mrt1211

To me a 5$ Nassau is not a big bet. I've played much bigger where the losing end gets really ugly. My main point is etiquette. Can anyone just say that walking behind the hole while someone is about to putt is not proper etiquette? I'm done with this subject and have moved on from this. This guy will continue to pay me as usual on a normal basis, he got me one time with an abnormal tactic from how our group plays. (And yes we play with GHIN handicaps) Thanks for the input. I look forward to being on this cool discussion board. I will not escalate this in our next round. I prefer to keep this as a gentlemens game as my father taught me. Thank you to everyone that responded.

Very good remarks and I can see everyone's points. A little more info. The big money ($425) I won had nothing to do with our Nassau bet. The 2 closest to the pins and the skin I won were part of a 28 man group that anteed up $25 for closest to pins and $25 for skins. The money I won had nothing to do with this bet. Heck the bet was only a $5 nassau. We pushed the front and I was down 3 bets on the back so I double or nothing (aloha press) on 18. If you do an internet search on golf etiquette there is nothing I could find that says you shouldn't walk behind the hole while someone is in the act of putting. Look if were an accident and he just said sorry, or I didn't realize you were about to hit the putt at that moment, i would have let this go. I've played with groups like this over the years and I get it. Been guilty of it myself when its an acceptable behavior by the group. This is not how we normally play in this group. Like I stated before some harassing goes on but its always before someones preshot routine, whether it be drive, approach, chip or putt. Like my other 2 playing partners said, I won $425 on the big group game and I should let it go. But at the time it happened I didn't know I was going to win all of that other money and I don't like to lose. It did feel really good paying him his $15 he won out of the stack of cash I came into at the 19th hole. Just thankful to my Dad for teaching me golf etiquette before the actual rules of golf almost 40 years ago when I was a little kid.

David I hear ya. I really shouldn't be too upset because we were playing in a group money game that day where Closest to the Pins were worth $125 ea and skins paid out $165 ea. I won 2 closest to the pins and 1 skin. We don't normally play any schinaniggans with our personal bets other than by trying to mess with each other with chatter on the tee and pre-putt. I just couldn't believe that he didn't admit that he shouldn't have walked directly behind the hole as someone is putting, many of my other golfing friends have said it was BS. Ive played in groups where anything goes and this wasn't the case here. Hit em straight everyone!

New to the board and want some opinions please. Here's what happened... 18th hole, I'm down 3 bets on the back and Aloha press (double or nothing everything). Par 5, I'm 10 ft for birdie and the player I pressed was 5 ft for par. I lined up my putt and took my practice strokes and addressed the ball. Just as I was about to hit my putt the opponent walked directly past the hole about 3 feet behind the cup. I stepped back from the putt and yelled what the $%& are you doing? He claimed he was just going to stand by another player in my group. Didn't apologize, basically his attitude was he didn't do anything wrong. I was pissed, hit the putt and came up 1 inch short dead center. Not so pissed about losing the bet but the fact he didn't admit what he did was bush league bull&*^%! Would love to hear others thoughts. He's my buddy but he needs to know that's not OK. I've been playing golf for 40 years, its not about the money to me but basic etiquette on the green.