Pappy091

Yesterday, me and a buddy were playing a round after work. On 16 it was getting pretty dark so we picked up the pace to try and get a full 18 in. Tee off on 18 and hit a fat 4 iron. Get to the ball and can barely see the green. I guessed the distance anywhere from 200-225. Hit a beautiful 3 wood and all I know is that it went straight. As we drive up trying to see it on the fairway I am convinced it took a bad bounce and is lost until I see it sitting a few feet off the green pin high. Get up and down for par.

I actually disagree. I've taken several friends out on the course for their first experience playing the game. I think it's the best way to get someone hooked. Get three other guys to go and explain to the rookie how pace of play works and that he might need to just pick up his ball on a few holes. Tell him not to worry about keeping score. Just relax, have a couple of drinks, and enjoy the day and hanging out with the boys. I've never had anyone say they didn't have a great time. On the other hand, someone could easily go to the range for the first time and get aggravated that they are mishitting every shot and never want to play again. If they've been on a course and had a good time they are much more likely to put in the range time or get lessons to improve. Get them on a course ASAP. Just make sure you are there to supervise and teach them proper etiquette. Another good way is Topgolf. I went with three friends a few weeks ago. One of them had never swung a club in his life. The next day we went out and bought a set of cheap clubs.

Driving is by far my strength. I'd say I average around 230-250yds and hit fairway roughly 75% +/- of the time with most of misses not being too far off. Irons are my weakest and it's not even close. I am slowly getting there, but I just plain suck with my irons until i get 100yds or closer and then I'm ok.

I play as a single fairly often and if I come up on two or more groups I won't play through even if they offer to let me. It just causes more of a log jam for those foursomes. As a single you can't expect everyone on the course to accommodate you. I will generally just take my time and if I am in a hurry for some reason then I will skip ahead of the groups and come back to the holes I missed at the end.

Honestly, I would seriously question whether that really happened if you didn't have that video. How did you end up playing it?

They are probably happy that he is putting the balls back into play.

I have a friend that does the exact same thing. It doesn't bug me at all. I just laugh about it with the rest of my buddies. I also never play him for money or anything meaningful. We made a $5 dollar bet on one hole onetime and he didn't count three strokes that he duffed/hit into the water. He refused to admit that he cheated. I just let it go and haven't bet with him since then.

Exactly. The problem with guys like him are that he has the mentality that he is battling the customers. I run into a lot of people like that. Instead using the opportunity to increase customer satisfaction at no cost, he sees a customer trying to get a freebie and can't let it slide.

The guy running out and yelling would really piss me off. I would ask him if it was really worth embarrassing and/or pissing off a customer to make sure they don't hit those five balls. AT MOST he should have walked out and ASKED you not to do that or waited until you came by and politely ask you to not do that in the future. Most golf courses aren't exactly raking in the cash. Treating a customer like that is beyond asinine. If one of my employees did they would be let go on the spot. Depending on his attitude and how he yelled at you I would seriously consider calling and reporting his behavior. At the very least I would tell him that it is horrible service to treat people like that. A year or so ago I went to a CC course that I play once or twice a week, although I'm not a member. The pro shop closes at 6pm and by the time I leave work and get there it is generally around 5:30-5:45. On this particular day I showed up around 5:45 and they had already shut down the pro shop. A women that worked there saw me try and open the locked door and asked my if I needed anything. I told her that I intended on playing but they had closed up for the day. She told me not to worry about it and go grab a cart. When I walked around to grab a cart another employee came up and asked what I was doing. I told him what had happened and he obviously didn't believe me. He was extremely curt and sarcastic and told me to show him who had told me to go ahead and play. I walked him inside and showed him the women I was talking to . When she confirmed my story he started to berate her in front of me and tell her that she couldn't do that. He just looked at me and told me that I couldn't play. No apology or anything. The next day I called in and told his boss how I was treated. As an employee, it infuriates me when employees treat customers that way. There is no excuse for it.

Wasn't me, but a buddy I was playing with had an amazing shot on Saturday. He had a 20-30yd pitch shot that he drained in the cup. Nothing but net. Probably the coolest shot I have ever seen. The look on his face was priceless too. He couldn't believe what he just did.

It was interesting to say the least. Gators are common around here (Southeast Texas) so I'm somewhat used to them. As long as you aren't an idiot then they won't do anything to you. Thinking about it, he was probably more like 15-20ft away rather than 10.

That's incredible. One of the courses that I play once a week or so has a couple of resident gators on it. One is probably 5ft long and the other is probably 6-7ft. I see them all the time, but I've only had to hit by one of them once. I hit my approach shot about 10 ft away from the bigger one and had to chip with my back turned to him. I had my buddy watch him to make sure he didn't run at me while I wasn't watching, lol. If you think hitting a tee shot while the group behind you watches is unnerving, then try turning your back on a gator. Needless to say I hit it thin and went over the green.

Try leaving your driver in the bag for a couple of rounds and see what that does for you. I've been doing it for the past week or so and have been loving it. I need to track the stats, but I'd say I'm hitting 40%-50% FIR and you could probably add another 20%-30% for "quality shots".

Hard to debate this.........

Oh, I've hit plenty of houses. It's just been all roofs and walls. No damage done. I hate that sickening feeling in your stomach as you watch the drive curve right and your just waiting to hear glass shatter or if your lucky the thud of the ball striking the roof.

I've been VERY fortunate in that I have never damaged anyone's property. It's pretty amazing because, like a lot of golfers, I have battled a pretty wicked slice for a good portion of my golfing life. I always keep some business cards on me so that if I do damage something and no one is home I can leave a card with contact info.

Has anyone ever seen someone break a window, damage a car, etc and NOT pay for it? That would take some major cajones.

You guys sound dangerous. Let me know if you are ever in Southeast Texas so I know to keep my head down!

I had gotten the impression from some other posts that he was pretty confrontational. Still think there is no reason to walk out there at all, but that's not near as bad. I'm not saying that you should not have yelled or that you should have told him to screw off or anything. I was just thinking that he was escalating the situation for no reason. I misunderstood.

So if you were the homeowner you would have stormed out on the golf course and demanded an apology? "Fore!" would have changed nothing. Should they have yelled, yes. No question. What is the apology for? Hitting a ball in his yard? When I hit a ball in someone's yard and they happen to be out there I always say I'm sorry, but if they thought that he had gone inside and were apparently pretty far away from the house then I don't think a special trip is needed. Like I said, you live on a golf course in a prime area to get golf balls in the yard. What do you expect? Even if the guy was upset that they didn't yell "Fore!", starting a confrontation is no way to handle the situation. It's not like it is going to happen again. Let them play on and forget about it. I absolutely agree with the poster that said his swing set should be in the front yard. Or not have one at all. I would NEVER let my kids play in a yard that is that likely to have a golf ball hit into it. That's just common sense to me.

Could you see them from the tee box? Even if you could and you did yell, it wouldn't have changed anything. Unless they have trained their kid to run for cover whenever someone yells "fore!"

What did the dad say? Was he really that pissed off? That's just part of living on a golf course. ESPECIALLY if you own a house that is 200-250yds from a tee on the right side of the fairway. It's why I would never buy a house on a course. Every time either myself or my kids were in the backyard I would just be waiting for one of us to get nailed in the head by a ball. I would never be able to be comfortable in my own backyard. I don't get how someone could get pissed about that.

My buddies and I play Wolf a lot of the time. It's a fun game to play when you want to put some money on the line. Quote: Definition: Wolf is a betting game or points game for a group of four golfers. Players rotate being the "Wolf." The player designated as the "Wolf" on a hole gets to choose whether to play the hole 1-vs.-3 (himself against the other three players in the group) or 2-vs.-2. And if the Wolf chooses to play 2-on-2, he must choose his partner immediately following that player's drive. Example: Player A is the Wolf. Player B hits a bad drive. Player C hits a pretty good drive. If the Wolf wants C as a partner, he must claim his partner before Player D tees off. The side with the lowest better ball score wins the hole. If it's 2-on-2, then the winning side wins the bet. If it's 1-on-3, the Wolf wins double or loses double. There's also Lone Wolf, in which the Wolf announces before anyone tees off - including himself - that he's going it alone, 1-on-3. On a Lone Wolf hole, the Wolf wins triple or loses triple.

When the wife starts complaining that I've been playing too much and I really have the itch to go play I just tell her to call the sitter and go have a girls night with her friends. It works......sometimes.