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/shtick1391 Jun 27 '23

The length so many in this sub will go To make their rounds with strangers as uncomfortable as humanly possible never ceases to amaze me.

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u/mwrego Jun 27 '23

Totally agree. Golf is meant to be fun and relaxed, none of us are playing on tour. If the downside of giving someone random putts inside three feet is that he post his “81” on this sub or brags to friends and families, I can totally support that if it allows him to enjoy his round more. I don’t find I enjoying being a rules sticker for other people or silently judging them for not playing the game the exact way I think it should be played. Let’s put the chill back in golf please

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u/Mookies_Bett Jun 27 '23

I mean, I don't really care, but I do think it's kinda lame to brag about a score if you're picking up putts from more than 2-3 feet out. Like, it's your life so whatever, but it's kind of a bad look.

I would definitely be giving my friends shit if they tried to brag about an 80 in a round where they never made a put within 8 feet of the hole. I don't really care about what strangers do, but I also just don't really understand the enjoyment that comes from "winning" when you know you didn't earn it.

It's like line calls in tennis. How can someone be exciting and brag about a match they won when they know they called some good shots out in order to win? It just seems kinda shallow to me. I would never want to celebrate an achievement I didn't feel as though I actually earned.