Golf "etiquette" and rules are why young people dont get into it

I agree with you to a certain extent. When I started playing golf I was absolutely terrible (I still am, but that's a different story for another time). I would usually go play with a few people who sucked, like me, just for fun. There were old Marshalls that made playing suck at times. They would follow us around and just sit and watch us. We would let people play through when they caught up to us, so we weren't doing anything wrong. Just trying to enjoy playing. They made it very unwelcoming.

That and country club douchebaggery

Cost used to be a bigger issue. Golf is now cheaper hunting and baseball and soccer as far as family/kids activities go. That wasn’t always the case especially when we were all kids.

The people I play with just stick a tee in the ground and go.

We leave the flag in for the most part.

We do try to be quiet and still while someone else is swinging or putting.

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If you aren't a single digit your opinion means nothing anyways.

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If you think etiquette is only deserved or can be taught by single digits then you are the problem. If more players would take the time to teach etiquette instead of scoff at bad etiquette, maybe you'd see a trend. Instead it ends up being the single digits with the bad etiquette and attitudes.

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At 27 cost, course availability in BR, and opportunity cost keep me from playing more frequently.

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Courses in BR are cheap and always an open tee time somewhere. Get Golf Now and sign up for emails at any courses that have them. They are giving away golf in BR area.

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There were old Marshalls that made playing suck at times. They would follow us around and just sit and watch us. We would let people play through when they caught up to us, so we weren't doing anything wrong. Just trying to enjoy playing. They made it very unwelcoming.

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This always pisses me off and it undoubtedly drives people away from the game. It's typically the worst at the public courses where the old marshals feel like they own the place. Instead of presenting a welcoming atmosphere, they go out of their way to follow you around. In my experience it's very rarely the younger inexperienced group that breaks the rules, it's generally the older group that feels entitled to do whatever they want.

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Theres just so much small BS that people get worked up over that turn people off to it. Personally I love it but I also don't give a frick who tees off first or who pulls the pin and puts it back in and small stuff like that. Lighten up fricks. If you aren't a single digit your opinion means nothing anyways.

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What a terrible, terrible post.

There is the same amount of assholes playing golf that are involved with anything else you do in life. Driving to work, being in a hunting camp, fishing in the gulf, coaching a little league team, going to movies, etc. Nothing is immune to it unless you do something completely by yourself.

For some reason people act like golf should be the only thing completely immune to it.