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[samlax13]

jnradioactive, on 06 January 2013 - 10:32 AM, said:

samlax13, on 06 January 2013 - 10:16 AM, said:

Even though you continue to add nothing to the discussion other than insults, I'll entertain your post with a response.  IF you are going to eat, I feel it's appropriate to purchase your food and/or drink at the course.  This is part of the organizational structure and the courses need this.  Of course, they're are exceptions to every rule and if your course doesn't have anything diabetic friendly then that is an exception.  I'll be waiting for your next insult to be tossed in my direction.  Happy New Year man, you sound like you need a hug.

1st all I'm not even diabetic nor do i have any family members that are,  but knew more than you who claims to have family members who have it, you might want to educate yourself a bit or you will end up with it.

I spend plenty on food and drink at the course AFTER i finish 18, much more than the guy who grabs a hot dog, crackers and a beer at the turn and thinks he is a philanthropist.

The buying the sandwich and "tossing the bread" comment that was priceless. i can see someone now eating that green bologna which there fingers now and the club flying out of their hands the rest of the day... don't even get me started on the chicken salad sandwich without bread...thanks for the laugh

Why so angry...?  I made an assumption that a previous poster would have been in need of a snack to help with low blood sugar.  You have green bologna at your course?  Maybe you don't spend enough money there then.  Also, I'm pretty sure half a turkey sandwhich on whole wheat bread is perfectly acceptable by the American Diabetes Association...I have a Master's Degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Nutrition..so if you want to discuss nutrition I'll be happy to have a PM conversation with you and not water down what could be a very interesting thread.  Now, back to the topic at hand.  Stopping at the turn, for a minimal amount of time, is perfectly acceptable.  If pace of play was kept and 2 hours per nine pace of play was enforced, a 10 minute stop at the turn would make everyone's round in the 4:10 minute range.  That is perfectly acceptable.  No hard feelings man...just no need to insult based on the fact you don't agree.

[Greenie]

jnradioactive, on 06 January 2013 - 10:32 AM, said:

samlax13, on 06 January 2013 - 10:16 AM, said:

Even though you continue to add nothing to the discussion other than insults, I'll entertain your post with a response.  IF you are going to eat, I feel it's appropriate to purchase your food and/or drink at the course.  This is part of the organizational structure and the courses need this.  Of course, they're are exceptions to every rule and if your course doesn't have anything diabetic friendly then that is an exception.  I'll be waiting for your next insult to be tossed in my direction.  Happy New Year man, you sound like you need a hug.

1st all I'm not even diabetic nor do i have any family members that are,  but knew more than you who claims to have family members who have it, you might want to educate yourself a bit or you will end up with it.

I spend plenty on food and drink at the course AFTER i finish 18, much more than the guy who grabs a hot dog, crackers and a beer at the turn and thinks he is a philanthropist.

The buying the sandwich and "tossing the bread" comment that was priceless. i can see someone now eating that green bologna which there fingers now and the club flying out of their hands the rest of the day... don't even get me started on the chicken salad sandwich without bread...thanks for the laugh

Actually that comment was a decent one. I have done that more than once while playing golf.

[samlax13]

Greenie, on 06 January 2013 - 10:40 AM, said:

@samlax13

I understand where you are coming from too. Support your course. I'm touchy on the "being cheap" part. I get that because I bring my own snacks to the course, movie theater or whatever. When I eat out I ask for water and get the look because I didn't buy a drink with my meal. I even get I'm cheap because I started walking my golf last year instead of paying for a cart. Eating healthy is alot more expensive than buying junk food.

Totally agree with everything you've written so far and I appreciate the tone of respect you have shown.  I do appreciate your situation and respect the need sometimes to bring your own snacks.  Not everyone is in your situation and should be held to a standard of purchasing goods at the course.  You are 150% correct that it is much more expensive to eat healthy than not...This is a huge contributing factor to why so many folks have a problem with weight.  I wouldn't call you cheap...I would call you diligent in managing your disease.  You are the exception to what should be the "rule".  Anyway, back to the regularly scheduled thread topic.  Hit 'em straight my friend.  Here's to warmer weather!

[jnradioactive]

samlax13, on 06 January 2013 - 10:45 AM, said:

Why so angry...?  I made an assumption that a previous poster would have been in need of a snack to help with low blood sugar.  You have green bologna at your course?  Maybe you don't spend enough money there then.  Also, I'm pretty sure half a turkey sandwhich on whole wheat bread is perfectly acceptable by the American Diabetes Association...I have a Master's Degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Nutrition..so if you want to discuss nutrition I'll be happy to have a PM conversation with you and not water down what could be a very interesting thread.  Now, back to the topic at hand.  Stopping at the turn, for a minimal amount of time, is perfectly acceptable.  If pace of play was kept and 2 hours per nine pace of play was enforced, a 10 minute stop at the turn would make everyone's round in the 4:10 minute range.  That is perfectly acceptable.  No hard feelings man...just no need to insult based on the fact you don't agree.

You jumped into this thread basically calling anyone who doesn't hold the same POV as you uneducated and cheap, they you have the nerve to talk about respect. You're a real piece of... Well lets just say "work"

Your online degree might impress some people but not me

[samlax13]

jnradioactive, on 06 January 2013 - 11:43 AM, said:

samlax13, on 06 January 2013 - 10:45 AM, said:

Why so angry...?  I made an assumption that a previous poster would have been in need of a snack to help with low blood sugar.  You have green bologna at your course?  Maybe you don't spend enough money there then.  Also, I'm pretty sure half a turkey sandwhich on whole wheat bread is perfectly acceptable by the American Diabetes Association...I have a Master's Degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Nutrition..so if you want to discuss nutrition I'll be happy to have a PM conversation with you and not water down what could be a very interesting thread.  Now, back to the topic at hand.  Stopping at the turn, for a minimal amount of time, is perfectly acceptable.  If pace of play was kept and 2 hours per nine pace of play was enforced, a 10 minute stop at the turn would make everyone's round in the 4:10 minute range.  That is perfectly acceptable.  No hard feelings man...just no need to insult based on the fact you don't agree.

You jumped into this thread basically calling anyone who doesn't hold the same POV as you uneducated and cheap, they you have the nerve to talk about respect. You're a real piece of... Well lets just say "work"

Your online degree might impress some people but not me

Keep hanging on man...Everyone has moved on, sans YOU.  Still just reducing yourself to insults.  My "educated" comment was directed solely at you for responding to a post by saying nothing other than "worst post I've read"...I'll stand by my "cheap" comment for people who sneak food into movie theaters and other such practices...I'm done conversing with you now.  At ease soldier.  Now please, ignore me and get back to the topic at hand.

[mukster]

Gotta love playing in South Africa. We played the Gary Player course and when you get to the 9th tee, you phone in your order. You then get to sit down and eat it at the turn, before resuming your next nine holes. The meal/snack/whatever time at the turn is built into your round. Happened at a lot of the courses we played. I believe it might be the same in Asia, maybe someone can correct me. Attached is a picture of our meal at the turn.

We played a different course and the guys ahead of us were super slow. The marshall came around and told them that if they did not speed up, they would lose their restaurant privilege at the turn and would have to play through without stopping. They took off like bats out of hell for the last few holes, so as not to lose their munching rights!

For the record, the rounds don't take much longer than here in Canada, and in some cases the rounds are quicker.

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Edited by mukster, 06 January 2013 - 01:58 PM.

[duffer987]

OP: Sounds like you just happened to be playing a course with uppity members and that didn't have snack shack at the turn etiquette info displayed. If you plan on playing the course again, I'd ask when you check-in. Tell them your last experience was a head scratcher and that you want to make sure you know what's what. Seems like you were totally above board to me

As far as the knob jockeys with the attitude, I have never understood when you are playing an open enough course on a busy day that you cannot be aware of the two groups in front of you and one or two groups behind. Surely that second group could see you were the group in front of the group in front of them and you didn't just sneak on to play the back 9.

Funnily enough yesterday when we made the turn, the twosome that was two groups ahead was actually waiting to tee off on 10 when we approached, after obviously letting the group that was initially ahead of us through at the turn. Maybe the needed to use the loo and took to long, who knows, but it was hardly terrible behaviour. The marshall was there on the 10th tee and all I said to him was he might want to tell the group behind us to quicken the pace, they were 1.5 holes behind us when we came off 9 and I wouldn't like being the groups behind them... hot dog and beer or no hot dog and beer.

[Greenie]

I've been playing golf for around 25 yrs. I can only think of a handfull of times the turn has become an issue of confrontation with me.
I'll never forget the time my friend and I were playing behind a foursome of women in their 50's. We waited on them on the front nine on every hole once we caught them on two. We talked to them, helped them find their balls a few times and had good conversastion with them. Even with the course open ahead they never offered to let us play through but at the same time we never came out and asked either. There was no one behind us so we fooled around and waiting on them wasn't that big of an issue. At the turn the course we were at had nice bathrooms outside for a quick stop or you could go inside  grab something and use the bathrooms there. We watched the women go into the clubhouse so we went straight to ten. We had tee'd off,  already hit our second shots from the fairway and was riding off to the green when we heard this yelling behind us. We looked back and the four ladies were headed our way yelling obscenities at us. We stopped and I said ladies what's wrong? The one women said they were in the inside bathroom and we should have came in there and asked them if it was ok to play through.We started laughing at them while the other three kept on cussing at us. That was so funny thinking about it later.

Edited by Greenie, 06 January 2013 - 12:58 PM.

[myspinonit]

Is anyone going to get all choked up if someone on the 10th tee pulls his drive into the rough and he spends the required 5 minutes looking for it?  I hope not. It's supposed to be part of the game, and there should be a normal expectation that the foursome then quickly catches up.

There shouldn't be even that 5 minute delay on the 10th if a group pops in at nine for a grab and go sandwich and maybe refill water and take a whiz. I would think most courses factor that into their tee-times and revenue (and if they don't it only makes sense).  Posting signs on the 9th with suggestions for order items and phone number, and to make the stop at the turn quick is a good practice. As is the same on GPS displays in carts.

If  a course doesn't want folks to stop at all at the 10th, say so, but make sure that you have regular food carts going around the course and several washrooms, with drinkable water or water tanks for topping up.

Most of the public courses I play don't have an official washroom (lots of trees lol) before getting to the 9th or water facilities on the course, though some may have one washroom on the course. Even though I take two water containers I will stop for a top up for water at nine on any kind of warm day. And no one is ever going to stop me doing that, if that's the only option. Even if I don't stop at 9 for any other reason.

It ain't rocket science. And the guys behind the OP definitely weren't rocket scientists and were being unreasonble/non-listening and are best forgotton.

Edited by myspinonit, 06 January 2013 - 02:01 PM.

[gould.cooper]

I usually just call in my order on the 9th tee and then pick it up when i am making the turn.  This way you get delicious club-house food without the delay of stopping and waiting for it.

[samlax13]

myspinonit, on 06 January 2013 - 01:29 PM, said:

Is anyone going to get all choked up if someone on the 10th tee pulls his drive into the rough and he spends the required 5 minutes looking for it?  I hope not. It's supposed to be part of the game, and there should be a normal expectation that the foursome then quickly catches up.

There shouldn't be even that 5 minute delay on the 10th if a group pops in at nine for a grab and go sandwich and maybe refill water and take a whiz. I would think most courses factor that into their tee-times and revenue (and if they don't it only makes sense).  Posting signs on the 9th with suggestions for order items and phone number, and to make the stop at the turn quick is a good practice. As is the same on GPS displays in carts.

If  a course doesn't want folks to stop at all at the 10th, say so, but make sure that you have regular food carts going around the course and several washrooms, with drinkable water or water tanks for topping up.

Most of the public courses I play don't have an official washroom (lots of trees lol) before getting to the 9th or water facilities on the course, though some may have one washroom on the course. Even though I take two water containers I will stop for a top up for water at nine on any kind of warm day. And no one is ever going to stop me doing that, if that's the only option. Even if I don't stop at 9 for any other reason.

It ain't rocket science. And the guys behind the OP definitely weren't rocket scientists and were being unreasonble/non-listening and are best forgotton.

+1

[Pepperturbo]

Greenie, on 06 January 2013 - 10:47 AM, said:

jnradioactive, on 06 January 2013 - 10:32 AM, said:

samlax13, on 06 January 2013 - 10:16 AM, said:

Even though you continue to add nothing to the discussion other than insults, I'll entertain your post with a response.  IF you are going to eat, I feel it's appropriate to purchase your food and/or drink at the course.  This is part of the organizational structure and the courses need this.  Of course, they're are exceptions to every rule and if your course doesn't have anything diabetic friendly then that is an exception.  I'll be waiting for your next insult to be tossed in my direction.  Happy New Year man, you sound like you need a hug.

1st all I'm not even diabetic nor do i have any family members that are,  but knew more than you who claims to have family members who have it, you might want to educate yourself a bit or you will end up with it.

I spend plenty on food and drink at the course AFTER i finish 18, much more than the guy who grabs a hot dog, crackers and a beer at the turn and thinks he is a philanthropist.

The buying the sandwich and "tossing the bread" comment that was priceless. i can see someone now eating that green bologna which there fingers now and the club flying out of their hands the rest of the day... don't even get me started on the chicken salad sandwich without bread...thanks for the laugh

Actually that comment was a decent one. I have done that more than once while playing golf.

So have I... opting for just turkey and tomatoes, not bad either.

[nbg352]

Greenie, on 06 January 2013 - 10:04 AM, said:

samlax13, on 06 January 2013 - 09:44 AM, said:

jnradioactive, on 06 January 2013 - 09:17 AM, said:

Pepperturbo, on 05 January 2013 - 10:01 AM, said:

Let's hope one day those of you that knock people that get food at the turn, don't discover you're type II diabetics.  But, considering the growth rate of that disease and others, some of you will become victims, and then see what flows from your lips.

The crap they sell at the turn is the stuff that helps to make people type II diabetics... Quite possibly the stupidest comment I've ever read. Enjoy your hot dog

Nice educated response man.  On a side note, don't clubs need food and beverage bills to be sustainable?  I think it's a ridiculous notion to say you have to wait for an opening to get back on the course...If people want to pass you then that's fine.  That's reasonable, "the foursome in front of us stopped, we don't need to, we'll proceed on to the 10th tee".  Nutritionally speaking, you shouldn't go 5 hours without eating...and bringing your own food to course is the equivalent of bringing your own candy into the movie theater, deplorable (economically speaking).  Support your club and stop being cheap...They sell peanut butter crackers, diet sodas, juices, and tons of other things diabetics could eat, so stuff that argument please.  If they don't sell that stuff, then approach them and ask them if they'd consider carrying.  All this being said, I've never had an issue at the turn at any club.  Most people are reasonable and these issues can be avoided by using common sense.  Enough people stop at the turn that this should NEVER be an issue if the starters and rangers are doing their job.

You must not be Diabetic. You didn't mention one thing that a Diabetic would eat unless they are going through low blood sugar.It has nothing to do with being cheap. You are right you shouldn't go 5 hrs.without eating. That is why I carry my own snacks. I can't rely on the cart girl to show up at regular intervals and I certainly can't count on anything of nutritional value on the cart or in the clubhouse. The only thing I can buy from them is bottled water. If you want to argue about this. Know what you are talking about first.

I play quite regularly with two type ll diabetics. It is quite common for them to stop at the turn on a hot day to grab something to boost their sugar levels, cookies, pop, candy bar, whatever it takes to get them through..

[redlabel]

I think whether a person stops or doesn't stop at the turn is a matter of pace of place, courtesy of other people, and most of all common sense.

I am a public course player and have been to a number of courses where there is a sign posted near the 9th tee box that states people stopping after 9 holes may lose their standing on the course. I assume the same may happen if there is no sign posted.

Common sense would tell you that if the 10th tee is backed up with a group or two that there is time to stop, if the tee is open proceed to the tee unless there is no one behind.

If I am playing at a time that will cause me to miss a meal, common sense tells me to bring a snack and something to drink in my bag. The snack cart may be broken down, the cart girl may not have shown up that day or was needed in the clubhouse so I have learned to bring a snack. It can be a sandwich, a piece of fruit, or a candy bar, whatever one wishes. For those that worry about being cheap or taking revenue from the club house, buy it at the course when you are signing up.

Playing through only increases the pace of the play for those that play through. The slow players you played through will continue to bog down the course unless they speed up and continuing to allow people to play through will slow down the pace of play more.

So by and large common sense will dictate what one does at the turn. The problem is, you cannot teach people common sense.

Edited by redlabel, 08 January 2013 - 03:42 AM.

[Greenie]

nbg352, on 07 January 2013 - 11:20 AM, said:

Greenie, on 06 January 2013 - 10:04 AM, said:

samlax13, on 06 January 2013 - 09:44 AM, said:

jnradioactive, on 06 January 2013 - 09:17 AM, said:

Pepperturbo, on 05 January 2013 - 10:01 AM, said:

Let's hope one day those of you that knock people that get food at the turn, don't discover you're type II diabetics.  But, considering the growth rate of that disease and others, some of you will become victims, and then see what flows from your lips.

The crap they sell at the turn is the stuff that helps to make people type II diabetics... Quite possibly the stupidest comment I've ever read. Enjoy your hot dog

Nice educated response man.  On a side note, don't clubs need food and beverage bills to be sustainable?  I think it's a ridiculous notion to say you have to wait for an opening to get back on the course...If people want to pass you then that's fine.  That's reasonable, "the foursome in front of us stopped, we don't need to, we'll proceed on to the 10th tee".  Nutritionally speaking, you shouldn't go 5 hours without eating...and bringing your own food to course is the equivalent of bringing your own candy into the movie theater, deplorable (economically speaking).  Support your club and stop being cheap...They sell peanut butter crackers, diet sodas, juices, and tons of other things diabetics could eat, so stuff that argument please.  If they don't sell that stuff, then approach them and ask them if they'd consider carrying.  All this being said, I've never had an issue at the turn at any club.  Most people are reasonable and these issues can be avoided by using common sense.  Enough people stop at the turn that this should NEVER be an issue if the starters and rangers are doing their job.

You must not be Diabetic. You didn't mention one thing that a Diabetic would eat unless they are going through low blood sugar.It has nothing to do with being cheap. You are right you shouldn't go 5 hrs.without eating. That is why I carry my own snacks. I can't rely on the cart girl to show up at regular intervals and I certainly can't count on anything of nutritional value on the cart or in the clubhouse. The only thing I can buy from them is bottled water. If you want to argue about this. Know what you are talking about first.

I play quite regularly with two type ll diabetics. It is quite common for them to stop at the turn on a hot day to grab something to boost their sugar levels, cookies, pop, candy bar, whatever it takes to get them through..

If they would bring along something decent to eat and ate while they played to help maintain a constant blood sugar level they wouldn't have to stop at the turn and grab the stuff you mention of poor nutritional value. The stuff you mention would probably cause most people to spike to much but of course if your level was that low you should bring it up with whatever. Going from really low to really high messes with my body and my golf. You want to avoid drastic changes in your blood sugar as much as possible. How someone else handles their Diabetes is their business though so if that works for them then by all means enjoy the cookies,pop, and candy bars.

[profsmitty]

g8tor20, on 02 January 2013 - 02:13 PM, said:

First off, I spend waaaay too much time reading past threads on this forum.  This section seems to be my favorite and always enjoy reading fun debatable topics from the past.

One question I have always wondered is what is the proper etiquette for stopping at the turn?

When I play private, it's never an issue as the courses are lightly played.

When I play public, the rounds can go for a long time (which doesn't bother me too much because I have a good time with my buddies no matter the speed of play).

Anyways, a few months ago, we were playing a semi-private course on a typically packed weekend.  After a 2.5 hour front side, we decided to stop at the turn and grab some food and drink.  We ordered our food and drink to go and headed back to the carts.  Then we get berated by the Members behind us for slowing play down.  The problem stemmed because even though it was packed, the group in front of us did not stop and we did.  This created the "visual" sense that we were slowing play down.  In actuality, we could have caught up with them within 1-2 holes.

We politely apologized and told the grouchy old guys that they can go ahead and play through.  They still yelled at us but it gave us the opportunity to eat while waiting on the 10th tee anyways. We thought everything was back to normal until the group who was behind them got to the 10th tee and wondered who the hell we were.  We explained what happened and they too got verbally upset that we stopped and ate.

Soooooo...whats the proper etiquette for eating at the turn?  What happens if the group in front doesn't stop?  What happens if you don't want to stop and the group in front is still getting their food? I assume when you stop you lose your spot in line but thought getting back in line was acceptable.

Is it better to just pack a sandwich in the bag and don't worry about the halfway house?  Never realized that stopping would create a mess to the folks behind us.

Just a confused golfer wanting to hear other opinions

I have moved this topic to the Rules and Etiquette Forum for two reasons: (1) because that seems to be where a question involving etiquette belongs and (2) because I think I need to remind all posters that personal attacks on other members over questions of etiquette seem very inappropriate, at best, against the general rules of posting on the GolfWRX forums, at worst.


•   While debating and discussion is fine, we will not tolerate rudeness, insulting posts, personal attacks, or purposeless inflammatory posts. Our decision is final in these matters.

[Andy L]

Generally speaking my rule of thumb has been that it's ok to stop at the turn provided you aren't holding anyone up.  If you stop, then the group behind can play through and then you jump back in behind them.  It doesn't seem that you did anything wrong as far as I can tell, but the problem is that on a real busy day that's already slow, the delay of having to jump back in line cascades back through the groups behind.

Courses can help prevent delay by providing a menu and direct line phone or number to call at the 8th or 9th tee, and by locating a snack stand in between the 9&10 so you just grab your food/drink as you go by.

Edited by Andy L, 13 January 2013 - 10:15 AM.

[rogolf]

profsmitty, on 13 January 2013 - 09:32 AM, said:

g8tor20, on 02 January 2013 - 02:13 PM, said:

First off, I spend waaaay too much time reading past threads on this forum.  This section seems to be my favorite and always enjoy reading fun debatable topics from the past.

One question I have always wondered is what is the proper etiquette for stopping at the turn?

When I play private, it's never an issue as the courses are lightly played.

When I play public, the rounds can go for a long time (which doesn't bother me too much because I have a good time with my buddies no matter the speed of play).

Anyways, a few months ago, we were playing a semi-private course on a typically packed weekend.  After a 2.5 hour front side, we decided to stop at the turn and grab some food and drink.  We ordered our food and drink to go and headed back to the carts.  Then we get berated by the Members behind us for slowing play down.  The problem stemmed because even though it was packed, the group in front of us did not stop and we did.  This created the "visual" sense that we were slowing play down.  In actuality, we could have caught up with them within 1-2 holes.

We politely apologized and told the grouchy old guys that they can go ahead and play through.  They still yelled at us but it gave us the opportunity to eat while waiting on the 10th tee anyways. We thought everything was back to normal until the group who was behind them got to the 10th tee and wondered who the hell we were.  We explained what happened and they too got verbally upset that we stopped and ate.

Soooooo...whats the proper etiquette for eating at the turn?  What happens if the group in front doesn't stop?  What happens if you don't want to stop and the group in front is still getting their food? I assume when you stop you lose your spot in line but thought getting back in line was acceptable.

Is it better to just pack a sandwich in the bag and don't worry about the halfway house?  Never realized that stopping would create a mess to the folks behind us.

Just a confused golfer wanting to hear other opinions

I have moved this topic to the Rules and Etiquette Forum for two reasons: (1) because that seems to be where a question involving etiquette belongs and (2) because I think I need to remind all posters that personal attacks on other members over questions of etiquette seem very inappropriate, at best, against the general rules of posting on the GolfWRX forums, at worst.


•   While debating and discussion is fine, we will not tolerate rudeness, insulting posts, personal attacks, or purposeless inflammatory posts. Our decision is final in these matters.

My opinion on your decision - there are far too many posts in this Golf Rules and Etiquette section that do not have any relation to a topic in the Rule book.  The Rule book does have an Etiquette section (and it's not Emily Post's social etiquette, such as wearing/not wearing hats in the clubhouse), but if the post cannot be referenced to a specific topic in the Etiquette section or a specific page in the Rule book, it belongs somewhere else, such as "General Golf Discussion" or "19th hole".  I enjoy discussing the Rules of golf and interpretations of same, but dislike wading through posts and topics that aren't, imo, relevant.  You should consider breaking this into two separate headings - "Golf Rules" and "Etiquette".
My $0.02

Edited by rogolf, 13 January 2013 - 02:27 PM.

[Newby]

rogolf, on 13 January 2013 - 02:25 PM, said:

My opinion on your decision - there are far too many posts in this Golf Rules and Etiquette section that do not have any relation to a topic in the Rule book.  The Rule book does have an Etiquette section (and it's not Emily Post's social etiquette, such as wearing/not wearing hats in the clubhouse), but if the post cannot be referenced to a specific topic in the Etiquette section or a specific page in the Rule book, it belongs somewhere else, such as "General Golf Discussion" or "19th hole".  I enjoy discussing the Rules of golf and interpretations of same, but dislike wading through posts and topics that aren't, imo, relevant.  You should consider breaking this into two separate headings - "Golf Rules" and "Etiquette".
My $0.02

I'll double that.

It seems like 80% of the threads here have nothing to do with the contents of the book of Rules of Golf (including the section on Etiquette).

Edited by Newby, 13 January 2013 - 02:34 PM.

[Air Jordan]

I typically play on weekends around 10am and usually stop at the turn for a hotdog and drink. I always call the grill before I tee off on #9 to place my oder and they have it ready when I stop by. I grab it and head to #10. It has never been an issue.

[mdgboxx]

Air Jordan, on 15 January 2013 - 01:10 PM, said:

I typically play on weekends around 10am and usually stop at the turn for a hotdog and drink. I always call the grill before I tee off on #9 to place my oder and they have it ready when I stop by. I grab it and head to #10. It has never been an issue.

It's either that or have yourself a "Canadian Golfer's Breakfast" at the Clubhouse just before tee time.

[Imp]

Newby, on 13 January 2013 - 02:31 PM, said:

rogolf, on 13 January 2013 - 02:25 PM, said:

My opinion on your decision - there are far too many posts in this Golf Rules and Etiquette section that do not have any relation to a topic in the Rule book.  The Rule book does have an Etiquette section (and it's not Emily Post's social etiquette, such as wearing/not wearing hats in the clubhouse), but if the post cannot be referenced to a specific topic in the Etiquette section or a specific page in the Rule book, it belongs somewhere else, such as "General Golf Discussion" or "19th hole".  I enjoy discussing the Rules of golf and interpretations of same, but dislike wading through posts and topics that aren't, imo, relevant.  You should consider breaking this into two separate headings - "Golf Rules" and "Etiquette".
My $0.02

I'll double that.

It seems like 80% of the threads here have nothing to do with the contents of the book of Rules of Golf (including the section on Etiquette).

3rded.

That aside, I (personally) cannot fathom having a huge meal at the turn. My body would shut down around the 11th or 12th hole as it starts digesting things. Cliff/protein Bars, water or Gatorade. I can wait until after to 'eat' to where I can take my time and enjoy the meal.

and...
I never put my shoes on from my car at private courses
I take off my hat and sunglasses on 18
I take off my hat and sunglasses before entering the club house
I look people in the eyes when shaking their hands
I don't swear
I don't spit sunflower seeds on the green
I don't stand in the line of someone's putt (behind or in front of)
Etc...

--kC

Edited by Imp, 16 January 2013 - 08:24 AM.