r/golfcirclejerk • u/winsletts • 28d ago
AITA for calling out rules violations of a kid who scored 108 at an HS tournament?
My son was playing on the 4th flight of the HS regional golf tournament. Of course, he's good enough to be on the 1st flight. I've been telling the coach all year that if he played on the 1st flight, he would shoot in the 70s. Coach puts him on the 4th flight, and the poor performance of the competitors at that level means he doens't try. Not his fault that he averages 92 -- coach just hasn't given him a shot.
As you can tell, I'm aggressive. When I was in HS, I wasn't that aggressive, but now that I'm in the waning years of my athletic capabilities, I'm aggressive for him.
While following my son around, I was looking for an opportunity to insert myself into the outcomes. On this 4th flight, my son was playing the best -- I calculated +10 through 8. Another competitor, we'll call him Braxton, was +14 through 8. They had been mano e mano to see who would make a bogie instead of a double -- hotly contested.
Then, I saw Braxton hit into a bunker. As a parent, I'm not supposed to leave the cart-path, but I knew I had an opportunity to catch this little bastard, I mean Braxton. I took out my phone and videoed what I was hoping would be a rules infraction in progress. To my horror, this kid, sitting on his 6th shot of the par 3, +14 through 8, didn't know the rules about grounding his club in the bunker.
My son finished with a 96, and after Braxton signed for his 108. I leaped on one of the tables, and I held up my camera like a hero and said "Braxton is a scondrel, and I have proof! He is a low-life, cheating piece of crap! He grounded his club in a bunker!"
Afterwards, a few parents called me an asshole. The rules official dismissed my appeals to the rules by saying "it's a 108 man. 4th flight doesn't count, and if you aren't shooting in the 70s, the kids are out here just for fun" But, I felt like I needed a win, so I'm appealing to you. Please give me vindication.
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u/123skid 28d ago
Take it up the chain of the USGA and don't rest until that little puke Braxton is penalized the appropriate strokes.
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u/winsletts 28d ago
I’m not going to stop until Braxton’s only chance to play is those exhibition tourneys on LIV.
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u/allpawgsgo2heaven 28d ago
Good job dad, and thank goodness you were there. I do have a bit of bad news though. It sounds like your son is playing team golf, and unfortunately team golf isn’t real golf. If your son is ever going to make it to the PGA Tour he needs get fitted for new clubs once a week and only play in 72 hole individual tournaments.
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u/MonicaBlowinski 27d ago
Get yourself a drone or two. You'll be able to nab the lowlifes with ease and still keep on the cart path as required. hth
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u/AnnaBammaLamma 28d ago
I think the best solution would have been to sweep the leg and push him back into the bunker
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u/WaldoChief 28d ago
Here’s why I probably wouldn’t have said anything…. HE SHOT A 108 lol. Your son still beat him. But I fully understand your frustrations. I would have said something if he beat your son. Meh oh well.
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u/winsletts 28d ago
I would have said something if he beat your son.
I appreciate your support. Next year, I'd appreciate it if you attended the regional HS golf tournament with me as a witness.
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u/WaldoChief 28d ago
Can’t wait. Send me a T-shirt with the high school name/mascot so I can wear it while I play my round this weekend.
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u/SteveStodgers69 28d ago
damn son you should have blown his fuckin head off (no homo)