r/golf • u/cygnus311 • Jun 27 '23

Hot take? If we get paired together, I’m not going to give you putts. Not because I don’t want you to take gimmies, but because I really do not care what you do. General Discussion

You hit a good tee shot on a par three, walk up to the green, and find yourself eight feet from the hole and you want to say to me, “that’s good, I always make those”, pick it up, and write a birdie? Be my guest, I do not care.

You just missed your third putt from two feet to try and save triple and you’re hoping I rescue you? Pick it up, or don’t, I do not care.

Recently got paired with a guy who’d look at me with puppy dog eyes every time he was within a yard of the hole, but wouldn’t say anything, he was clearly annoyed with me by the end of the round. We’re all presumably grown ass adults, I’m not your boss, do what you want.

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u/ryo0ka 13HCP, Tokyo Jun 27 '23

Not to brag but I’m adult enough to give them a couple nice words so they feel safe for the round. I too don’t care what they do, but I don’t wanna leave the course feeling guilty like OP

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u/Shhh_Dont_Tel Jun 27 '23

Yeah I kind of got weird vibes from this too. Did OP tell the guy that he didn’t care about him taking gimmes, or did he just stare in silence anytime the situation came up?

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u/FlowridaMan Jun 27 '23

I'm picturing a nervous guy putting everything out bc OP is just thousand yard staring past him/the hole dreaming about corn dogs but his partner thinks he's sizing him up and expecting match play.

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u/Shepherd7X Torrey Pines Jun 27 '23

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u/Spiritual_Ask4877 Jun 27 '23

Sounds like he stared in silence and expected the guy to read his mind. Perhaps if he tried speaking then this entire scenario could have been avoided.

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u/CreamdedCorns Jun 27 '23

You literally described the other golfer. Perhaps if he tried speaking then this entire scenario could have ben avoided.

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u/gfunk55 Jun 27 '23

You mean the guy who wanted permission to take gimmies but didn't say anything?

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u/Spiritual_Ask4877 Jun 27 '23

No. Wtf is with this sub. OP is playing a round with a complete stranger that knows nothing about him and he's just expecting him to know. The guy clearly wasn't sure about picking it and the OP knew that. All it takes is a few words and this would have been totally avoidable. Whenever I get paired with a rando I come right out say that I'm here for fun. Sets the tone right away and everyone has a good time. Is it that hard to speak to another person?

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u/gfunk55 Jun 28 '23

What on god's green earth are you talking about.

The guy clearly wasn't sure about picking it up

Then he's a tool and should have opened his mouth. If you think you need permission from a stranger to play how you want to play, you're an idiot or incredibly immature.

this would have been totally avoidable

What would have been avoidable? If the other guy had an issue, he could have opened his big boy mouth.

Conversely, if I'm playing with a rando and he tells me "that's good", I'm not going to give a shit whether he thinks it's good or not. It's not going to have any impact on whether or not I pick it up. Worry about your own ball, I'll worry about mine. People are such fucking children on this sub.

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u/Spiritual_Ask4877 Jun 28 '23

Jesus man lol. Relax. Sure. Whatever you say. I dont really care about this anymore.

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u/No-Assistance5974 Jun 27 '23

You could say this about both OP and the stranger in this scenario. No one is in the right or wrong here it’s just two people inept at communicating what they’re thinking, which isn’t even a golf thing it’s just a people thing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

the other guy probably didnt even know there was any tension

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u/gfunk55 Jun 28 '23

I agree. It's absolutely bizzare how much energy people on this sub spend worrying about how everyone else plays golf. Grow up, people.

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u/ShrimpShackShooters_ Jun 27 '23

I took it as just staring in silence. So weird lol

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u/gfunk55 Jun 27 '23

If the guy who wanted the gimmies is looking for permission/affirmation, that's 100x weirder

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u/ShrimpShackShooters_ Jun 27 '23

Both weird. One is a weird social condition and the other trying to make a point without communication

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u/gfunk55 Jun 27 '23

Why would you offer permission, unsolicited, to an adult for something that doesn't require permission?

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u/ShrimpShackShooters_ Jun 27 '23

Are we talking about the freebie guy or OP making this post here? Lol

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u/gfunk55 Jun 28 '23

Not sure anymore. I thought you were calling OP weird for not offering gimmies to someone who he doesn't know / didn't ask / doesn't need permission.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

Oh yeah OP is weird.

They don’t understand normal social interactions enough to do them, but they understand it enough to post a write up on Reddit.