Things that annoy you about your fellow golfers

[j_gomberski]

i play at a 9 hole muni that attracts an average golfer that shoots about 68 for 9 holes no joke. The thing that pisses me off the most is when they enter the wrong fairway when im teeing off or about to then i have to pull away and wait 30 minutes for the incompetent bastard to hack it 12 times back to his own fairway. Also, i play very quick like many of you probably do and i hate when players of low caliber, such as the ones i see at my home course, take 6 practice swings only to duff it 7 steps in front of them only to repeat the process. It drives me crazy. And one more thing, most people give themselves 5 foot downhill sliders thinking they could never miss it, or when i give them a putt they never add that stroke to the score. It just seems like 98% of golfers nowadays just dont have a clue on some of the basic rules and etiquette of the game anymore.

[fatshaft]

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People who spend too long looking for obviously lost balls.

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If someone told me to stop looking for a lost ball I'd punch them in the face. Spending 40 bucks on a round of golf is bad enough now I can't look for the balls that cost me 30 bucks...

[/ QUOTE ]Wow, $30 a ball, are they made from diamonds? Stop being such a tight arse, your ball's lost, get a move on.

[JackInDaCrak]

Or maybe if you're losing that many balls you shouldn't be buying the expensive ones.

[dcasper70]

I hate bad players who constantly comment about what they do wrong. With every bad shot comes an immediate reson for the rest of us to hear.
'picked my head up'
'was standing too close/far from the ball'
'came too far inside'
'scuffed it'

You know what dude, just say "I SUCK" once, after the first tee shot, and be done with it. Nobody cares why you suck so just STFU.

Edit: besides, 90% of the time you're wrong anyways...

[HDPM]

Anytime somebody uses any cliche or saying after somebody else hits a bad shot.

When people say "good shot" to a bad one. This is more understandable than the cliche person because it usually comes from people who are happy with a 150 yard drive that is higher than 2 feet off the ground. Still can drive you nuts when the pull hook ends up under a rock or tree and they say good shot.

As others have mentioned, there are a lot of problems with carts. But the slow walking and screwing around getting to them and in and out of them can really drive you nuts. When I see people meandering to their cart then taking forever to put the 13 clubs they pulled out back, then slowly sitting down and getting their ass adjusted to the seat just right, then doing the u-turn they need to get to the next hole, well it drives you nuts. I think every slow playing hack who likes to take a cart should be forced to walk 9 holes with a fast play instructor. Maybe an 85 year old Scottish woman or something. Learn how to shoot 75 for the 9 holes playing in an hour. Once you do that, you can then maybe figure out how to get in and out of a golf cart and get off of a green to the next tee in less than an hour.

Also as to carts, any fancy rims or fenders and grills and such. I can even tolerate the covers for people in bad weather places, but the rims Rolls Royce grilles and whatnot need to go.

Those sandal golf shoes have to be banned.

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When people say "good shot" to a bad one. This is more understandable than the cliche person because it usually comes from people who are happy with a 150 yard drive that is higher than 2 feet off the ground. Still can drive you nuts when the pull hook ends up under a rock or tree and they say good shot.

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Actually, I prefer this to the opposite: the person who blurts out something negative, stating the obvious. If it looks like someone may be screwed I typically go with "you may have a shot" or "I think I see it", or nothing at all.

There was a guy I played jr. golf with named Joey Snyder - who has gone on to grind out a respectable career, including playing on the big tour the last year or two. He used to unwittingly get under my skin by talking worst-case scenarios, things like "oh man you're dead behind that tree", or "that's a terrible lie". Drove me nuts.

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Also w/r/t slow play, I buy into the school of thought that says that most hacks emulate the pros, and the pros are said to be wayyyyyyyyyyyy slower than they were 30+ years ago, looking at stuff from every angle, deliberating forever over club selection, long pre-shot routines, etc. Then the weekend hack goes and does these things.

What's interesting is the subset of golfers that's the fastest is the one you'd consider to be the slowest: old men. They blaze around courses - whether they're walking or riding - like they have to be somewhere, when in reality they don't have to be anywhere, ever.

[DrVanNostrin]

Bad beat whiners.

"OMFG I hit another perfect shot and got another terrible break, the course is rigged, OMFG!!"

[Butcho22]

I frickin can't stand when someone talks to you about each and every shot they hit throughout the round.

[JackInDaCrak]

I hate it when someone rips ass during my backswing.