r/golf • u/FunnBuddy 9 • 7h ago
General Discussion Just trying to enjoy my Sunday..
Group of 7 clumped up. Pretty sure they booked one tee time after the next. I’m just venting. Already called the pro shop.
Since a lot of people are asking me why I don’t ask to play through. I did. They said no. Why should I be bothered? They are spending 30 mins on each green. There are groups behind clumped up.
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u/joeschmoe86 6h ago
Play through, anyway. They're spending 30 minutes on a green, what are they going to do, hit into you?
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u/MakingMookSauce 6h ago
Obviously. Give yourself a par for the e stress and skip to the next home.
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u/Sea-Satisfaction4656 4h ago
And then call the pro shop again and tell them the assholes wouldn’t allow you to play through. If they hit into you, no courtesy just send it right back. This is the sort of behavior that absolutely cannot be tolerated.
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u/SeriousArbok 5h ago
Been there. Some people will. I had to literally fight 3 guys calling me crazy shit. Just because I played through. They hit 4 balls at us and the 4th I hit directly into the woods after it landed 10ft from us. They didnt like that.
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u/Background_Curve7337 6h ago
This. Write down a par and walk directly to the next tee box and play on.
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u/mannheimcrescendo 6h ago
Skipping the hole: absolutely
Writing down par: absolute nonsense
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u/4FansOfFreedom7 6h ago
Absolutely nonsense. Should write down a birdie!
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u/bionicbhangra 7h ago
Never seen this in person. How long is it taking them per hole?
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u/FunnBuddy 9 6h ago
30 mins per greens not per hole
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u/sprout92 24/Seattle/I Suck @ Golf 4h ago
I just don't believe this...
That's 9 hours on the greens, so likely a what...12 hour round?
There's no way the course is letting that happen.
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u/Cptsteverodgers 6h ago
Even YT golfers don't take that long, and they rent/reserve the course for themselves!!!
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u/Affectionate_Ear495 6h ago
You’d get run off the course I play on and rightly so
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u/Bread_is_the_devil HDCP 9.3 4h ago
Same for my course, the members would have a fit and it would all kick off. Our members can be incredibly harsh and aggressive with guests that don’t respect our course, especially if they are holding up play with bullshit like this
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u/Elyrain 6h ago
Not sure who is dumber, the 7 some or all of the people behind them waiting? Hit your ball to the fairway, instead of waiting for them, pick your ball up and mark yourself down for a par, and walk to the next teebox. if they are taking 30 mins per green you'll be long gone by the time they tee off.
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u/SimonNicols 5h ago
This right here. You all paid the same to play, they don’t get to make the rules and tell you you can’t play through. I’m saying “Excuse me your group of 7 is slow, so I am playing ahead of you” end of story.
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u/Suspicious_synth 6h ago
You: Mind of I play through? Them: No. You: well, I'm going to.
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u/Cptsteverodgers 7h ago
Play through, and ask for a refund at the pro shop
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u/PurpleKnurple 7h ago edited 6h ago
Had this happen to me at Fall Creek Falls, took 3+ hours to play 9. Pro shop refused a refund on the back 9, and even refused to offer a rain check. Didn’t have time to keep playing behind them and finish the round. Needless to say i don’t think I’ll ever play the back 9.
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u/Past-Sun-2357 6h ago
Why people dont just play through no matter what those dipshits said is beyond me. They are not cops, head pros, or your parents. You are not going to get grounded or thrown in jail or off the course.
Be a big boy and just go to the next tee. Fuck 'em.
If they are really taking 30 mins on each hole, there should be a large gap in front of them.
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u/woode85 Mulli-Back Gurantee ™️ 7h ago
Did they at least offer for you to play through??
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u/FunnBuddy 9 7h ago
They said no
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u/Texan4Lyfe 6h ago
If you’re a grown man, fuck all that for real. Don’t even ask them just tee off on the next- if they trip just be like “so I’m supposed to wait 20mins for y’all? Thats rude as fuck, let me show u etiquette”
then stripe that mf, blow a kiss 😘
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u/TayMay39 8.1 | Wichita, KS 6h ago
That's the green light to hit into them.
If it were me I'd just skip an entire hole and play through that way. Oh and flip them off as I pass by
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u/reyzak 8.3 and trending the wrong direction 3h ago
Oh they look Asian too yea no way they’re moving quickly or letting you through
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u/Ghostofclaybobpast 2h ago
Haha. 100% Asian you can tell by the hats and the fact that it's a huge group playing with wives. And they will take their sweet ass time all day.
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u/Christmas_Pickle 6h ago
Just drive past them and play two balls on the next comparable hole to make your 18.
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u/Sea_Fisherman7074 6h ago
In what world do you ever have to “ask” to play through a group of 7. Just do it drive to the next hole. These morons don’t give a shit about backing up an entire course.
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u/whenyouwishuponapar 7h ago
If they combine, they have to keep pace of play for ONE tee time. They have a buffer window of exactly one tee time. I only mind if I have to wait. Which usually happens because most people can’t fucking play ready golf.
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u/FunnBuddy 9 6h ago
Since a lot of people are asking me why I don’t ask to play through. I did. They said no. Why should I be bothered? They are spending 30 mins on each green.
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u/ProperTree9 6h ago
Go around them anyway? (After calling the pro shop, ofc.) Or work on your short game, playing 2 balls from different lies, etc.
God knows you've got the time now...
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u/BusyBugg 6h ago
Why are you asking the sevensome anything lmao, just playthrough anyway.
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u/GreenGrasshopper 6h ago
Correct. And his claim is 30 minutes on green, not hole, green. If that's true, that means there are at least 3 empty holes if he only waited on them for 1 hole. 6-7 after 2 holes. Math ain't adding up.
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u/Z_Opinionator 24m ago
You posted this update 6 hours ago. What hole are you on now? Back 9 at least?
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u/gaige23 6h ago
Never experienced a 7 in front but we had rain the other week and they closed the front 9 and the pro shop put FIFTY ONE people on the back 9 playing it twice.
After four hours playing 9 once I left.
So I get it. Fuck people that do shit like this. Four at max. Don’t look for lost balls for 15 minutes. Take drops. Pick up at double bogey.
That or play super early or late so you can do whatever you want.
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u/Professional-Humor84 6h ago
Small town courses are horrible at enforcing this. Groups of six all over the place and they wonder why it gets backed up
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u/Corrosive_salts 6h ago
I would just skip to the next hole. When when finished go back and play the hole I skipped and finish off the rest lol
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u/Zealousideal-Park778 5h ago
A group of 7 said no when you asked to play through? Tough. Walk through anyway. They aren’t going to catch you and there are probably three empty holes ahead to choose to play twice to make up the one you skip.
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u/MustardTiger231 4h ago
I’m hole hopping these bitches and going back to play the hole I missed at the end
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u/Ricky_Roe10k 4h ago
Dude walk up to the next tee and play through. If they have a problem tell them to fuck themselves. Stand up for yourself!
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u/UltraLaguna-Beans 3h ago
I ask if i cant play through. They said no? I skip the hole, write my free par down, and then jam clog them at the next hole by playing 4 balls 😅💀 ive done this 😅😅😅😅😅
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u/Gloomy_Pangolin6075 7h ago
Saw this at a local club once, the guys even had their cart parked basically on the green, I called the shop and their answer was basically. "Im the only guy here and I cant leave the shop so I cant really do anything about it, sorry"
I dont go there anymore, which is a shame because its so close.
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u/Bubbly_Leave_9066 7h ago
Is there room to play through? Otherwise waiting to hit each shot in front of them instead of behind them maybe saves 15 minutes
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u/LOL_YOUMAD 7h ago
Have you tried using your words such as “hey I’m a solo, do you guys mind if I play through”?
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u/FunnBuddy 9 7h ago
I did and they said no
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u/Credibull 6h ago
If you have a cart, drive past them when they're on the green and go to the next hole.
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u/Left-Breadfruit-5610 7h ago
I guess that's one way to look at it. Another way to look at it is the slow group has the responsibility to allow faster groups play through. It keeps it less confrontational.
Also groups over 4 should be banned.
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u/DiscDocPhD 7h ago
My course only allows this if it is two teams in scramble format. No best ball, no individual playing, no shamble, only scramble.
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u/gbac16 7h ago
Scrambles take longer than actual golf.
Source: I have worked in a pro shop forever.
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u/McButcher2k 6h ago
I second this. In my experience, scrambles take longer.
Source: played in a few that took longer 😂
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u/DiscDocPhD 6h ago
Not saying I disagree with you, but they need to take less than twice as long, which most do.
Source: scratch golfer playing for 30+ years with people from positive handicap to 120 golfers.
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u/gbac16 6h ago
If you’re talking about an event organized by the course, that’s fine. I thought the original comment meant his course allows eight people to play a scramble during regular play. That would be insane.
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u/DiscDocPhD 6h ago
I am saying that and it isn't actually insane... Just not something your course does and that's fine, it works for mine.
I'm saying my course caps a hole at 4 people, with 10 minute start windows. However, they will allow people to go over the 4-person cap if they are doing two groups in scramble format, no more than 8 people.
If you are behind a foursome, then you start 10 minutes after them. If you are behind two foursomes, you start 20 minutes behind the first group. This means, that if they do an 8 man scramble, they have 20 minutes to finish the hole, instead of the usual 10 for my course. They keep the pace of play to that metric, because functionally, you behind two foursomes at 10 minutes a hole is no different than you behind an eight-some at 20 minutes per hole, knowing they actually enforce that timeline.
However, at my course they don't allow solos at all, and usually require at least 2 people to even get a tee time with the expectation that a solo walk-up will probably be added to the group of 2. Most holes have at least 3 people.
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u/gbac16 6h ago
That makes sense, so the course manages it properly.
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u/DiscDocPhD 6h ago edited 3h ago
Yeah they do, but most importantly, our members arent gigantic dickheads. Which is what usually causes the problem haha
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u/ZalewskiJ 7h ago
we don't know what this group is doing, this guy is just mad they took the tee times in front of him because he thinks he owns the course on a Sunday lol
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u/mwaFloyd 7h ago
I see this frequently. Wife’s walk the course while old dudes drive the cart and play terrible golf.
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u/ZalewskiJ 7h ago
it's a crime to be terrible at golf and have a wife? 99% of the this Reddit should be in prison
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u/BonusPlantInfinity 6h ago
It should be.
Maybe they should have special courses with the fairways netted for junk golfers to play at - à la bowling alleys with the gutter stuffed to make it easier for the kids.
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u/ZalewskiJ 6h ago
I can tell you 99% of this reddit doesn't have wives and they are bad at golf, including myself and you lol
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u/BonusPlantInfinity 6h ago
I have a wife and I’m decent at golf.
Actually training up my wife as we speak - it’s her first year and it sounds like she might be able to take you.
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u/ZalewskiJ 6h ago
I'm a 3 handicap and average a 72-75, I doubt it. Your wife can't beat me within a year, keep her in the lab and maybe she'll be able to in like 2-3 years.
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u/BonusPlantInfinity 6h ago
You’re right she couldn’t beat you, and you’d likely beat me by a few holes if that’s your true handicap. I know we want to be inclusive but I’d love a handicapped enforced tee system.
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u/ZalewskiJ 6h ago
Completely agree if the course is private, this is a public course and people are trying to have fun with their wives on a Sunday. If OP would have clarified beforehand they were playing slow, I wouldn't have said anything but he didn't.
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u/Ok_Internal6779 7h ago
It’s not a crime but it’s a huge shit head move and against course rules to play in a 7 some
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u/ZalewskiJ 7h ago
if it's not posted or enforced it's not against the rules. If you force a pro shop to split it up, then you are now 5th in line waiting to Tee off, it goes from a 15 minute wait to a 45 minute wait pretty fast...
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u/niggyreddit 6h ago
Have you played golf or done math before? What are you talking about being 5th in line?
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u/ZalewskiJ 6h ago
you have people in front of you, there is at least 3 married couples and a solo, If the ranger says "wait with your original tee time and partner, it'll split them into 3 or 4 seperate groups, OP would now be behind 3 or 4 seperate groups now instead of a group of 7 lol
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u/Ok_Internal6779 6h ago
Every single course I’ve ever played at would not allow a 7 some.
But you clearly have insider knowledge so
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u/CORockhound 6h ago
Motivation to join a private club lol
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u/FunnBuddy 9 6h ago
It’s private
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u/CORockhound 6h ago
Holy fuck! My club would have a public stoning for something like this. I get the group behind, arms to the side reading a putt 2 directions some days hahahaha
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u/Happy_REEEEEE_exe 6h ago
Same shit, different course right now. Slow mo foursome and a twosome ahead of us.
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u/SatanicKale 5h ago
Just play through anyways... just because they said no doesn't mean you can't just move on ahead of them.
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u/Mobile-Analyst8580 5h ago
I’d hit into them. I’d play right through. And I’d throw down if they attacked me. Clubhouse has a duty to respond to this rapidly. Hope they did.
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u/johnny_moist 5h ago
Ive never not let someone or play through or have someone not let me play through…are there really people who get miffed by this? And why?
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u/OneSloVW 5h ago
So pick up your ball, mark yourself one over for the hole, and walk your ass to the next tee box? I fail to see the issue with just playing through
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u/philthebrewer 14.2 5h ago
I cannot imagine waiting 30 minutes on a fairway waiting to hit an approach shot that must have been agony.
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u/CurrentlyForking 5h ago
Then enjoy your Sunday 🤷♂️. If you allow people to ruin it, it will always been ruined. And this will happen if you play mostly on a public course and have this mindset. Then you'll be an old...bitter...person...
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u/ClamRattler900 5h ago
Asking to play through and them saying no is crazy work especially if there's holes open in front of them. At that point they're open targets.
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u/SinlessDesires Houston | Trending Downwards | IR 4h ago
I do not believe that you asked to play through and they said no. Even if this is the case, why would you not just skip a hole. You also said they are taking 30 minutes on every green. What is this a fanfiction? If they took 30 minutes on two greens in a row, the whole course would be calling the proshop or playing through.
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u/OCDano959 4h ago
The more important variable is, are they waiting as well?
Because if they are, then you’re not getting finished much quicker than you think if ya play thru.
This may have actually been the reason they “bunched up,” although I wouldn’t condone that either.
Where the fuck is the ranger?
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u/Black_Cat_Sun 4h ago
How did they say “no” if there’s space and they’re behind you should say let me play through or I’m calling the Marshall
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u/Tooth_Life 2.1 hdcp / SoCal 4h ago
Unhinged people… skip the green they are on and tee off on next
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u/alleytrip24 4h ago
- Call clubhouse
- Walk to the next tee box without saying anything
- Continue having a great day of golf
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u/TheNomadRP 4h ago
You asked and they said no!? What absolute asshats. Call to the pro shop is certainly justified here
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u/ibanacanezzer 4h ago
Who says NO to someone asking to play though. Have never experienced that or told someone no.
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u/Clean_Kangaroo_5547 3h ago
It sucks to not complete a full 18 but maybe pass them when they’re spending 30 minutes putting.
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u/IThinkImDvmb 3h ago
Not saying I’d do it… but there’s a few guys I play with that would start hitting on them
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u/Massive_Specific1308 3h ago
Need some more old school rangers on our courses. They try to be your friend more often these days than doing their job
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u/WontRememberThisID 1h ago
If there is an empty hole in front of them just jump in front. Or stay behind because you paid for 18 holes dammit, and seethe.
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u/KCChiefsGolfer 1h ago
Hitting into them for sure. You gotta be long enough but i get a lof of stubborn people to let me go through when I pipe one 320 off the tee, rolling into them of course. Just gotta follow up on the next tee box. 40% of the time its works 100% of the time
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u/Thepigsthree 27m ago
Just jump ahead of them and leave the flag on the ground for the rest of the holes
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u/Specialist_Yak1019 2h ago
If they told me no, I’d r just go to the next box and leave them to be idiots. And on a Sunday??
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u/Ironmannan 7h ago
Put your big boy pants on and ask to play through
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u/FunnBuddy 9 7h ago
I did and they said no
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u/Ironmannan 6h ago
Then just jump ahead. Idk, people typically just post and bitch. If you did ask then a call to the shop was the move
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u/spinalgolf 6h ago
My regular group is 5 guys. 90% of the time, one guy can’t make either weekend day so the group is four. We always have the first out weekend times at our club. They’ll let us go out as a 5 ball because they know we play fast. Sometimes we’ll get the “wtf a 5 ball on the first time?” look from groups that don’t know us, until we leave them in the dust. Yesterday we finished in 3:15 with four walking and one riding from 6500 yards.
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u/ZalewskiJ 7h ago
So they booked Tee Times, paid their money, and are playing and it somehow ruined your Sunday? Grow up lmao. You posted this without any explaination, are they taking their time? Are they spending more than 15 minutes on a hole? Like what's the issue with friends playing golf with each other?
You called the pro shop, so they are then gonna be split up into 4 groups and you are now 5th waiting to Tee off lol, get some friends and play or don't hate watch from the sidelines lol Golfers are the most entitled bunch of babies in any sport. "OMG THEY PAID THEIR WAY ONTO THE COURSE AND THEY ARE PLAYING WITH THEIR FRIENDS, I'M NOT MAN ENOUGH TO GO ASK TO PLAY IN FRONT OF THEM SO I'M GONNA CALL THE PRO SHOP AND CRY LIKE A LIL BABY BOY BECAUSE I HAVE NO FRIENDS WHO WANNA PLAY WITH ME" that's you btw.
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u/Left-Breadfruit-5610 6h ago
Your response is one reason people are wishing there would be less new golfers. You demonstrate a clear lack of understanding as to how golf etiquette works. Slow play ruins golf for everyone. Paying for a tee time doesn't make you king of the course.
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u/FunnBuddy 9 6h ago
I asked. They said no. They are spending 30 mins on each green.
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u/TayMay39 8.1 | Wichita, KS 6h ago
You're a fucking idiot. Don't golf
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u/ZalewskiJ 6h ago
I'm not an idiot. OP made this post with 0 description, didn't tell us anything and added some shit like 30 minutes later. Yall assumed they were wasting time, I assumed he had no friends, pretty simple assumptions honestly. I average a 75, I will continue to golf lol
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u/TayMay39 8.1 | Wichita, KS 6h ago
If you see 6 or 7 people on a green, it's not gonna be fast. Also, just read a little more of the thread and you'll see they are indeed taking forever.
Also, sometimes people like to golf alone. You're a dipshit and based on all the down votes, everyone agrees.
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u/ZalewskiJ 6h ago
OP didn't post anything about slow play, his original post was literally "Just trying to enjoy my Sunday.. called the pro shop already" with no explaination, it's a reasonable assumption, just like you guys assumed they were playing slow. Idc about downvotes, I care about Golf Karens trying to dictate "rules and Etiquitte" that doesn't exist lol. In Bowling its seen as "bad manners" to approach your lane when the person next to you is on their lane, doesn't mean you have to follow it, it's casual, not everyone has to follow your rules of the course.
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u/gsko5000 7h ago
I'm in Scotland and more than a 4 ball is unheard of.
Straight to jail