In your opinion what is the absolute worst kind of person you could be drawn to play with? You know, you have to spend 4 hours in this guy's company and you just know you are going to hate every minute of it. So much so you even consider feigning bird flu the night before the game as a semblance of an excuse to get you out of this situation.
For me, its the boring player. The guy who doesn't speak, only to sort the scores. Golf is less about the competition, and more about the laughs and the chat now, so I like to play with some fun people.
Usually if I encounter someone grumpy, I'm extra nice and fun! Even if it doesn't make them smiley, it makes me feel better! Thankfully I've never been told to rack off just yet, and usually end up having a marvellous time. Its strange really because most of the time off course I think I'm a total arse! Maybe I have bi-polar disorder....
Slow players for me aswell, i mean what are people thinking on there tenth waggle lol just hit it. Also the players that blow up and dont stop talking crap cos their game has gone and try n bring yours down aswell v.annoying.
The worst kind of people are the ones that tell how great they are the entire round, and after every shot claim you hit the perfect shot, adn then blame some outside factore, or after every putt say "how did that not go in" Or god forbid they actually hit a good shot, and then you have to hear about it for the next 4 holes. We have one member at my club like this, everyone avoids him the the black plag, but now it's getting to almost be a novelty you hear the smae stories about the same shots round after round, as long as there are two or three to laugh him and you're not by yourself it's kinda bearable.
The people who are too happy frilly dilly fairy-ish during a round, and the people that are the opposite that scream "F**k after every shot. It's okay to me if you say it under your breath but thats quite ridiculous IMO.
I can't stand getting paired up with people new to the game. Shoot me for being honest.
Pace of play is soooo slow for most beginners, letting people play though never occurs to them, and for the most part, they have no clue where to leave their bags or park the carts if they ride, etc. Am I supposed to help them remember, yup. Do I enjoy it, not so much.
My ex-wife. Turning up with a +2 handicap and saying 'I used all the money I got from you in the divorce settlement to pay for lessons....'
Well, atleast the money went to a good cause :P In all seriousness, thats harsh I have to admit.
For me its my boss. Completely crap at golf, and always wanting to make suggestions. 'Great golf shot' is one of his favorite comment.
I once played with one of my old bosses. He said 'unlucky Mat' after just about every shot.
300-yard drive a yard into the semi? 'Unlucky Mat...'
50-foot putt lagged up to 18 inches? 'Oh.. Unlucky Mat...'
Pitch from 50 yards that finishes a foot away? You get the idea...
If I remember rightly, I shot even par that day too. And upon remarking 'just missed breaking par' his reply was: 'Really? That was unlucky...'
The original poster did ask for your WORST NIGHTMARE.
Be honest; even the slowest player on earth, with chronic halitosis, and in the midst of a 'I can't understand it, normally I'm a really good player... last week i shot 69....' round of 100 with 8 lost balls - and with his entire holiday photograph collection in the side pocket of his golf bag - couldn't be worse than my ex-wife example...
Nothing could.
Even the bloke in Midnight Express had it easy compared to that.
As a new player who plays pick up on local munis, I always fear I'll be the weakest link. I try to play ready golf, hit it solid straight, and not loose track of the ball. I think my worst infraction occurred when it was dusk in the late fall. We were in sunlight, but the fairway was half covered by dark shade, and kept loosing my ball in the contrast of the light. The other guy was a prince about it, but I really felt bad that I had to keep turning to him for help.
My worst, or favorite pairing, I got stuck with three boys. The oldest was 10 the youngest, I don't even know but he was small. The parents left them there to play 9 holes before they had to go to a soccer match!
Believe it or not I had fun. Talk about no pressure.
Honestly, they were very good boys. During the later holes, they kind of lost their focus and started bickering to each other about things that only little boys understand. When I encouraged them to focus on their next shot, they snapped to and went at it. They were good players for their age, and it was clear that if they kept at it they would be great.
The worst are cross dressers ,they are just too chatty ,they are constantly stopping to fix their make up or hair ,and when they bend to retreive their ball from the cup ,you see things that just aint right .
My ex-wife. Turning up with a +2 handicap and saying 'I used all the money I got from you in the divorce settlement to pay for lessons....'
Well, atleast the money went to a good cause :P In all seriousness, thats harsh I have to admit.
For me its my boss. Completely crap at golf, and always wanting to make suggestions. 'Great golf shot' is one of his favorite comment.
Lol, my boss is also very annoying although he's not that bad. He'll hit a bad shot and go ballistic "F this game, I don't even want to keep playing, I'm leaving, F this, this isn't golf..." So yeah, it can get pretty annoying and especially when he pulls a 3wood from a below feet lie out of the rough, no chance in hell to hit a reasonable shot and you can see it coming a mile away.
The truly worst guys I've played with were 2 guys on seperate occasions who were wayyyy to serious. Both were good but just totally annoying. One of them wanted me to mark my ball anytime it was in his line of site and I responded "Oh, didn't realize it was in your line". He was also so slow it drove me nuts. Jacka$$ took 10 practice swings, then changed clubs, 10 more practice swings and finally hit his 2nd to the par 5. He was short but birdied the hole, he'd better have, he spent 25minutes playing it. Thankfully I lost him at the turn and joined up with the 3some that was behind us. As soon as I joined them, one of them asked "Who the heck was that jerk you were playing with?" lol. Apparently they were not impressed either by the 6 minute preputt routines. I said "I was actually hoping you'd hit into us and he might get the message" lol.
I don't like playing with guys who have tempers. One guy I got paired up with started a verbal altercation with the group behind us that I though was going to turn into a fist fight. I'd hate for those members to associate me with that jerk if I every played with them.
Slooooow for nothing. I can tolorate "focused and with purpose" even on the slow side if the guys is decent but the stupid s*** that just slow you down, I can't.
I played with this one guy in a tourney, did everything 5 times. 5 wiggles, 5 take aways, then he rolled his tonge 5 times and blinked 5 times before every shot!!! Honest to god!!!! Then he'd snapped the club back, come over the top and snap hook it somewhere that isn't on the property deed. After two holes I turned to my cart buddy, which I'd just met and I said "Is it just me?" and with no further explanation needed he replied "Please stab me in the eyes with a tee" LOL it was a long day!
I also hate The Commentator. The guy who talks about each shot he hits for 5 minutes after the shot.
This is the worst for me... I don't like the guy who marvels over every shot I hit either. I hit it 15 feet away with a sand wedge, and some guys complement me way too much.
1. People that are two lazy to mark there balls when its on the green. If its not your putt mark your ball and get the hell out of the way. (Note if I can see your ball on the green its in my line)
2. People that complain about slow play beginning on the first tee. I know people that get so worked up about slow play they ruin their rounds . Then you get in and they are still complaining and you tell them you finished in under four hours and they point out that they played by themselves Mon morning in two Please People wait all week to get on the course then b**** cause its slow crazy. Smell the roses. Even worse enter a tournament and get worked up because its slow duhhhhhhh tournaments are slow.
3 People that talk or move when its my turn. (note fellows its my turn from the moment I pull the club my preshot is part of the shot) I love it when they say how can you see that
I am sure there are other things but these are the high lights.
A lot of people I understand dont want to play with me because I let crap like this bother me
Definately has to be the ones who tell you whats wrong with your swing constantly. I actually politely walked off the course when I paired up with someone like that, because it plays with my head, and my swing, and pretty soon I can't even take the club back at all.
Also, club grabbers. They check out every club in your bag by taking it out and looking at it, without asking.
in tournaments: people who don't know the rules and start arguing with their scorer, who told them the right thing. i don't even mind it so much, if i have to score them, but i hate it, when such an argument between two playing partners goes on for the rest of the round.
in other cases: people who tell you that you've "moved your head", whenever a shot goes wrong. there are a lot of those people out there, who obviously think, that that's the only mistake you can make in golf swing.
but, of course, nothing beats mat's ex-wife. the only thing, that could top that, would probably be an ex-wife, who refused to pick up golf, when they were still married, and THEN acted like this after the divorce.
I definately gotta go with the slow player, but the worst for me is the guy with a temper. Maybe it's just me but I'm realistic and unless I am a really good player, which I am not, I am going to hit a bad shot more than once a round. I'm out there to have a good time and I don't appreciate someone with a temper and unrealistic expectations trying to ruin my round.
people with REALLY lousy etiquette. Don't fix their ball mark, don't mark their ball, don't grab the pin, don't rake the trap, don't play when it's their turn, step in your line.
If you don't want take penalty strokes or follow the scoring rules, I could care less. But etiquette matters to everyone you are playing with.
If they are new to the game and need help learning, no problem. But there are people I've played with that have played for years and never learned anything about etiquette. They don't even know HOW to fix a ball mark, much less be troubled enough to actually fix one.
I've played w/just about ecvery variation of player there is. I am no picnic myself at times, but I always want everyone who plays w/me to have a good time and enjoy the round. I have seen the club tosser way to many times and have come to words and such at times. I will not tolerate this type of player when they damage the course, disrespect the course and generally are a pain in the a$$.
Back in 2003 I played Kapalua Plantation and was paired with a guy whose wife was a ride along and she was smokin' hot. I had a HARD time focusing on my game and not on her "double bogeys". Here's the kicker, my wife was a ride along too.
oh man, great thread.
I call a guy i sort of know to play 18 at an upscale public here in the DC area (location so you know the types of agencies about)
We are paired with a 3rd person, nice guy, very good golfer, say 50 or so...
My bud decides to whip out his pipe and smoke some dope, at which time i am horrified as i was working for some places that would obviously frown on that, your typical places that require tests, detectors, etc..
I of course go ballistic.
5 holes later, more dope.
Then he starts giving this guy instructions who is at least 15 hcap better than him.
I never played with him again, for obvious reasons.
I've played with almost about every personality out there, but to me.........the WORST are the constant Cell Phone users, listening to the ridiculous garble, generic business talk and idiotic dialogue. Most of the conversations I hear really don't even require a phone call.
I realize sometimes you've gotta pay attention to business, but having a playing partner CONSTANTLY on their cell phone gets very, very annoying to me. I don't mind checking messages at the turn, or while waiting on a backed-up teebox, but some people can't tear themselves away from these irritating little devices.
I played in a junior tournament this year where a kid in the group in front of me was the only one in his group who spoke english. The other three all spoke spanish and were having a great time, and there he was keeping all to himself. The play was really slow, so we caught them on the tees of most of the par 3's, so at least he could talk to some people for a little bit. I felt bad for him.
I don't like playing with people that do Enron math. You know, the folks that move their ball or don't count drops. I trully believe that if you are going to count, you should count them all. I have played many of rounds and not counted. I was just out having some fun with freinds or by myself and just needed to work on something or blow off some team. But, if you start counting, you have to finish.
I played with this guy from work (not anymore). He siad he shots in the mid 80s. I like cool. I shot low 90s, high 80s. So, I'm thinking that I can watch this guy and see what I need to improve on to drop a few shots.
Well, I found out that I need to learn how to kick my ball to a better lie or move it from behind a tree when before I hit. There was this one whole where we were both short of the gree on a side hill lie. I hit mine to about 10ft (nice shot from the lie). He moves his to a flat part and his it to 3ft. I miss my putt to make bogey. And would you believe that he gave himself a par. WTF. Now, ask me what department he works in: Accounting.
The guy i usually play with (at least once a week all summer long) has only beaten me twice (once on a course i had never played on, the other..my game was just off), well...he's always on his phone, stands over the ball for a full two minute before he hits the ball, ALWAYS checks for wind, when he misses, he blames the wind...but the most annoying thing...
whenever i miss a makeable putt (my flat stick is prob. crooked cus i miss some short ones), he always putts from the same spot to show me where the break is...F***er, of course i can make it now since i see what my last putt did. *sigh*
I hate to be paired with someone that is silent the whole round. I think I play my worst when it gets really serious. I hope that changes in the long run
1. The constant talker who feels I was put on this earth so he would have someone to talk to during the round. Does he not have any friends or family and feels like he needs to trap me with his endless stories, commentary and old worn out jokes for 4 hours? This intrusive person also is usually so uncouth he wants to start playing 200 Personal Questions by asking me about my wife, family, job, etc. instead of keeping his nose in his own business. If someone wants to tell you his personal business, let them tell you. Otherwise, you are being rude and uncouth asking.
2. The guy who talks to my ball. Hey dude, STF up when my ball is going to the hole or from the tee box or wherever else. Talk to your own damn ball. Mine only listens to ME.
3. The guy who continuously asks me what club I hit. Hey guy, you don't have my swing and have any idea why on some holes I would play more club than usual and some less given the type of shot I play. What club I hit has no bearing on what you should hit and most of all, it's none of your damn business. And, please, I really don't care what club you hit either so no need to brag you hit less or more club on that hole.
4. The guy who feels compelled to offer swing advice. If I want an instructor, I'll hire a professional who knows what they're talking about.
5. The slow guy who doesn't watch where he hit his ball, usually because he's too damn busy yapping. Yes, I'll help watch for your ball but it is YOUR responsibility to watch what you're doing and have a general idea where you hit your ball.
Basically, most everything ties back to the original #1: the constant talker. Give me the guy who keeps his mouth shut and is silent the entire round any day of the week. My worst nightmare is Chatty Cathy.
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Even if it doesn't make them smiley, it makes me feel better! Thankfully I've never been told to rack off just yet, and usually end up having a marvellous time. Its strange really because most of the time off course I think I'm a total arse! Maybe I have bi-polar disorder....
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