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22 minutes ago, Shankyouverymuch said:

I was just in Gatlinburg for a few days and played at Island Pointe (formerly River Island)with my friends. I was getting my cart and arranging my stuff and the starter comes at me with " Do you believe everything Fauci tells you?" because I was wearing a mask. It took a minute to sink in and I said what? and he points out that I am wearing a mask. I was like whatever guy and it's actually a bit chilly so it feels good. I was wondering with my buddies if he does that all day long for the last 14 months to any golfer that wears a mask. Very bizarre.

LOL starter must be a real Rhodes Scholar. 

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29 minutes ago, Shankyouverymuch said:

I was just in Gatlinburg for a few days and played at Island Pointe (formerly River Island)with my friends. I was getting my cart and arranging my stuff and the starter comes at me with " Do you believe everything Fauci tells you?" because I was wearing a mask. It took a minute to sink in and I said what? and he points out that I am wearing a mask. I was like whatever guy and it's actually a bit chilly so it feels good. I was wondering with my buddies if he does that all day long for the last 14 months to any golfer that wears a mask. Very bizarre.

 

I was in nearby Sevierville recently. The unholy amalgam of Chuck E. Cheese on a Friday night and Walmart on the Saturday after payday. Never again. 

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50 minutes ago, PoolPond said:

Not the best etiquette on their part but at least they came over. But, how long did the whole round take?  Sounds like it was long.  Also sounds like you don't know these other two guys? Just got paired up I assume?  Sounds like a nightmare slow round, especially since you waited on the tee for a legit 10 min.  Driving around looking for your partner's ball, when you could go hit yours first, while he's looking then go help, is not the best way to speed up play and in fact might be one of the worst contributors to slow play.  I'd probably wait but might be outta of there too. 

I started this thread to see if people agreed with me or if I would be told to lighten up.  
 

We were just paired up.  The round was slow and just shy of 5 hours.  The hold up was in front of us all day.  
 

That is a good point about hitting vs. looking for a partner and then hitting.  In this case, my ball was in front of one of the other guys and I had to wait for him anyhow.  So, I helped my partner look.

 

As you said, at least they came over.  I would have understood a wave and “We’ve gotta run” more than stopping me from putting.  Their next stop was the bar.

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I see quite a few people wearing masks outside, and at the golf course. Some of the ladies say it keeps them warm in the cool morning.

Not my cup of tea but whatever floats your boat I guess.

 

The other thing I see a lot of is people driving a car by themselves and wearing a mask.

 

However, in neither case am I going to say anything to them like the Fauci comment.

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I'm ok with no handshake.  I can't believe the guys on tour who take off their hat, run their hand through their hair, and then shake hands?  Not to mention most of the guys I play with have taken a leak or two during the round.  Fist bump or even a tip of the cap is fine with me.  Although I was something of a germophobe prior to all of this.

 

As to the OP, that was downright rude if they went to the bar.  A minute or two wouldn't have killed them.  

 

While I may agree with the starter's intention with the Fauci comment, in no way is that his place to say something like that.  He comes off as being as drunk on power as the people he criticizes.  I have a big enough problem with them thinking they can tell you what tees to play.  

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On 4/26/2021 at 12:47 PM, MarcellusW said:

 

As you said, at least they came over.  I would have understood a wave and “We’ve gotta run” more than stopping me from putting.  Their next stop was the bar.

 

Yep, that seals the deal. Poor etiquette. 

 

If I was in a legitimate hurry (i.e. already darn near running late for something) I might have left like they did, but I would have been apologetic about it and quickly explained I had to run because the round lasted longer than expected. 

 

But if they were just going to the bar? They can take a minute to let you putt. 

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On 4/23/2021 at 9:53 AM, LeoLeo99 said:

That's the proper thing to do. We have one guy that occasionally dawdles.  We'll all be on the green while he looks for his ball in the water hazard and then breaks out his ball retriever and hawks balls.  We'll putt out and leave while he's still ball hawking.  We should stop.  It's bad etiquette and he doesn't get the message anyway.

One accidental situation I had was caused by this very scenario. I was waiting to tee off on a hole but wasn't exactly paying super close attention. I eventually look up and see the group ahead make it up to the green, so I'm good to go. I proceed to tee off and pull my drive hard left into the woods. As we walk up, this guy comes up to us, fuming, because I hit into him while he was ball hawking in the woods. (I didn't actually hit him, fwiw.) His three playing partners, by then, had already finished putting. 

 

Yeah - in a perfect world I would've counted to make sure the whole foursome was on the green. But this guy was pretty lacking in self awareness to come up mad at me because my stray tee shot found his vicinity while he was hidden in the woods.

 

 

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