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Was I in the right?
Played golf yesterday and when we started we asked the group coming up to the tee if they wanted to play through. My buddy is just learning the game and I knew we would be going slow. They said no, so we went ahead. They finally caught up to us on the 5th hole, and it was the only hole we noticed them waiting on the tee. All of a sudden a ball lands right next to us and we look back and see they are teeing off. We were in the fairway, so theres no way they didnt see us. As we start to move on a second ball lands in our area, and at this point Im pissed. When we finish the hole, we see that the group is playing into the green and I had a few f bombs and a couple middle fingers for them. They of course yelled back and said they wanted to finish sometime this week. What pissed me off is that we had asked them to play through on the first hole, the only tee box they had to wait on was the fifth, and there was no apology. Was I in the right to give them a piece of my mind?
2 Answers
- 8 months ago
They were wrong to hit into you and not yell 'fore' and you were very wrong to get into it with them. In other words, they made a mistake and you chose to make a bigger one.
You don't indicate how close their tee shots landed to you. "Right" next to you isn't specific.
What to do? Next time, ask them to please play through and explain that your friend is new to the game. "Or", if that's not sufficient, after they hit into you, take a break and give them time to play through. After they putt out just explain that you need a break and you're asking them to play through.
Or, teach your friend how to play quicker. Playing fast isn't an issue of skill; one of the guys I occasionally play with plays off a handicap index between 19-22. He's not that good, but he moves quickly. Takes one practice swing, he plays ready golf, and if he's at triple bogey he picks up since double bogey is the max you can record on a hole.
- Anonymous8 months ago
Golf etiquette has never been my strongest subject. However, if they are aiming golf balls at your heads, you should be justified in aiming a 5-iron at theirs.
