Golf etiquette/honesty

[iamsuperdan]

Do people honestly not see how a post about Trump could turn this golf thread into a politics thread?

The post was impliying that he's a liar. And there are people here who both support and do not support him.

There's a reason we don't want political or religious threads here.

 

Now cue the complaints about censorship.

 

 

 

 

[SfanGoch]

I used to work for him. That's neither political nor religious.  

[afx]

Definition of forum

plural forums also fora play \ˈfȯr-ə\

1a : the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business

b : a public meeting place for open discussion 

• The club provides a forum for people interested in local history.

c : a medium (such as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or expression of ideas

2: a judicial body or assembly : court

3a : a public meeting or lecture involving audience discussion 

• The town has scheduled a public forum to discuss the proposal.

b : a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usually by several authorities

[SfanGoch]

Free speech is checked at the front door of most internet fora. Lively debate is frowned upon and actively discouraged. 

[Snake45]

Many years ago, when I was much younger and much stupider, I (as a two-striper) was arguing with a USAF noncom with five or six stripes and MANY years and much seniority on me. At one point he said, "I do believe you would shoot a tiger in the butt with a BB gun." 

I took the hint, thereby becoming just a little less stupid that day. 

Just remembered that story, for some reason. 

[SfanGoch]

My First Sergeant at Ft. Campbell always said. "There's nothing more useless than a private except a second lieutenant.""

Know what the 4th I.D. patch signifies?

Four second lieutenants all pointing north.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Yup.

[OldTrucker]

At some point you have to call him on it. He's your partner and others will erronously make the assumption that you are the same.

I was lucky. My wife made me go with her dad when we were first married.

I had never played before and besides missing the ball more than a few times my score was astronomically over par.

When we got home he actually floated at how bad he beat me.

4th time out it had rained and he had a tough game but I was exceptionally lucky and beat him by two strokes!

He accused me of cheating and left the golf course without me!

Plus side, he never asked me to go ever again!

Edited July 11, 2018 by OldTrucker

[afx]

Updated/revised rules are due to be released January 2019 - might use that as an excuse to buy him a copy.

http://www.golfwrx.com/515526/2019-rule-changes-whats-in-it-for-you/?utm_source=Front&utm_medium=Featured_Center_Sub&utm_campaign=GolfWRX_OnSite&utm_content=sub

Edited July 11, 2018 by afx

[Jim N]

My suggestion is to check with your daughter and perhaps your son in law to see how to handle this.  Even liars and cheats don't like to be called out as such, and the potential collateral damage from this may affect your daughter.  Her relationship with him may suffer as a result of this.

[afx]

An example of the 2019 rule changes

https://www.golfchannel.com/video/new-rules-ball-water/

[tbill]

Still trying to figure out how to say something without it going sideways, although I did tell him last week to check his math on a couple of holes....., his reply was ‘ sometimes I forget....’. Seems like an important part of the game , what with it being score driven and all...

[tbill]

well, must be my comments about checking his math has made some sort of impression. I noticed lately he is using an app on his phone to keep track of his shots, and ironically, still missing some, but, it does seem like he is making an attempt of some sort [to be honest on his score, or to shut me up......, not sure which yet]. I have decided to just keep reminding him at the end of each hole if his math seems suspect to me. I figure eventually he will keep actual score, or stop golfing with me, lol.

 

on a side note, last two weeks he has moaned about his horrible scores, in my head I was saying to myself, 'gee, lot tougher game when you keep actual score'.

[afx]

I believe step 1 is admitting you have a problem - sounds like he is moving in that direction.

[tbill]

I sure hope so, because even if the scores are horrible, many more people would be willing to play golf with him, and he would have a lot more fun.

[OldTrucker]

Too, once he stops cheating he will find his game will actually improve!

He will have incentive to try and improve his game rather than coasting along on the lie.

A  golf pro that worked at one of the courses here would tell that to his students that were fudging the scores.