Golf Pet Peeves

[Nolan Dalla]

I'm watching the US Open. Here are the pet peeves I have that seem to come up repeatedly at every single tournament:

(1) The guy in the crowd at every tee-box who screams "GET IN THE HOLE!" after the golfer hits a 485 yard tee shot on a par five.

(2) The guy in the crowd who screams "YOU THE MAN" after EVERY SINGLE GOLFER tees-off. Is every golfer 'the man?"

(3) The idiots in the cowd who run towards the ball when it drifts into the crowd. Get away from the freakin' ball!

(4) TV Announcers who won't state the obvious -- when Woods has a four stroke lead, the tournament is OVER. DONE. KAPUT. State the fact that everyone is playing for second place. DON'T give us the nonsense line that the player 6 strokes back with 7 holes to go is "making a move" when he makes a birdie at 12.


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[Nick Douglas]

Agreed.

My other personal one is the dumb phrases they use over an over. A guy in the woods is ALWAYS "in jail". In a bunker is "on the beach". Ugh.

 

[Cartman88]

The other thing that really pisses me off:

When a player is in the woods lining up a 180 metre recovery shot with a tiny gap to navigate the ball thru .... and the crowd is so busy trying to burst thru the ropes to get a glimpse they don't realise that they are standing in the exact spot where the ball is about to be smashed.

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

Sergio's pre-shot routine makes the hairs on my neck stand up.

The only reason to watch the LPGA is so you don't have to hear "YOU DA MAN" after the ball has just been struck.

 

[Bama6895]

Lets us not forget all the cheers as soon as guy hits a shot and they have no clue where the ball is going. It could go 30 yards into the woods and these idiots are going wild with cheers.

The Sergio routine has to stop. It is out of control.

 

[fatdaddycool]

The only reason to watch the LPGA is so you don't have to hear "YOU DA MAN" after the ball has just been struck.

Bobbybluechip

Shoot, have you watched the LPGA lately? Most of them ARE men! Sergio wouldn't be able to wrestle half of them to the ground if he had to! Try screaming "you da woman" to Nancy Lopez or one of those big ole gals and see if she doesn't just haul off and hit you so hard your ears touch

Other than that Sergio's waggles are ridiculous

 

[SixFive]

I attended the PGA at Valhalla in 2000 so I was right amidst these folks. I have to admit that I was one of those running to the errant balls, at least when it was hit by a good player. Tiger hit too much of a fade that Friday on # 10, and it landed in the rough about 30 yards from me. I quick stepped it right to the ball because, hey, I want to be near this guy when he hits the ball and that's a good chance to do it. I had to step back about 10 feet once the marshall made it to the ball, and I was able to watch Tiger hit his shot out of the rough. The power he displayed plowing thru the 5 inch rough was something else as was the 1x2 feet divot. I still have part of that divot today, lol. Maybe I could sell that on ebay??

As far as my golf pet peeves, Johnny Miller and his elitist attitude really grates on my nerves. He's the Bill Walton of golf announcers.

Sergio's waggling is very disturbing.

The idiot on the course yelling, "YOU THE MAN, TIGER" usually has a stack of 8 plastic beer cups that he carries along with him.

Gallery idiots that call each golfer by their first name and say inane things such as, "Good job, Jay, that sure was a nice recovery on #5 2 days ago!" or "Craig, did u use a 2 iron or a 3 iron off that tee?" or "I sure wish I could hit a flop shot like that, Phil!"

People that drag along their kids who are 7 or less and let them get sunburned which then leads to them screaming their heads off by 2PM. Get a frikkin' babysitter u stupid idiot!

 

[Neemer]

First and foremost, Sergio's setup! "Come on already!" Don't see how anyone could play with him. PGA should adopt a limited waggle rule!!

Those fellas drivin' the rascals around the course with a front basket full of dogs and chips. It never fails as soon as I get a nice spot to sit down, one of these guys wheels right in front of me and sets the parking brake. The only medical condition that 99% of these fellas have is "Eating Like a Horse" syndrome. Get up and walk.....

 

[Palmetto Pimp]

You guys are too freakin funny talkin bout Sergios setup. That shit bugged me all weekend. NOW GET IN THE HOLE!!! lmao

 

[Palmetto Pimp]

Did anyone see the announcer get choked up in the beginning of the telecast, when he was talkin about how his son hit a hole in one and it was the best fathers day present he could have ever asked for? I thought that was the highlight of the day.

 

[Bluemound Freak]

This is a personal peeve of mine while I am playing.........Some Jackass talking while I am putting, Driving, Chipping, anything! If you want to ask me my opinion on what shot to take or what club I am using or how I am playing this shot.......Ask me in the cart or the clubhouse.

And.........People who lolly gag all day and then wonder why the group behind you is pushing. I played just this weekend who had the longest damn "Routine" for every shot, now don't get me wrong I have a routine, but don't make it 3 minutes for every shot especially when your shots are going about 5 feet every shot!

Be Curtious and play the game.....If you want to socialize join a sewing circle!

 

[kosar]

The most annoying thing about golf to me is when the announcers repeatedly say, 'that was a great golf shot'. WTF? We know what sport we're watching.

Do you ever hear, 'that was a great tennis drop shot'?

or

'That was a great baseball double play'?

Drives me nuts.

 

[nighthorse]

I totally agree something needs to be done about Sergio. They should enforce the delay rules. Maybe a few warnings will wake this guy up.

As for my own golfing, It's generally the group ahead that bugs me. I'm always conscious of people behind me. Seems like I always run into groups that are completely oblivious to anything going on around them. Writing down scores while standing on the green really torques me tight.

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

#1 pet peeve Cell phones
#2 people with over 15 hcp that insist on playing from tips of back tee.

 

[Hack]

What a way to break my virginity by disagreeing with the Serge peeve.
Although Garcia`s waggle is is definitely annoying(hit the fu**ing ball already)
he is still one of the quicker paced golfers out there who has never been cited or even warned for slow play.

Also Davis Love the tird(smiles are free dude)

 

[yyz]

CHEATERS!!!!!!!!

I hear far too often: "Golf is the only sport where a guy calls a penalty on himself."

That's great. It's also the only sport where guys mark a score less than what they shot, on the scorecard. The only sport where a guy will move his ball when no one is looking. The only sport people take "Mulligan's". Don't count penalty strokes. Etc.....It's also a sport where very few players know the rules! I could play anyone at this forum, on any course, and beat you. Not because I out play you, but because you would make so many rule infractions, that your score would go through the roof! (Of course, I don't really play that formally, but that could happen.)

What I hate while I'm playing?

• People not repairing ball marks on the green. If you fix yours, and one more, you are way ahead of a lot of golfers.
  
• Not replacing divots. Walk the ten yards to get the sod that you just chunked!
  
• Not raking the traps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD, do I hate that one! I know most hacks figure, "I'm not going to be back in there today, so why should I care?" It is an easy thing to do, jackass! Besides......the above mentioned items are not options. You are supposed to do them!
  
• People "yelling" on other holes. "Yo! Beer Bitch!" or, "Hey, Bob.......You going to Stan's tonight, to watch the game?" There are other people trying to play, dork.
  
• People under the age of 40 riding golf carts. Get out and walk, you turds.
  
• Anyone who golfs twice a year. You have no class, no clue, and no business being out there ruining everyone elses day......you don't need to be here these two days, either....go back to the bar.
  
• The fact that this is the only sport where some "hacks", can ruin my game. If you bowl like shit, I don't care. It doesn't affect my game. If you suck at tennis.....it's on your own court. But if you suck at golf, you slow every mutherflucker behind you up, too! PLUS, it takes three more hours after you have gone home, for the pace to get back to where it belongs!
  

Okay.......I'm done.

 

[boilermaker]

Not playing for anything. Just the other day played with a guy from work, we get to the first tee and I ask what we playing for?
His reply was I never play for anything . My reply was WTF , hell I would rather loose than not play for anything. Needless to say I won't be playing golf with this wussie again.