Class act

[ripsid]

So saturday I was playing golf in Oxnard, at Olivas Links (1st time in like 15+ years), and I'm on like 6 maybe and this dude hits the ball into me and doesn't yell fore. (my guess he didn't know where it went) but i was pissed off! Yell fore for christ's sakes!

so @ the turn this dude comes walking over I figure he wants to join our 3-some, he extends his hand and says: I'm really sorry I hit so close to you and hope you'll accept my appology.

I and my other 2 were just blown away! We all had to pat him on the back and say your a Class Act!

Our 3rd was a retired AF pilot, he went over to the guy and just said Man I'm proud of what you did back there.. Just shows, not everyone's and A$$hole on the course and maybe the guys that just started when tiger didn't maybe learning the BIG PICTURE of golf.

-P

[right handed phil mickelson]

Good stuff. Gratz to him.

[ITgolfHack]

You and your friends are also class acts for accepting his apology and not making a big thing about it. Sadly, I've seen it go the other way a couple of times.

[zeg]

That's excellent. We should all remember that everyone makes dumb but honest mistakes, and it doesn't benefit anyone to get hot-headed and assume ill intentions. Also, when you do realize you've made a mistake, you now have the responsibility to correct it as best you can. If you can't correct it, at least do what this guy did and apologize sincerely for it.

This happened to me a couple weeks ago when I picked up a ball that, 10 seconds later, I realized was in play. It was tempting to just put my head down and hope no one noticed. They probably wouldn't have---the reason it wasn't obvious that it was in play is that the tee it had come from was hidden behind a hill. Nonetheless, I walked up to the approaching group after I finished on the green, apologized, and offered to put the ball back as near as I could to where I'd found it. It was a hard thing to do because I felt like an idiot the whole time, but they were cool about it, and in the end I could at least have a clear conscience for having done everything I could to correct my error. Obviously it's best not to do stupid things, but that's a lot easier said than done.

[Titleist_ProV1x]

  ITgolfHack said:

You and your friends are also class acts for accepting his apology and not making a big thing about it. Sadly, I've seen it go the other way a couple of times.

Agreed, and usually for $52 dollars a round it does go the other way, LOL

[Deryck Griffith]

  ITgolfHack said:

You and your friends are also class acts for accepting his apology and not making a big thing about it. Sadly, I've seen it go the other way a couple of times.

Absolustely the truth and a great point! It's one thing to apologize but it's another to go from being upset to accepting the apology when it's given

[tws1098]

I find it amazing when someone is rude following the apology so I too applaud your group for being good about it. Maybe I just don't take golf as serious as some, or have too much fun playing it to care, but when someone hits near me, I don't really think twice about it and more often than not the person will either give the "I'm sorry wave" or will say something at the next hole. Most people have been on the other end of the situation at one point in their golfing career, so to get hot over it just seems stupid to me as I know it would only hurt my game and take the fun out of the rest of the round.

[millencolinman]

It is refreshing to hear about and meet polite people at golf courses. There are far to many people that need a little lesson in manors. I found a wedge on a green the other day and ran it up to the group in front of me. The guy who's wedge it was didn't even give me a thank you. Just took it from me when i handed it to him and kept on walking.

[bogeyhitter25]

I almost got hit by a guy who drove a really short par 4, where if you're going for the green off the tee you should wait for the group ahead of you to clear. No "Fore" was yelled. Oh well, at least some people are polite on the course.

[Zeph]

The tragic of this story is that someone asking for apology is the exception out there. Nice of the guy to apologize, always make both of you feel much better. Anyone can make mistakes, but not everyone can own up to it and confront the other part.

[too keen to young]

i was caddying in a fairly big amatuer event and the first is a driveable par 4 and this guy hit driver and was going for the green and i was like "Are you going to yell fore" and he's like "nah if it hits em atleast it will stop the ball closer to the hole

[authentic_golfer]

  Zeph said:

The tragic of this story is that someone asking for apology is the exception out there. Nice of the guy to apologize, always make both of you feel much better. Anyone can make mistakes, but not everyone can own up to it and confront the other part.

Amen, Zeph. It's a great story, but really should be the rule and not the exception.

Sean