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Old 01-24-2005, 06:27 PM
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Re: Cheating

Yeah, I've played with a few of those, yes indeed. Despite the fact they're really cheating themselves which is one thing and I don't really care about that but they're a disgrace to the spirit of the game of Golf if they do that in competitions.

I've seen all of those examples and then some. The club I was at before I changed clubs had a 'cheaters list' and anyone could put your name down if you cheated. That way, everyone knew and wouldn't want you to play. The club even banned 2 or 3 guys who cheated far too often.

It really pisses me off and I have spoken to everyone of them after the game and spoke my mind. Normally I don't sign their card as marker and I never play with them again.

Fortunately, cheaters are in the minority and our games aren't spoiled by the cheats.

Now sure about Greg Wills, but I've seen a few cheats on the tours too. Nothing blatent but where you'd expect a horrible lie - there the ball is, clear of all the trees, a nice lie ... um ... luck??? I refused to accept a player's version of events once in Johannesburg ... he said he scored 5 when I knew he'd taken a number of swings (I counted 4 of them) in the rough. He said they were practice swings. Um ... no, I don't think so not when you swear and look at your caddy.
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