This "entitled" golfer just infuriated me, and should infuriate everyone else as well

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We live in Gilchrist with our lanai overlooking the 8th green of Kildeer. Pinellas Place runs between our lanai and the course.
We had just moved in and were sitting on our lanai and watching the golfers putt on the green.
All of the sudden this ball lands in our yard. The next thing we know, this guy comes running across Pinellas with his pitching wedge and before we could say anything he hits his ball from our yard back across Pinellas toward the green!!
We were shocked! I did manage to say “Next time please don’t hit from our yard”, too stunned to think of much else to say!
He yells over his shoulder, “just giving your grass a trim!”
We were both dumbstruck! He was not only rude but so arrogant and entitled. Obviously knows nothing of golf etiquette, or etiquette in general.

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I am still mulling over the idea of buying one of those paintball guns for those who feel they can breech the rules with impunity. Not only golfers, but golf cart drivers. :-)

But then, I would then fall into that category, wouldn’t I?

But maybe I should take Mickelson’s lead and evaluate the pros and cons before I took some action. Would I get probation? Would LE just roll their eyes at the old, senile person and laugh it off? Would I get sued? If so, would my umbrella policy cover it?

So many questions ...
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When we visited some friends in TV, my husband was taken out to their "free" executive golf course to play golf. He was surprised to see that it was only par 3 and was completely unchallenging.
If your husband were an experienced golfer, he would have know that 'executive' courses are always short with mostly par 3 holes


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I guess he was spoiled after having played golf in Pebble Beach, CA.
You mean our exec courses are not the same quality as Pebble Beach? What a surprise.
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Oh the stories I could tell while living on the course. Guys playing in the dark with their headlights pointed to the green. Golfers driving all over my yard looking for a ball. Another guy telling me to f... o.. when I told him to stop beating my shrubs while he was looking for his ball. (Unfortunately I went after him, but the coward drove away). I was able to id him and found out he actually worked on one of the courses. No more. Daily Sun published the golf etiquette rules on Feb. 4, 2013. They need to be published again. Never play or retrieve a ball from the yard of a resident. Report any damage of private property. Playing is strictly prohibited beyond the property line of a resident, even if not designated by white stakes.
90% of our golfers are great and respectful and I am more than happy to let them get their ball (unless it's a ProV1) The trees have finally grown so I get very few balls any more. Love the view! ps last time I played Evans Prairie, I had to call up and tell them the fairways were so wet they should ban carts. We were sinking. Where is the course superintendent?
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When we visited some friends in TV, my husband was taken out to their "free" executive golf course to play golf. He was surprised to see that it was only par 3 and was completely unchallenging. The grass was in poor condition. I guess he was spoiled after having played golf in Pebble Beach, CA. But these "free" courses are great for those wanting or needing to practice everyday before attempting the championship courses.
The "free" executive courses are also great for most of us golfers who have no desire to play a championship course.
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When we visited some friends in TV, my husband was taken out to their "free" executive golf course to play golf. He was surprised to see that it was only par 3 and was completely unchallenging. The grass was in poor condition. I guess he was spoiled after having played golf in Pebble Beach, CA. But these "free" courses are great for those wanting or needing to practice everyday before attempting the championship courses.
Hmmmm, I play "championship" courses regularly and have played some tour courses but not Pebble. I love to play the executive courses, and usually try to play the level three and four tracks. I find the execs in TV to be mostly well maintained and designed and in some cases quite challenging (tell your hubby to try Pelican). I don't look at them as "practice" for the championship courses, but rather a unique experience on their own. I usually play in ninety minutes or less and enjoy not always having to slog through a five hour round. Everybody has to find their own comfort zone - mine is rather sizeable.
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We do not live on a golf course here but have lived on Country Club courses in Texas and Georgia. Oh, the stories I could tell. It’s just not here in TV.
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a new reason all golf carts should have some kind of id, be it a tag or decal
I think it’s become necessary due to the population.
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We live in Gilchrist with our lanai overlooking the 8th green of Kildeer. Pinellas Place runs between our lanai and the course.
We had just moved in and were sitting on our lanai and watching the golfers putt on the green.
All of the sudden this ball lands in our yard. The next thing we know, this guy comes running across Pinellas with his pitching wedge and before we could say anything he hits his ball from our yard back across Pinellas toward the green!!
We were shocked! I did manage to say “Next time please don’t hit from our yard”, too stunned to think of much else to say!
He yells over his shoulder, “just giving your grass a trim!”
We were both dumbstruck! He was not only rude but so arrogant and entitled. Obviously knows nothing of golf etiquette, or etiquette in general.
Unreal!
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When we visited some friends in TV, my husband was taken out to their "free" executive golf course to play golf. He was surprised to see that it was only par 3 and was completely unchallenging. The grass was in poor condition. I guess he was spoiled after having played golf in Pebble Beach, CA. But these "free" courses are great for those wanting or needing to practice everyday before attempting the championship courses.
I bet Pebble Beach wasn't free.
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I bet Pebble Beach wasn't free.
Not quite-----$495 off season, $525 in season. Plus it's hard to get a tee time unless you stay at one of the resorts for $800-$1200/night. Now if you don't mind putting on a lunar landscape, the fee is only $250 for the week of 9/4 after they aerate.
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Not quite-----$495 off season, $525 in season. Plus it's hard to get a tee time unless you stay at one of the resorts for $800-$1200/night. Now if you don't mind putting on a lunar landscape, the fee is only $250 for the week of 9/4 after they aerate.
Yes, so hardly a good comparison between a TV course and Pebble Beach.
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My neighbor works at the golf courses and thinks golfers are rudest, most demamding and selfish people in TV.
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used to live on a golf course and the golfers will stop at nothing to get their ball even after they had hit your home.I was even told thats what you get for living on a golf course. The ambassadors cannot do a thing about these rude golfers and yes there were many! We had to move and are very happy to be away from that nightmare and yes it was in the villages!
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My neighbor works at the golf courses and thinks golfers are rudest, most demamding and selfish people in TV.
Straight from the horse's mouth...or better still, straight from the gopher's mouth...
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If your husband were an experienced golfer, he would have know that 'executive' courses are always short with mostly par 3 holes




You mean our exec courses are not the same quality as Pebble Beach? What a surprise.
Yes, he was surprised because of the way our friends were raving endlessly about the golf courses as if they were of the Pebble Beach caliber. He was not told the course was "executive." In fact, he accepted their invitation to see for himself because he could not believe that it was possible to play on such a great course for free.

By the way, we lived only 1/2 hour from Pebble Beach, so he did not have to stay at an expensive resort there. But yes the fee was high but well worth it because of its beauty and challenges. I am sure you have seen it on television.

However I acknowledge it would be great to be able to play golf all day and every day 365 (366 in a leap years) days a year without having to pay anything except for trail fees if you don't bring your own golf cart.

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