Does anyone else think gum chewing on the course is rude/discourteous? A guy jingling change in his pockets, or humming or otherwise producing mindless unnecesary noise would be distracting...wouldn't an open mouthed cud chewer (yes, I'm referring to Rory Sabatinni) be just as bad?

Sabatinni is the only golfer I've really noticed chewing gum. I know being obnoxious is part of his M.O. Just curious if anyone else considers gum chewing to be inappropriate on the course.

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Another RS fan I see , I do not like him either.


But no its not bad etiiquette.

I have seen Tiger chew gum and others its not that uncommon.


Great post

Is this post for real? Gum chewing - bad manners?? Maybe we can coat the trees with some material so we can't here the leaves too?

Sorry to be a Smart A.....but if you can't concentrate with someone who is chewing gum 30 feet away from you, you're not going to be on the pga tour....you'll probably be in a mental hospital...

Hah, gum chewing itself is generally recognized as being unmannered-- in old school etiquette books at least-- as is masticating noisily or with the mouth open. My post, though, was really about whether anyone else considers loud gum chewing to be poor ettiquette on the course, especially when done in close (as in audible) proximity to someone addressing the ball. I've seen posts on this board complaining about the noise of a whipping flag when another player doesn't tend the flag right and hearing another player's walkman music. I've also seen players go nuts over camera clicks or talking during a swing. I don't know how those kinds of things are that much different.

Not to be a smart A back, but... you would "hear" the leaves, not "here" the leaves.

Typos happen.

All in fun.

I don't believe so, unless someone smack their lips while chewing the gum?
Singapore prohibit selling and consuming the chewing gum by law, so for those that's weak in nerve, could go play golf in Singapore.

I do think loud gum chewers are rude and discourteous. I think gum chewing in general is in poor taste. I understand if you need to cleanse your breath, but chew for five minutes and then spit it out. There's nothing worse than people who chew with their mouth open.

When someone asks me if I want gum I tell them no, I don't chew gum. When they ask me why not, I say "Because I'm not a 12 year old girl."

Most of the time, gum chewing is done quietly and is not a problem. It's stupid to nit-pick about someone chewing gum unless someone's being obnoxious and loud about it.

I'm not at all surprised that the obnoxious and self-centered rs would find a way to even make this bad.

So does that mean that only 12 year old girls are allowed to chew gum???

Good point... and still others do it if they are fighting their weight. Gum is usually a very good thing when used as intended or as a subsitute for cigarettes, chewing tobacco, food, alcohol, etc...

If you can chew quietly and with your mouth closed, then it's not a problem. Unfortunately, a lot of people can't, and it can be pretty disgusting sometimes.

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I'd say about 99% of the adult population knows how to chew correctly... as for teenagers and 12 year olds, well the percentage is lower. Regardless, I'd take someone chewing gum loudly over an expletive-filled tirade by rs any day of the week.

it's good for tempo i've heard. I do it, but doesn't help my tempo, it's my biggest problem, HATE WIND, you know ya got to hit it harder !!!!!!!

I prefer sunflower seeds. David is my brand.

Not anymore. You have to register to buy it, but they caved to pressure from the WTO and no longer completely prohibit chewing gum sales in Singapore.

Relax, dude. If you want to chew gum, go ahead. No one's stopping you. (But no way 99% of the adult population chews correctly. That's the problem. You're all chewing with your mouth open and don't even realize it.)

Of all the complaints one can come up with about playing golf, this oneis about as low on the list as I can think of.

That's news to me, and I had not been back to visit for more than 7 years now.

Did I really just read a whole post about chewing gum?

Rory chews gum because its a release for his anger. Instead of letting the club club fly in anger or shouting the F bomb he chews gum. Many sports psychologists believe in these methods.

Yes. And then you typed a response.


And with respect to the topic: no, gum chewing is not rude or discourteous. (No, I don't not chew gum while playing. In fact, I rarely chew gum at all.)

I don't have a problem with chewing gum on the course.

It's the people who fart when I'm putting that I have a problem with.

Sorry about that. It's part of my pre-shot routine.

Chewing gum is fine, but it's rude when your doing it with your mouth open and it's loud, I'm not saying on just the golf course, but anywhere its rude to chew with your mouth open.