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What is the one thing (or perhaps more than one) that drives you nutty crazy on a golf course that other players do?

As for me to start this rant thread, I hate people who:

*spend 5-10 minutes looking for their ball
*exhibit temper tantrums and express their dispeasure with a poor round.
*chatter on the tee box.
*decide to give you lessons during a round. Without asking.

dblcorona

The searching way too long for the ball bugs me.

My weird thing is I hate gimmes. I'm out there to get the ball in the hole, so I putt out everything. But I play with people who do the gimme thing all the time.

The lesson thing is hard. Sometimes I see an obvious thing that my partners are doing and bite my tongue.

reins

Small talk on the T Box
Offering advice
Pointing out the odveous ex "hmm, a bit of a hook today huh."

DennisM

People who don't play the game by the rules... Someone give them a rule book!

People who don't display reasonable etiquette... not even perfect, just reasonable...

People who constantly talk business, (specially MY business)... Talk about golf instead and let's have FUN for crying out loud!

People who are so blind they don't realize they are holding up the course.

OK, so golf is religion to me... anyone else afraid to admit it? LOL...

BirdieMaster

well i think looking for a ball should be a max of 5min, anything more is annoying. but i really hate it when
-they search and pick up old tees that are on the tee box
-after they hit their drive, they go to the rough or the woods to search and pick up old balls.
-go by the water to look for old balls and use their ball retriver to get it
-when they talk too much
-they go though garbage to pick up can tabs
-they tell me i should tee from the blue when im hitting whites

white_tiger_137

People who park their carts on the wrong side of the green, walk across the green to their ball, putter in hand, and then realize they forgot their wedge. So, they walk BACK to the cart to get their club.
People who try to sneak their own booze onto the course.
Old men who try to hit on the cart girl.

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DennisM

I would only have a problem with that if they don't share.

Have you noticed how a lot of new golf bag designs include an insulated pocket? I really don't think people are putting health food in there, do you?

fitz-uk

I dont have a problem with people looking for their golf balls, but anymore than the alloted 5 minutes then they should let the group behind (usually me , play though).

People that dont rake bunkers - this drives me insane.

People who dont replace divots - ffs you want to enjoy the course so help keep it in good condition.

People who done repair pitch marks - as above really.

Some of these things drive me crazy, to the point where I have been so fed up waiting on each tee, not to be let through, so I plant a drive over their heads - they soon get the message.

One last thing - juniors without any kinda clue as to what golf ettiquete is. Cant be arsed to shout fore, even though they have nearly kneecapped you.

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Matthew_22

The only real thign that bugs me like crazy is people who get angry at bad shots and swear or throw their clubs etc.

I thought half the fun in golf was the challenge?

I end up just standing there not knowing what to do or say. It really ruins the atmosphere of the game.

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DennisM

I won't play with one particular individual anymore. He is out of control before he even arrives at the course. When he would curse at a bad shot, I used to just ask him who hit it.

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