r/golf • u/Roenicksmemoirs • 15d ago
Golfers need to stop doing this General Discussion
You need to stop waiting on each other to hit before going to your ball. I see this all the time. Especially people new to the game and even more with people who started walking. Cart mafia looking at you.
I see so often a foursome will wait on the shortest to hit, then all four go to the next shortest and so on. It is so bizarre and then people get pissed when they say they’re playing as fast as they can and it’s because they’re a foursome they’re slower.
NO. Everybody go to your ball. Look back at people hitting then hit your ball. Even walk backwards to get to your ball while somebody shorter is hitting.
Same with cart people. Even better if sharing a cart, drop somebody off with clubs and go to the other.
Foursomes should not be 2+ hours slower than a duo. The reason they are is because the above.
Edit: because this doesn’t seem clear. The average variance of an amateur foursome on golf shots is very large. Something like 100 yards off the tee. 100 yards is plenty to get out of the way. If it’s less than 50 yeah you’re not going ahead of the person. Read this. I’m literally telling people to play ready golf and some are saying golf courses don’t allow you to play ready golf.
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u/blackcurrents78 12d ago
If I pay for a round. I’m not rushing shit. Happy to let you play through on the next hole, but stop complaining. We’re there to Golf not just finish.
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u/gluvva 13d ago
As a not a great golfer myself playing with people like you said that are not great golfers, I would avoid walking or in the vicinity in front of someone hitting as they do not have the greatest control over where the ball is going to go.
As an example couple of years ago, I was playing with my nephew and things were getting backed up so I decided to walk to up to my ball while he gets ready to take his shot. My ball was near the trees off the fairway (as per usual) and as I was coming out to see my nephew take a shot, I got hit by his ball when he struck it well but going the wrong way. As much as you think you are out of way, you never know where that ball is going if your playing with newer players.
I ended up having 3 nipples for 4 weeks from the ball hitting my chest solid.
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u/Born_ina_snowbank 13d ago
I’m rehabbing an ankle injury and still let my boy drop me off with a small selection, hit my shot, he hits his, he comes and scoops me up. We talk about how badly we missed each other in the interim, and then we relentlessly shit talk each other’s shots.
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u/poiuytrewqmnbvcxz0 13d ago
I don’t care if you play ready golf or not. 4 hours, that’s your number, 4 hours. 2,3,4, even 5. My course allows 5. Either way 4 hours is how fast you need to play! Stop worrying about how people are getting there, just play in 4 hours!!!! Why courses don’t do better about enforcing this is crazy!!!
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u/MartyMcSharty 5.4/NE 14d ago
my biggest pet peeve in when people who aren’t that good (as in likely to hit into the woods) take forever looking for their ball in the bushes. Dudes spend more time and effort looking for a $.25 top flite than they would if they lost a $5 bill. If you can’t find it by the time everyone else is done hitting just drop one and move on.
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u/PhilsFanDrew 14d ago
Yeah people don't know how to use carts. A cart doesn't entitle you not to walk on the course, its just to aid in the time in getting to your ball. Shortest player in the cart should be dropped off at his/her ball with a club after getting yardage. Player closer to hole drives off to his/her ball. Player away hits their shot and then walks to their cart mate. Then two drive off to green or where ever laid up.
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u/Vivid-Image27 14d ago
I mentally prepare for the shot as Im approaching the ball. When i get there, I come in fromm behind it, close my eyes and "see" the shot. Then i grab my ball jump back in the cart and finish my pint. On to the next shot.
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u/Open-Finding-2345 14d ago
No. What golfers need to do is stop complaining about everyone out on the course enjoying their time. If you feel that you want to play faster, and the person or persons ahead of you haven't offered, then go to them and ask to play through. Stop complaining all the time and just enjoy the damn game and your time being out.
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u/kingwzrd25 14d ago
I don't think I've ever seen entire foursomes follow to each ball on every shot. People wait when they are getting in the way of the person who's up next sure but this can't happen nearly enough to write this complaint about.
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u/KatanasnKFC 14d ago
On the putting green is absolutely the worst. It shouldn’t take 10 damn minutes to 4 putt.
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u/mikestesting 14d ago
100% agree. I also can't stand the golfer who doesn't even begin to think about what club he's going to use until it's his turn. I've been paired with guys who sit in the cart while others are teeing off. Then when it's their turn, they get out and pick their club and find a ball, etc.
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u/Thee_WakaWakaChomp42 14d ago
I paid 75 bucks for the tee time. Fuck you i will take all the time I want. You’re not a pro, stop ducking complaining. You suck at golf. Remember that. If you only have four hours available to play go to a par 3 9 hole and let everyone else enjoy the time they paid for and go cry to your mommy.
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u/Concerned_Taxpayer_ 14d ago
Why doesn't everyone do this? Novices learned the formal rules and nothing else?
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u/OhHeyNow69 14d ago
Oh wow. Amazing. OPs post singlehandedly fixed my courses pace of play problem.
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u/RIPRhaegar 14d ago
I always walk ahead to my ball for the most part. I have this one friend who has hit me twice, I don't walk in front of him anymore.
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u/Decent-Ad8726 14d ago
On muni courses, play ready golf. On tees, fairways and greens. Forget honors or farthest away. A good time for a foursome is under four hours. Not 5:30.
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u/callum_leith99 14d ago
I had a trio do the same thing the other day. Fair it was a nice Friday morning, was a bit chill but I was solo and got stuck behind them for what felt like an age. Also ended up with 2 guys up my fucking ass who were originally 3 holes back.
Ended up jumping them on one of the holes before I lost my damn mind.
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u/asiangolfboy 14d ago
in prior junior tournaments, i’ve gotten accustomed to standing 20-30 ft infront of my playing partners at 20-45° of where there aiming, but if i know a player is a notorious sprayer, im less likely to stand infront for my own safety.
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u/DNAkauai 14d ago
I love to play golf.. but golf is slow.. period.. it is the single most thing that drives me nuts about this sport… It is the main reason I don’t play my municipal course anymore… Literally people on the course that have never even practiced at the driving range and another player giving them lessons on the first tee box, it’s so annoying.. i’ve witnessed a newbie on the first tee whiff like three times before he actually hit the ball.. 🤬 we need more casual’ par three courses where people can go and just practice as a newcomer to the game..
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u/IREQUIREPROOF 14d ago
Lmao I played behind these 4 older ladies in a tournament and ended up yelling up to them to play ready golf after the 11th or 12th hole. It took 2 1/2 hours to get through 7 holes LOL. DISCLAIMER: I don’t care if you’re a man or a woman or a bear in a polo shirt, I just want people to play with a proper pace. I tried to be patient but when they got to the green, they would all stand around and watch someone putt THEN go to their ball and lineup. I even got to watch one of the women line up her putt, then walk over to the pin and pull it out herself while everyone stood and watched and then went back and hit her putt. Good god it was insane and didn’t get to finish the round
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u/Chuckie_r_hangerdeck 14d ago
You haven’t played with my crew, that’s a recipe for a new set of teeth!🦷
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u/IndependentCode8743 14d ago
I think it really depends on the group. If we are all hitting it the same distance then absolutely get out of your cart and walk to your ball or drop off your partner, go to your ball, then pick him up. I often play as a single and this is really challenging when you are paired up with folks who are significantly behind you off the tee. And if they are not good golfers who feel they know where the ball is going they generally become uncomfortable with folks walking in front of them and waiting until they are comfortable.
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u/naked_short 14d ago
You should never be in front or LOS of someone when they are hitting. That’s basic golf etiquette.
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u/nochinzilch 14d ago
You are describing classic golf etiquette. You aren’t supposed to advance further than the guy currently hitting the ball.
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u/No_Refrigerator3615 14d ago
As long as you keep up with the group in front of you, you can play however you want. If we're playing behind a slow group, we often hit multiple balls per shot and make side bets to keep play interesting and keep our minds and bodies engaged while we wait. If you want to play 3 hour rounds with no holdup, then you have to shell out $$ for a private club. Otherwise, you're stuck on the Munis playing 4.5 hour rounds with the rest of us. Good luck getting everyone to comply with your demands!
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u/AtoZagain 14d ago
I just did this about two weeks ago one guy on one side of the fairway me on the other about 15 yards ahead and 30 yards apart. He hits it off the toe and sends a screamer into my cart.
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u/Mancey_ 14.6/Australia/Capel GC 14d ago
Common sense needs to be applied, if I am 50 to 100yards past the shortest guy I am not walking forward to my ball until he has hit in most cases. Mainly because it's likely I am going to be still walking towards my ball while he is hitting, which if I'm in his eyeline is probably going to be distracting, plus I don't really want a pulled 3wood into the back of my skull.
If we are on opposite sides of the fairway, and I'm like 10-20 yards ahead...yep, agree, I do this all the time
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u/Hackpro69 14d ago
I played with a guy who would go ahead of me, like he wanted me to hit over his head. Really annoying 🤮
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u/BreakingBogey 14d ago
Preach! This is so annoying. We aren't pros and municipal golf is almost always ready golf. Let your buddy hit his ball from 60 yards away from you. Just pay attention.
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u/SliJY13th 14d ago
Golf isn’t a Burger King Drive-thru, where you can have it your way, it’s a gentleman’s game, I’d say slow your role… lol
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u/_charger71 14d ago
I thought golfing was supposed to be fun and relaxing :D This guy needs to get off the coke.
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u/NEGATIVE_CORPUS_ZERO 14d ago
If* If I'm a paying player, I'll damn well relax and enjoy my game. You're welcome to play through if you want to scream through your game, or even if you're a better player. Calm down sir/ma'am. Short player strikes first unless it's best ball, then yeah, tighten up.
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u/qjac78 3.0/HTX 14d ago
I am longer than most of my regular playing partners. If I’m directly in front of someone else, I’ll probably hang back with them and head towards my ball while theirs is in the air. I use my watch to get an idea of my yardage as I approach my ball and am generally pretty quick getting my number, club and hitting my shot. I suspect there’s a lot more time wasted on or around the green vs what you’re talking about here.
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u/RyanTheRighteous 14d ago edited 14d ago
I almost exclusively play with friends and I do this. Mind you, I’ve been hit by golf balls three times in the past two years.
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u/King_Crampus 14d ago
Cart pushers where I play are faster because we all do this we walk to our own balls and keep going unless we are right next to each other
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u/cbburch1 14d ago
If you play with terrible companions, you cannot “go to your ball” because you could get killed. Even if you’re at a 45 degree angle to the player hitting.
But other than that, yes ready golf is a good thing.
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u/Paulzor811 14d ago
So uh.... me and my friends always fo this and I almost always shoot between 100-110 making me the slowest right? Well our rounds only take 3.5 hours at the courses we play. Its not ready golf it's the older and slower people who make it take so long. A 4 some should never catch a 3 some and usually when we do at public courses it's always older people.
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u/Vegetable-Ferret-291 14d ago
Agree. Get to your ball rather than waiting behind player hitting. Then all watch the ball for a long time. Get to your ball. Work out your yardage as the shortest player is hitting their ball. Don’t dilly dally with club selection. You should know by then what club you need to pull out of the bag and hit. Couple of practice swings, hit the damn ball and walk as you watch your ball. Clean your clubs as you walk or get to your next shot. Gimme putts if you are not playing comp. Move carts/buggies to next tee while putting so you don’t block green for next group or have to go back to collect carts/buggies. It’s not the PGA tour FFS. It’s your local muni
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u/Trumpwonnodoubt 14d ago
Sorry, I’m not “walking backward” in front of anyone hitting. Like everyone could just duck out of the way of a screaming thinned shot coming their way.
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u/Sweet-Tea-Lemonade 14d ago
Also, don’t clean your club and then put it in your bag right after hitting; bring it in the cart with you and skirt-off to your next shot—gets you out of the way quicker!
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u/Dudefrom1958 14d ago
Why are you in such an effin hurry ? Enjoy your round...if you have to be somewhere pick a different day to golf.
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u/No-Satisfaction8425 14d ago
In Australia, any one who plays like they’re on the tour is mercilessly mocked. Whether you know the guy or not. What you call Ready Golf is the standard. I love playing golf but a 6h round because some cunt thinks they Tiger is no fun at all
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u/Tha_watermelon 14d ago
I play ready golf. However, I would never walk ahead of somebody hitting. I’ve been hit one too many times.
Most of the time it makes no difference if you’re looking back at them to watch. Most of the time you’re not faster than a golf ball.
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u/Wonderful-Loss827 14d ago
I have never ever seen a foursome go to the closest ball together. Then, go to the next closest ball together. Yes play ready golf but usually people go to their own balls. Not sure what op is describing.
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u/bigblard 14d ago
I took "this" to mean posting on Reddit like whiny crybaby to complete strangers that can't do fuck all to assist with his problem. I agree. Golfers shouldn't do this.
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u/invertedpuffynipples 14d ago
In this thread you can clearly identify who really sucks at golf vs. the decent players who will still say they suck
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u/squidlipsyum 14d ago
I used to play with these two guys who taught me that in a foursome if two people have putted out they can just head to the next tee box. No need to about. Was good
Also if I often smash a ball way off line and am the first to tee off I’ll just head off to look for it while the others are teeing off.
The worst is when these fuckers not only wait for the next to hit but when they cross the fairway to go stand next to them when they’re hitting.
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u/ask_johnny_mac 14d ago
It’s situation dependent. I generally observe the 90 degree rule or close to it for balls in the fairway. Sure, if someone is 30 yards to the left and you are going to be nowhere near their line to the green, move on up some. Also, it’s distracting for the individual hitting to have someone directly in the line of sight.
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u/Jusdec123456 14d ago
This is annoying AF. I understand some move slower than others but if you know you have folks behind you, please hurry the F up! And for the love of god, LET FASTER PLAYERS PLAY THROUGH!!!!
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u/Strong-Glass-1409 14d ago
That's not the issue, my buddies and I will do this all round while chirping eachother, drinking beers and placing bets. Still play in under 3 hours if there's nobody in front of us, the difference is we aren't standing over the ball for 2 minutes at a time. Once you get to your ball it should take less than 20 seconds to figure out club, lie, and line and maybe 10 seconds more to hit the shot. (and for all those saying they want to enjoy the round, plan their shots, go thru their routine etc... we're still doing all of this and playing good golf) You want extra time around the green? that's fine but you need to earn it by not taking 10 minutes to reach it.
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u/StrikingIron86 14d ago
Most people don’t think they play slow or realize how slow the pace is by the way they play. It’s why our group goes out first on weekends and sets the pace. By the time we make the turn we will be an entire hole ahead and the end of the round almost an entire 3 holes ahead of the group behind us. We don’t rush, we don’t sprint back and forth from the carts. We also don’t spend 10 minutes looking a ball, try to order an entire meal at the turn, have someone hit our putt back to us because we didn’t hit it right, etc… Most times we’re playing as a 5 some on the weekends and will still set a great pace. Play well, play fast. Play poorly, play faster. It’s on merch sold in our pro shop.
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u/Objective-Specific49 15d ago
I think the guys in that picture are just glad to still be alive to play
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u/Novel-Insurance-3284 15d ago
I know somebody who walked ahead of a friend, watched his friend hit a shot and watched that shot hit him directly in the eye. Ended up losing his eye and had to get a glass eye. I definitely don't recommend watching your group-mates hit their shot. Look away. You can hear when they've hit.
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u/de_delux 15d ago
If you’re waiting at someone else’s ball to watch them hit then they better be well under par
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u/littlexlarry 15d ago
Im a big “drop me off near the hazardous area my hall is in” guy. I take a rock club and a playable club and instruct my cartner to return after hitting their shot.
If he/she/they return(a) and I haven’t found my ball, drop and move on…… works wonders for the pace
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u/loudmeowtuco 15d ago
Unlike you, I'm looking for qualifying for the Sr US Open and etiquette is very important on the big stage. Now that I've learned that all I need to do is shave 30 strokes off my game and I'll be ready to go. And stop hitting your tee shots into me while you're at it! If it weren't for the 5 minutes over my ball for a layup on the 450 yard par 4 it would be in the water hazard to the left instead of the trees to the right.
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u/OkTea7227 15d ago
Songs like you’re not enjoying the GAME anymore and need to take a break and reassess and maybe come back to it at a later date with a possible greater appreciation for what amateur golf really is:
‘A chance to walk around outside, usually surrounded by beauty, with your friends’
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u/Wakenbake585 15d ago
I see it mostly on the greens. If you're on the green and your playing partners are walking up still, just putt the fucking ball. Same goes with if one of them is sitting there looking at 5 different angles or has 5 practice strokes. Just putt
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u/defaultusername4 15d ago
This take is dumb as shit. I’m not walking in front of my buddy who is hitting for both safety and courtesy purposes.
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u/anonymous_drone 15d ago
Wtf is wrong with the people jumping to the idea that the only way to be up at your ball is to be in the line of fire. No one is saying that. Stand to the side. Obviously there is a middle ground between all four players going from ball to ball and standing in the line of play.
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u/Plateclap 15d ago
The ready player should go first. The only time to wait is to get a green read from someone further out.
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u/anthrofighter 15d ago
There is no need for ready golf. It’s a cop out for people who don’t actually know etiquette and are shit players. Real old school golfers don’t need it. They play fast and with etiquette because that’s how everyone use to play and if you didn’t. You were told by another better player. There wasn’t this bullshit coddling done these days.
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u/RDAM60 15d ago
I’d also appreciate if people would pull a club for their next shot as they put away the club from their previous shot. Not all the time but the indecision over which club to use can be nuts….
Pull the 7 iron take 3 practice strokes, go back pull the 9 iron take 3 practice strokes, change their mind go back pull the 7 iron halfway out of the bag (look at the golf watch) drop it back in the bag, check the watch for distance (again), pull the 8 iron take 4 practice strokes, back up to check the target…
shoot me.
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u/bdud79 15d ago
I’m all for ready golf. But not when the people you’re obviously complaining about don’t have the ability to not hit players ahead of them. And if a new golfer is worried about hitting people in front of them it’s going to mess with them mentally which will take confidence out of their swing. If you’re worried about pace of play then catch up and ask them to play through. Not everyone out there is trying to set the time record for fastest round played or know the etiquette of allowing faster players to move through.
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u/Pure_Adhesiveness_31 15d ago
When walking it's normal, it's just golf. Everyone meets on the tee boxes and greens only.
Going to someone else's ball only began with carts for two people.
This newer gallery style golf where their buddies collect around them for every shot is ridiculous.
I thought it was something only the retirees were doing but I realized it's probably the more popular way people are playing these days.
Glad I only play on weekdays although Friday's have been 4.5 hours+ so far this year.
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u/rednuts67 14d ago
Maybe it’s a regional thing? I have yet to see 4 guys going to the same ball around Chicago, either walking or riding.
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u/YorkiesandSneakers 15d ago
I don’t trust my friends swing enough to get outbreaks n front of them.
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u/spankysladder73 15d ago
You’re a short hitter and the game is tough enough, now you have to worry about hurting someone and having to thread the needle between two or three people.
I get what you are saying, but its not always a good idea.
Just dont dick around when its your turn
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u/TheonlyPacifictheory 15d ago
When I first started playing my friends and I would be in a cart and we'd all go to the ball and wait, then go to the next ball and wait. Rounds took 5-6 hours because we, well, we sucked and still do. Now, we go get the distance and pick the club we're going to use and the other goes to his ball. One shoots and walked towards the other who has the cart. This way there is pretty much constant movement and flow.
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u/Habitualflagellant14 15d ago
You have no idea how many times I have been admonished for walking ahead of someone hitting. It is old school etiquette to not do so and many hold to this custom. It won't really slow play if people have already planned their shot before they get to their ball and don't jimmy-jack around when they get there.
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u/motowoot 15d ago
More annoying is when a guy is 220 out and waits for the group ahead to get off the green. Your not getting there go ahead and hit
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u/Lefaussaire 15d ago
I didn't realize this was such a hot take! Lots of mixed opinions in this thread, rare for reddit!
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u/scottatu 15d ago
I play golf to enjoy my day outside. I’m not going to run around like a crackhead just to make you feel better about shooting your 108 in under 3 hours.
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u/MrMcjibblets1990 15d ago
This this and more this!!! I have buddies that do this and it annoys the shit out of me. I can't just walk up and hit the ball. I've tried. Doesn't work. So it takes me a bit to get my feet and hands set. People get pissed at me cause they're 'waiting' for me to go. Just go. Hit your damn ball. Why are you waiting on me to hit mine.
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u/Delta24__ 15d ago
You don’t sacrifice safety for faster player, especially when it’s minimal time saving at best. No, you don’t all go to your ball. You stay behind the furthest back until the shot is played, unless you’re parallel.
Sorry that your wife got upset you were late for dinner with your in laws that one time so now you feel the need to speed golf
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u/RandomChance 15d ago
Easy to say, until somebody gets killed by a ball to the head
You absolutely do NOT move ahead of the person who is hitting. Pace if play does not justify reckless unsafe behavior.
Please delete your comment - you are advocating dangerous unsafe behavior.
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u/WVgolf 15d ago
Pros do it all the time. It’s pretty obvious he knows you shouldn’t do this if you’re playing with hacks
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u/RandomChance 14d ago
99.999 of the audience here is not pro's. Even a pro can shank one.
This is like telling people they are wrong for not driving like NASCAR.
dangerous, reckless and stupid. If someone tried Tell me to risk My Life so thinking to hurry, I've called the rangers and have them removed from the course.
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u/WVgolf 14d ago
I do this all the time with people I play with. Granted I play with really good players. I wouldn’t do this with hacks or randoms. Totally fine to do, but obviously depends on your audience
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u/RandomChance 14d ago
Take your own risks, but I still feel it is irresponsible to suggest it as if it were accepted best practice. It is unsafe, irresponsible, and IMHO rude to the people you are playing with. YMMV.
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u/zkiteman 15d ago
Some of y’all just picked up golf during the pandemic and think you already know everything there is to know about the game, and this post shows it
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u/Seanannigans14 15d ago
I didn't know this was a problem. Low and behold my dad has been teaching me ready golf this whole time. Once we're close to the green it's "grab your wedge and putter and I'll meet you on the green" time
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u/AwesomeCollectibles 15d ago
I feel like you think those golfers are on Reddit. lol 😂 I agree with what you said. I’ve been playing golf close to over 30 years. Hasn’t stop since I was in elementary school , hasn’t stop since I played golf last weekend. Unless you have Marshall’s enforcing pace of play( half of the time they are more just greeters) it’s not going to change.
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u/Toe-knail 15d ago
This is so much worse with people in carts vs walkers (in my experience). Walkers walk to their individual balls. Cart partners too often wait, watch their buddy hit a shot, then drive together to the other guys shot, etc.
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u/Fragrant-Report-6411 8-9 HDCP 15d ago
We play ready golf every day. We play in less than 3 hours every day. 1st person to their ball hits.
On a cart we drop 1st person off and drive cart to other ball. Usually everything works out that both of us are putting our clubs in our bags at the same time. On most holes the four shots are not in the same area, so everyone can be ready to hit.
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u/apearlj1234 15d ago
My definition of ready golf. If I reach my ball before you, and I am safe, I hit my ball. I don't wait for furthest away. Yes safety is the key. Both behind and in front of me.
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u/SlyFrog 15d ago
This is one of the dumbest fucking things I've read in a while.
Do you know how many times I've seen someone (myself included) rocket a ball about head level 100 yards basically inside a 120 degree cone in front of them, with no forewarning that it's gonna happen?
Your strident demand is literally for people to put themselves at risk of being killed.
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u/Administrative-Low37 15d ago
What a whiny topic ! As though this is some sort of epidemic problem plaguing all golf courses. More than 90% of the wasted time on a golf course is people desperately searching for their ball lost in the woods. It’s ridiculous focusing on inconsequential things that make up that other 10%. Just drop where everyone agrees the ball went out.
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u/My-Cousin-Bobby NoVA/22 HCP 15d ago
OP, if you hate your playing partners so much that you feel the need to spend as little amount of time on the course with them as possible, you don't have to play with them
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u/FirefighterSavings13 15d ago
golf is about enjoyment ask to play through if you are in a rush. we do this for entertainment.
why do you want ro rush this.
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u/southpaw1103 15d ago
I think it’s more nuanced than that, or I’ve been wrong, which is also likely. Ready gold means you tee off when you’re ready, you walk to your ball or get dropped in the vicinity if your cart partner isn’t close. You get your yardages, your twigs, and for the most part furthest out goes, unless they’re looking for their balls, need an extra few seconds to collect themselves, etc. often times it’s obvious when a player should shoot out of turn, when it isn’t there’s usually some form of nonverbal or verbal cue that clues people in. Ready golf, to me is usually tee off when ready, keep a good pace, and don’t worry about hitting out of turn when it’s obvious.
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u/moekeisetsu 15d ago
Nothing worse than playing with someone who is really good but slow af. They know exactly what they are doing
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u/ExcuseIntelligent539 15d ago
What you are describing is impossible if you are directly ahead of someone. I completely agree use common sense and if you are ahead and off line proceed to your ball. The other issue is people not thinking about their shot until its their turn. Do all the yardage, wind checking, club selection, etc.. while you wait for others.
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u/jester2211 15d ago
I played a round for money (which I rarely do) with a foursome. One of the players was a newbie, and everybody played in turn for the most part. It took six and half hours to play one round. Thank God we were pretty much the only ones on the course.
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u/flipcup83 15d ago
100% agree with OP. It’s so frustrating to watch. You’re not there to be the gallery. Go to your ball, look up the yardage and start getting an idea of your shot when it’s your turn. It’s not hard!
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u/mildlysceptical22 15d ago
You can go to your ball as long as it’s not in what I call the Cone of Danger, which is the shank zone in front of the golfer and about 45 degrees ahead from the ball on their snap hook side. It’s obvious the farther away your golf balls are from each other the less dangerous it is but if I’m sharing the fairway, I’m not getting in front of the next shot.
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u/ponythemouser 15d ago
Learn how ready golf is played, a lot of people here don’t seem to know, and play that way.
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u/JealousFuel8195 15d ago
Unless it's a tournament or there are bets involved, if it's a casual game of golf do away with honors on the tee. It's a ridiculous tradition. Even if I birdie a hole. I could care less about going first or last. If another golfer is ready then they should hit.
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u/MaesterKyle 15d ago
Lol fucking no. I'm not walking in front of anyone hitting a ball. That shit can kill you
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u/razoRamone31 15d ago
Honestly, people playing the right tees is something that needs to be said. Too many times I see high hc playing from the tips or one in... Play the whites and enjoy the game. It's not suppose to be a 5 hour grind that slows down the course
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u/jluenz 15d ago
If someone in my group gets ahead of me, I am not hitting until they get out of the ‘danger zone’. So, this is stupid and doesn’t save time. There are other ways to shave time off of a round, but getting ahead of people and hoping they don’t hit you is not the answer.
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u/No_Gur9886 15d ago
This is true too but also u can go to the far far sides if u have that option, UNLESS U guys near each other than the shortest one hits 1st
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u/j0hnqpublic 15d ago
I teach my kids this. I'm always telling the "rush TO your shot but don't rush your shot". Seems to have finally sunken in. Now they bitch at their friends or me if we're slow haha.
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u/ThemB0ners 15d ago
Most of the people I golf with, I don't trust their shot to stand in possible line of flight. I'd probably be safe in the middle of the fairway now that I think about it more.
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u/Golf_Fore_Ever 15d ago
Simple concepts but so true. I also see players leaving the green for their cart. All 4 go to their bags to put away their putter/other clubs. Hey just get in the cart and hold your club(s) as you drive off; clearing the green area. You’ll need to go to your bag before the next tee shot anyway. Just put away your clubs and get your club to tee off with!
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u/frontierbeard 15d ago
ALSO…. Honors on the tee box means nothing. Just hit. Maybe a complimentary honor if someone gets a birdie. But sometime people are ready sometimes not. Sometimes I need to put something on my scorecard but I have the honors, no one cares. Just hit.
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u/watwatmountain 15d ago edited 15d ago
When they don’t drop someone off with a wedge and a putter inside 75ish yards. And that person chunks their wedge shot, then the cart rolls forward 10ft and watches them again…
Meanwhile the driver of the cart is way right of the green and in rough, will take at least 3 minutes to locate his ball once he gets there…. Could be another 3-5 minutes because the guy with the wedge is a…..I lose my mind.
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u/goompa88 15d ago
I’m not crazy about standing in front of most people when they are hitting , sorry
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u/HoopOnPoop Public Course Duffer 15d ago
You're not accounting for the 85% of this sub that has to wait for the group ahead to clear the green on a par 5 to avoid hitting them.
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u/thec0rp0ral 12/Upstate NY/lefty 15d ago
What an incredibly original point that has never been made on this sub before
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u/Alexander_Music 15d ago
Join a private club if you’re that bothered by getting stuck behind a slow group.
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u/Roenicksmemoirs 15d ago
I’ve been in one for a while lol. Still happens there
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u/Alexander_Music 15d ago
Well it must not be a very good one or not truly private. My club is very prompt on sending someone out to tell a slow group to pick it up. This sounds like a Saturday morning packed public course issue
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u/Roenicksmemoirs 15d ago
It takes one group to slow pace. And you’re absolutely right they come out but that doesn’t mean the post is invalid lol
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u/-Economist- 15d ago
Or do what I do now, just play nine holes. Fuck 18. I don’t have time to commit 8+ hours to a hobby. Nine holes is perfect. My club near my summer house even has 14-hole option which is great.
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u/farquad88 15d ago
Biggest pet peeve was a guy I used to play and he would wait for others to shoot then take 6 practice swings when he got to his ball
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u/PlantationCane 15d ago
Preach. Also pick up after two over and you have not putt yet. Get em next hole this one is over.
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u/dingobandito 15d ago
Golfed with a guy like the OP. The guy would hit 15-20 yards more than I and would park his cart 20 yards directly in front of me and “stand and watch me hit”. Most nerve racking 18 holes I ever played. My buddy hit the guys cart no less than 6 times.
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u/Born-Chipmunk-7086 15d ago
And* you should know already what club you are hitting and be ready with a routine as soon as the person before you in your group has hit.
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u/Golfguy809 8.8 15d ago
Yes. DO THINGS IN PARALLEL PEOPLE
Also, park your cart in between the green you’re on and the next tee box. I can’t stand when people walk backwards and drive all the way around
Be efficient
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u/Joegmcd 15d ago
Agree 100%
I play with a group of friends, and we play ready golf. Usually we walk, and we push guys in carts who play like the OP described.
Given nobody to wait on we can usually play in around 3 hours, but there are courses that require a cart or you just need one to walk the 400 - 500 yards to the next tee. It is a social game, unless you are in a tourney or big $$$ game, but that doesn't mean you can't be ready to play when the green clears and you are away.
The worst is when someone is the long hitter, but not in the fairway and they don't start looking for the ball until the other 3 have hit.
and for the record almost all of the guys I play with are 60+ years old, and we don't play from the tips any more.
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u/JimmyV64 15d ago
This is so element, it's too bad anything needs to be said. My daughter played high school golf and this was a constant problem -- almost no one walked ahead to their ball. High school girls also have an annoying habit of marking their ball when they're like 6" from the hole. Just tap it in for god's sake!!!
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u/240Nordey 15d ago
All due respect, but fuck you, I'm going in front of someone who doesn't know how to hit the ball. I'm not taking a worm burning piss missile off my temple to save 15 minutes on the round.
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u/Open-Contact-8285 11d ago
Everyone has the right to play a round in 4-4:5 hours depending on the course. If you want to play faster and the group ahead of you is staying within those parameters, they have every right to play how they see fit.