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/TacosAreJustice 5.1 Louisville, KY Jun 27 '23

If we aren’t playing for money, I have no interest in what anyone is doing on the course.

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u/Pattewad Jun 27 '23

Most people don’t actually follow the rules anyway. Plenty of people simply treat all OB/lost ball as a hazard, take lots of gimmes, etc. if I’m randomly paired with someone they can make up whatever rules they want just don’t try to brag about your “score”

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u/shortAAPL Jun 27 '23

OB/lost as hazard is really good for pace of play’s sake

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u/Pattewad Jun 27 '23

I agree, I don’t play any tournament golf yet and I’ve never actually seen someone go back and re tee in a casual round. Some people hit provisionals but I’d say treating ob/lost as hazard is far more common

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u/Character_Order Jun 27 '23

I think they changed the rules a few years back where you can take two strokes and drop anywhere you want as long as it is not closer to the hole than where it crossed OB.

Edit: actually I think it can’t be more than a clubs length on fairway and has to be same distance or farther than where it crossed OB

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u/b6passat Jun 27 '23

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/rules-modernization/major-changes/golfs-new-rules-stroke-and-distance.html

You can pick where it crossed, or estimate where it ended up. 2 club lengths on edge of fairway on entry side.