Got paired with a stranger today--first time

[GolfGhost]

Would have been just fine, but he walked the 18 and I carted it.  Gave me some time to catch up on Angry Birds however.  Good guy, he shot an 89 and I shot a 115; 3 strokes better for me on that course.  I couldnt hit a fairway to save my life today.

Gotta make sure to not lift my head!

[Beachcomber]

Have you tried walking?  I only ask because I know that when I walk - I usually play better.  Especially if I'm playing as a single.  It gives you more time to think and take in the terrain - especially the green complexes as you walk up to them.

[trackster]

Originally Posted by GolfGhost

Would have been just fine, but he walked the 18 and I carted it.  Gave me some time to catch up on Angry Birds however.  Good guy, he shot an 89 and I shot a 115; 3 strokes better for me on that course.  I couldnt hit a fairway to save my life today.

Gotta make sure to not lift my head!

Lol maybe if you would have concentrated on golf instead of Angry Birds you could have broke 100.  You couldn't of had that much waiting considering that you took 26 more shots than him.

[Harmonious]

I know you weren't asking for advice, but....

Golf is meant to be a walking game. Get out of the cart, you'll play better and, instead of wasting time with Angry Birds (while on the course? Really?), you'll be able to enjoy the company of your playing partners.  Might pick up some good pointers, too.

[GolfGhost]

I am all for pointers/tips.  But this dude really never said anything, unless I made a good shot.

Yeah, I could have spent the downtime better, but it is what it is.

[tristanhilton85]

Originally Posted by GolfGhost

Gotta make sure to not lift my head!

Probably not the issue... at least not the biggest one... but anyways, I digress

Originally Posted by Harmonious

I know you weren't asking for advice, but....

Golf is meant to be a walking game. Get out of the cart, you'll play better and, instead of wasting time with Angry Birds (while on the course? Really?), you'll be able to enjoy the company of your playing partners.  Might pick up some good pointers, too.

I don't see the problem with riding. The majority of my rounds are in a cart (in the summer its too damn hot to walk, plus most courses out here won't allow it). That being said I like to walk when I can, I do find it more enjoyable that way actually. I agree that the course isn't the right place for Angry Birds.

[Beachcomber]

Originally Posted by GolfGhost

I am all for pointers/tips.  But this dude really never said anything, unless I made a good shot.

Yeah, I could have spent the downtime better, but it is what it is.

From the picture that you painted... It sounds like you were the one not talking much... To me, it sounds like you were too busy playing Angry Birds, instead of focusing on your golf game?

[turtleback]

Originally Posted by GolfGhost

But this dude really never said anything, unless I made a good shot.

Judging by your score the silence must have been deafening.

[GolfGhost]

Wow.  Bunch of PGA Tour golfers here.  Seems like I joined the wrong forum.

[tristanhilton85]

Originally Posted by GolfGhost

Wow.  Bunch of PGA Tour golfers here.  Seems like I joined the wrong forum.

People on this forum tend to take golf pretty seriously; after all, they did join a forum to talk about golf in their free time. Playing Angry Birds on the course just isn't something that tends to go over big with people who take the game seriously.

[onlybereaved]

Did you invite the guy to join you in the cart, and he said he would prefer to walk?

Either way, the comments you received are mostly valid here, just done in an overly-arrogant way (some people on this forum are d-bags).

Your round of golf, you can do what you want...but playing angry birds when?  You should watch all of your partners shots out of respect.

[GolfGhost]

I agree with the "some people are D-bags comment".  So lemme spell it out.

Dude didnt seem to want a random partner, neither did I.

He recently had back surgery, his walk was my crawl

He drove it left, I drove it right.  Other than the green, we were never within 30 yards of each other.

I do enough running/marching to not want to walk 18 holes, $10 is worth it.

If you dont like my score after 7 weeks of playing, FU

And for the people who dont understand hyperbole, i didnt actually play Angry Birds.

[onlybereaved]

U mad?

[BuckeyeNut]

If someone arrives at the course alone, a pairing is expected.  Whether you or he walks or rides doesn't matter........

If there is play ahead, it's likely you will be waiting on groups ahead.........not the walker.

[turtleback]

Originally Posted by GolfGhost

I agree with the "some people are D-bags comment".  So lemme spell it out.

Dude didnt seem to want a random partner, neither did I.

He recently had back surgery, his walk was my crawl

He drove it left, I drove it right.  Other than the green, we were never within 30 yards of each other.

I do enough running/marching to not want to walk 18 holes, $10 is worth it.

If you dont like my score after 7 weeks of playing, FU

And for the people who dont understand hyperbole, i didnt actually play Angry Birds.

So you paint a picture and then get pissed at us because we take you at face value.  OK then.

[Mattplusness]

Originally Posted by GolfGhost

Wow.  Bunch of PGA Tour golfers here.  Seems like I joined the wrong forum.

Some of them take it incredibly serious.

Take the poll about what is the most problem on the golf course today. When the topic includes "Cargo shorts" and "Minorities", it's a bunch of snooties up here

[iacas]

Originally Posted by GolfGhost

And for the people who dont understand hyperbole, i didnt actually play Angry Birds.

At the risk of being called King Douchebag (hey, I've been called worse), saying "gave me time to catch up on Angry Birds" is not really hyperbole. You'd done nothing to set up that it was an exaggeration, so people took you at your word. If I had to guess, you actually DID play Angry Birds, and when people kind of called you on it, you decided to go with "I was joking."

What any of this has to do with the topic at hand I don't know. 115 is good for playing seven weeks. Keep it up.

[Mr. Desmond]

Except for my clubs and rangefinder, one reason I play golf is to get away from technology, enjoy the surroundings, friends or playing partners, the play, and the challenge - to focus on the game for 30 second spurts, accept the outcome and relax. The phone goes in the bag for 4 hours.