Slicer219

I actually looked it up after I got home last night and I believe (if i'm interpreting it right) that should fall under rule 17-2 Unauthorized Attendance, and he should have incurred a penalty. As it was, it was just a friendly match so I didn't make that big of a deal out of it, just irritated the heck out of me. No, it wasn't jga226... Lol

Yesterday, I was chipping onto the green for birdie from about 20 feet out. It was a nice little downhill run and I read it beautifully, I watched the ball land on the green and break just at the right time and head for the hole. What I didn't notice was the gentleman I was playing with take a couple steps over and remove the pin until it was too late to stop him. The ball was a touch too fast, popped over the hole and proceeded to travel on down the hill. I'm not saying I would have holed it, although I think it was very possible, but at worst it would have been stopped by the flag and I could have put it in for par as opposed to the bogey I carded. My first reaction was to wrap my pitching wedge around his neck... just wondering if anyone else had something like this happen to them and how they would have reacted.

Not sure what an extra space does to help a person understand the words better, but whatever... If I were in your shoes I think I would choose to speak to him privately, one on one, rather than call him out in front of his buddies. If he doesn't like what you have to say and his other playing partners don't see a problem with his actions then you're going to either have to accept it or find another group to play with. I don't envy you though either way... Good Luck!

What are everyone's thoughts about equitable stroke control? Haven't seen that mentioned here yet. A friend I play with is constantly picking up his ball when he hits his stroke limit, doesn't this keep his handicap lower than it should be?

I consider myself just starting out as this is my second year playing and the first actually trying to improve my game. I keep a handicap strictly for the purpose of tracking my progress, not ready for any tournaments yet. I always have some really good shots but they are always mixed in with the miss hits and the drops that kill my score. I'm totally comfortable with my high handicap. :-)