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From: John van der Pflum on 3 Dec 2007 20:21 On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:40:09 -0800 (PST), The_Professor <dbid(a)att.net> wrote: .....snippage....... >when there aren';t too many people out there the Tex types who won't >let people play through I don't think there are too many people who play fast enough to play through Mark. A guy who shoots in the low/mid 70s, doesn't take practice swings, with long legs and a quick walking pace isn't going to be on the course very long. -- jvdp http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
From: assimilate on 4 Dec 2007 02:56 On 3-Dec-2007, The_Professor <dbid(a)att.net> wrote: > but late afternoons, > when there aren';t too many people out there the Tex types who won't > let people play through Can we please have one post w/o a grudge? Pretty please? -- bill-o Play the ball as it lies. Play the course as you find it. And if you can�t do either, do what is fair.
From: the Moderator on 4 Dec 2007 09:38 "Fairway" <arminsson(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ed004a87-ff6c-47df-b7dc-f23f4e2f8e39(a)e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com... In Europe, at least where I�ve been around, it�s a rule of etiqette that the solitary player has no right whatsoever. Let him through if you feel like it - or don�t. But four guys are obliged to let a twosome through, at least if there is an open hole in front of you. The same applies if your foursome is slow and there is a group waiting. I for one hate the feeling when a lonesome, unhappy fellow stands there staring at me when I�m focusing on a 6-footer - so I let him through. F Singles should not have rights and they should not pressure the group ahead of them. Take some practice putts.
From: Lloyd Parsons on 4 Dec 2007 10:05 In article <qNudnVk2344d-8janZ2dnUVZ_t6onZ2d(a)centurytel.net>, "the Moderator" <sparky(a)no_spam_engineer.com> wrote: > "Fairway" <arminsson(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:ed004a87-ff6c-47df-b7dc-f23f4e2f8e39(a)e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > In Europe, at least where I�ve been around, it�s a rule of etiqette > that the solitary player has no right whatsoever. Let him through if > you feel like it - or don�t. But four guys are obliged to let a > twosome through, at least if there is an open hole in front of you. > The same applies if your foursome is slow and there is a group > waiting. I for one hate the feeling when a lonesome, unhappy fellow > stands there staring at me when I�m focusing on a 6-footer - so I let > him through. F > > Singles should not have rights and they should not pressure the group ahead > of them. Take some practice putts. It isn't about so-called 'rights', it is common courtesy. If a single is coming up fast, there is no polite reason to not let them play through or join up, imo.
From: The_Professor on 4 Dec 2007 10:14
On Dec 4, 8:38 am, "the Moderator" <sparky(a)no_spam_engineer.com> wrote: > "Fairway" <armins...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:ed004a87-ff6c-47df-b7dc-f23f4e2f8e39(a)e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > In Europe, at least where I´ve been around, it´s a rule of etiqette > that the solitary player has no right whatsoever. Let him through if > you feel like it - or don´t. But four guys are obliged to let a > twosome through, at least if there is an open hole in front of you. > The same applies if your foursome is slow and there is a group > waiting. I for one hate the feeling when a lonesome, unhappy fellow > stands there staring at me when I´m focusing on a 6-footer - so I let > him through. F > > Singles should not have rights and they should not pressure the group ahead > of them. Take some practice putts. Your club rules can be whatever your club wants. If they have a lot of singles, then such a rule would cost them some members. In the US, club no longer make matches; they just collect green fees. You are expected to recuit your own golf partners, and I can do this maybe once or twice a month; or play in some sort of regular group, which I pass on because it is too slow and I am tired of enabling the posers. The USGA rules require consideration for everyone, including singles. If the course is packed, playing as a single is dumb, but when the course is wide open, there is no excuse, and people who don't let *ANY* faster group play through are jerks, most especially the jerks who think their 5 buck nassuau is so important compared with the time of all the people they hold up on the course. People have better things to do than watch a bunch of jerks roll the ball and pick up putts on their way to a 5+ hour round of "71". |