Ever notice?

[JWL1957]

That Etiquette is talked about very little on the Golf Channel and tournament telecasts? They love pimping clubs from various manufacturers and telling you the rules, but hardly a mention about the proper Etiquette while playing. Some of my friends ( noob types ) grumble because I will not take them to a course unless they can answer a couple of basic Etiquette questions. There are alot of experienced players today who fall into the bad Etiquette type as well.

[ajschn06]

That seems a little extreme. I'm all for etiquette, but refusing to take your buddies to the course until they can pass a quiz, really?

[JWL1957]

That seems a little extreme. I'm all for etiquette, but refusing to take your buddies to the course until they can pass a quiz, really?

Actually...... its more of a feeling out than a quiz. Poor choice of words?

[Shindig]

I'd love it if Johnny Miller would criticize players' etiquette, when appropriate, as well as he does for their swings.

"Johnny, what's going on on #17 fairway?" "Well Peter, Ben Crane is sitting at his ball. He's waiting for the green to clear before he even figures out how his distance or picks a club. Maybe if he'd at least be ready to hit when it's his turn, his playing partners would be happier to play with him, and less tempted to wander on ahead. It looks now like the green has cleared, and he's decided on a 7-iron. (pause) No, three swings later, he thinks it might be an 8-iron. (pause) And now he's going back for the 6."

That seems a little extreme. I'm all for etiquette, but refusing to take your buddies to the course until they can pass a quiz, really?

If you're going to be paired with someone randomly, and they don't know not to talk during a swing, not to walk on someone's putting line, and so on, it's going to be a bad day for the other guy. It's especially bad if the person isn't willing to go along with suggestions that it isn't OK. We've all been paired with the guy who rolls his eyes when someone corrects his etiquette; he just doesn't think it matters if someone is talking or thinks you're an idiot for caring. I'd hate to be the guy who brings him to the course with me. I'd be downright embarrassed if any of my friends acted that way.

[ajschn06]

I guess that makes since. Sorry, I just pictured your buddy asking to go golfing with you. "Well, first you have to answer some questions". I definitely wouldnt want to take a newbie golfing without explaining some of the basic rules of etiquette...

[zeg]

Yeah, I think that if you just ask a few questions you can tell from how they answer. It's one thing not to know the answer---if you haven't played before, you won't know. But if you're going to be pleasant to play with, you'll show interest in knowing how not to act like an ass on the course. You should be able to get a sense from how they answer whether they're going to try to learn or not.

[montru]

I played today in an Interclub tournament, the basic format is pairs matchplay, we were 6 up after 9 holes and both my partner and I were playing/feeling great.
On the 10th hole one of the guys on the other team was behind me sat in their cart, as I was taking my secocond shot this guy was pressing the "GO" pedal on the cart and releasing it causing a clicking sound, which was enough to put me off my concentration, during my partners shot the other guy was russling around in his bag, we lost that hole and the next three, all with irritating distractions during our shots, the most obvious and intentional distraction was one of them scuffing their shoe on the ground as if to remove some mud from the bottom right at the top of my partners backswing, I backed off my shot several times and gave them a glaring look and started my pre shot routine over but the damage had already been done because my mind set had gone if you know what I mean.
We lost the match on the 18th.