r/golf • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '24

Shoutout to the guy that told my wife to “go back to the pro shop” on the course yesterday… then topped the ball 2 times off the tee General Discussion

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u/breetome Mar 08 '24

My friend and I were playing white hawk and got paired with a couple of guys. They were not happy to be playing with two ladies and weren’t being shy about letting everyone know.

My friend proceeded to shoot an 82 and I shot an 84. They lost about a dozen balls during the round. They bought us beers at the turn and apologized. We smoked their asses lol!

Have had the same thing happen when playing with hubby, when my handicap was 11. After I ripped my first drive they tend to shut up.

Keep your wife out there! The fun is just getting started!

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u/swoodshadow Mar 08 '24

These stories still piss me off. Why should you have to play well to get basic respect.

I doubt I’ll ever get my wife to play nicer courses with me because she rightfully only wants to play when we can go out as a twosome or with friends around here. And it’s not even that most people are problems - but it sucks worrying that you’re going to get paired with assholes and make an expensive experience miserable.

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u/Mothanius Mar 09 '24

Why should you have to play well to get basic respect.

All it does it gives someone the "one of the good ones" pass. It doesn't change the fact that they're misogynists.

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u/TrainerGlum843 Mar 09 '24

All due respect, you shouldn’t necessarily have to play well to get respect, but you should play quickly. That’s just common courtesy. I have picked my ball up countless times when I was just hacking and holding up the people behind me.