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Old 07-12-2017, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 View Post
WOW.

If they pay, they belong.
So as long as they pay, they have a right to take huge divots and not replace or fill them? They can take swings on the greens with their wedges, they can drive carts in the bunkers and onto the greens? Can they go into bunkers and not rake them?Can they hold up everyone else on the golf course?

When I say they don't belong on the golf course I mean that until they understand the rules and etiquette and have at least a minimum degree of proficiency they shouldn't be allowed on a golf course.

When I see some of the violations of etiquette on these courses and people not taking care of the course I do a slow burn. When I see people out there that whiff three times before they make contact and then roll the ball thirty yards along the ground I wonder how they are getting any enjoyment out of being there. When I see a husband trying to teach his wife to play when he can barely play himself and they are holding up everyone behind them, I say they don't belong on a golf course.

If it were up to me it would be mandatory that everyone attends the Good Golf School before being allowed to play. Then I would have the ambassadors monitoring the players so that they follow the etiquette of the game and keep their place on the golf course.

Yes, anyone that pays evidently has a right to be on the course, but they don't have the right to ruin the course and ruin the day of the people behind them.
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