re: Dumbest things in Golf according to Golf Digest

Called the National in Westlake to play a few years back and got two tee times. A little over an hour from here. Couldn't get enough for the two tee times so called back and cancelled one. Needed to move the tee time back, it was during the week, and they accommodated. Get down there and lo and behold the greens had been punched and sanded. We thought about going elsewhere but decided to go ahead and play. We get to number 7 and there's enough room on the other side of the green to drive your cart by not being inside the stakes, and one of our players drive his cart over there so as to not walk 50yds to his ball. We finish the hole and the other cart pair walk off towards their cart, me, and the marshal drives up and tells us to tell the other guy parked away from the green to keep the cart outside the stakes. I then tell the fricking marshal I called down here,(the national) three fricking times and nary a peep about punched greens. He said who did you talk to and I said hell I don't know, probably three different people. He got in his cart and drove off.

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6. Mandatory carts Golf carts are a critical aspect of golf. They allow many physically unable to walk to enjoy this great game, not to be discredited. But they should never, ever be mandatory. If a golfer wants to hoof it, more power to them. And we’re not buying the pace of play argument against that. As for those facilities that need the revenue, we understand. Simply institute a trail fee for those who walk to offset the cart revenue loss. It at least provides the option to pack your own bag and get in a little extra exercise, and having that option is all we ask.

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this is the worst rule of all, how can you have mandatory carts when its a walking game .

Thats absurd.

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It is a never ending bitch fest

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That's just the golf business. Everywhere.

But you're right about the damned if you do, damned if you don't aspect of maintenance.

I honestly don't mind paying full price to play punched greens at my own course. It's only when I'm at a place that I won't get to play again. That's really just me being selfish.

I agree with most of these. However they can Frick off with the ball retriever hate. Couldn't tell you how many Pro Vs I have grabbed just off the banks of ponds, apparently barely beyond the reach of someone who also thought retrievers were dumb

I want to dissect this a bit --

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I've got a ball retriever. Don't mind the starter spiels. Definitely don't have 100 head covers. Never use poker chips for markers. I like to walk or ride, can't carry a ice chest. No iron covers, did at one time but lost some so just chunked the rest. If I double cluck, I'll count it as two. Don't mind the kid getting my clubs out or putting them in. Adjustable driver, if it aint broke, don't fix it. I do hate it when you call for a tee time and they don't pass on to you that the greens have just been punched. My game is always on point so I don't need no stinking golf aids. And I cut down a set of my wife's clubs to make a junior set for my grandson and couldn't tell the difference between them and the junior set his father bought him.

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So you have a ball retriever, like talkative starters (so you encourage it), have had iron covers before, and you think your game is always on point.

You do you, man.

I carry a dime and a poker chip.

Dime whenever I’m in someone’s line.
Poker chip otherwise.

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I carry a dime and a poker chip. Dime whenever I’m in someone’s line. Poker chip otherwise.

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I’d almost the same but also include a quarter.

Poker chip when I’m well away from the hole. Helps me see when I’m looking from the other side and arguably speeds things up instead of searching the green for a small coin from 30 feet away.

i use the quarter if I’m 10-15 ft away and worried about the line of others.

Always use the dime anywhere close to the hole.

I have a LSU poker chip but there is a “coin” inside that is the size of a dime. It detaches from the chip itself and is magnetic. I assume that is not what they are referring to here. I didn’t know people actually used the entire poker chip as a ball marker.

$100 leather headcovers- Wife bought me one. Love it, but wouldn't have bought it myself.


Poker chip ball markers- these can go DIAF.


Adjusting the driver- haven't touched it since it was purchased. I don't want it tweeked.



Clubhandling- had this job and it's as bad for the kid as it is for the guy playing. I don't need a tip, it's my job to clean your clubs. Just a bad deal all around for everyone, IMO.



Everyone aerates, it is what it is. Courses should be required and mandated by law to tell people they are aerated and how long it's been since they punched. Then they should offer a deal or not. If you don't offer a deal, I may or may not come play, it just depends. If you do offer a deal, awesome. I think the only thing I expect is for you to tell me, and then put the ball in my court on whether the deal is worth it or not.