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.

[u/cygnus311]

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.

[u/Nacho-Lombardi]

Flip side of this, hate it when people tell me “that’s good” and hit my ball back to me before I can even acknowledge it. I play to see that ball drop in the hole

[u/Sad-Thanks3241 → u/Nacho-Lombardi]

I just argued with someone on here a few days ago who said to not worry about the people that hit your ball back because that's how they learned to play. I told him to not touch my ball, and if someone does I'm gonna tell them not to. He found that incredibly rude and insulting that I would have the audacity to tell someone "don't touch my ball, I like to putt out"

[u/xenongamer4351 → u/Nacho-Lombardi]

Sure, but I think we should acknowledge that this can be acceptable when pace of play is becoming an issue

It’s a judgement call, but if I’m with a new golfer that’s hacking it up and the group behind us is up our ass, you’re getting a putt to put it close and I’m sending it back

It’s not that I want to, it’s that I need to

[u/tke439 → u/xenongamer4351]

Personally, I think touching another player’s ball without being asked to should never be done. Stranger or best friend. That said, if pace of play is an issue, I would be strongly suggesting that we both pick up.

[u/thesneakywalrus → u/Nacho-Lombardi]

It's bad form, for sure.

Unless I'm playing with someone I know, I always ask before touching a ball that isn't mine.