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Old 03-24-2005, 05:29 AM
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Last year while golfing I heard the thud of several balls dropping near by. I realized those behind us were teeing off before we were out of distance. We had no warning as these balls came down. There were four us playing, and we were moving along quite fast – the first person to the ball would play it and we don’t take extra shots. We opted to letting the groups behind us play through us. Half seriously, a friend commented that we should let them get ahead of us and tee up five or six balls each and let em rip – of course, we didn’t do that. Another friend says, if the shot wasn’t errant, and there was no warning he will pick up the ball and keep it. There is also the course Marshall to deal with these kinds of people. Does any one have a good, positive way of dealing with the yahoos on the course….
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Re: Etiquette

Jamesh,

The answer is a simple one but effective.

CONFRONT them, wait until they get to their balls and ask why they teed off before you were at a safe distance............ask if they think you are playing to slowly and let them through.

If they are what I call rush to the pub golfers that don't wait for each other to play,(just get to the ball and hit it) then you are best just letting them through because they just come out Sunday morning rush round and straight into the bar.

Always confront them................or your day can be ruined.


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P.S It's always a good idea to ask if they are insured, then let them know you would have claimed if the ball had hit you.
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Or, if you're even more irate, you can grab your 4i and hit their ball back at them.
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Re: Etiquette

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...I realized those behind us were teeing off before we were out of distance....
Were you behind a hill and they did not see you? If so, always have a member of the foursome stand atop as to be seen. Not much you can do about this (unless the answer to the next question is no).

Were you caught up on from the group on the tee? i.e. Were they not behind you when you started and then they were playing at their pace (probably a little faster) and just caught up on you? Then you do confront them (assuming they did see you) in a gentelmen's mannor. If they become brash, you simply let them play through and mention it to the ranger/starter.
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