

[goblue107501]

I just got done playing my High School golf match. I didn't do well but I still had some fun. The downer was this kid kept

I used to be the same way long ago. The biggest thing that I realized was that I wasn't as good as I thought I should be. Once I figured that out, I took that energy and focused more on my game. I started trying to figure out why I didn't hit the ball great, rather than get mad about it. Most of it just comes from being young and immature. Some people just take a little longer to figure it out.

[jdub]

I havent been in highschool in many years but I was with my friend the other day and we both did horrible, I ignore the bad shots

he took his club which was some sort of iron and wrapped it around a tree..

this not only was embarrasing but he is out a club... who was a set of irons with a 5 or 7 iron gone

I don't want to play with losers like that

[LBlack14]

Tiger does it so it must be OK.

[whetstone]

It's not just high school. Jackasses of all ages play golf, and no one wants to play with them when they're grown, either.

[Yukari]

I have a buddy who does the same thing. Now I refuse to play with him. In fact, I don't think any of his buddies like playing with him. Basically, he now gets out on his own.