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Golf heckling hypothetical
Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:36 pm
Obviously if a fan makes too much noise or screams in someone's backswing, they'll get thrown out of the tourney.
But take this hypothetical- what if there was a concerted effort involving multiple hecklers to intentionally derail a golfer. Say it's Sunday afternoon at a major and Tiger and Rory Sabbatini are tied for the lead. A dozen Tiger fan boys decide they love Tiger so much they're going to sabotage Rory.
Each of the twelve hecklers space themselves throughout the course to target Sabbatini. Every third or fourth swing, a heckler screams at maximum volume just as the golfer beings his downswing.
Sure, they'd remove the heckler but then 10-20 minutes later, the next heckler in line screams during Sabbatini's backswing. I'm certain after a few holes this would greatly impact the outcome.
A few questions:
1) Can each heckler be charged criminally or cited somehow? Or would they just be removed from the grounds?
2) What would the PGA response be? Would they intervene or otherwise stop/postpone the tourney?
3) Has anything like this ever happened before?
But take this hypothetical- what if there was a concerted effort involving multiple hecklers to intentionally derail a golfer. Say it's Sunday afternoon at a major and Tiger and Rory Sabbatini are tied for the lead. A dozen Tiger fan boys decide they love Tiger so much they're going to sabotage Rory.
Each of the twelve hecklers space themselves throughout the course to target Sabbatini. Every third or fourth swing, a heckler screams at maximum volume just as the golfer beings his downswing.
Sure, they'd remove the heckler but then 10-20 minutes later, the next heckler in line screams during Sabbatini's backswing. I'm certain after a few holes this would greatly impact the outcome.
A few questions:
1) Can each heckler be charged criminally or cited somehow? Or would they just be removed from the grounds?
2) What would the PGA response be? Would they intervene or otherwise stop/postpone the tourney?
3) Has anything like this ever happened before?
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Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:44 pm to ClientNumber9
I’m pretty sure that once it happened enough times they would catch on.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:46 pm to ClientNumber9
Sounds like you've crunched the numbers.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:47 pm to ClientNumber9
Some nerd on the couch would figure it out and call in a rules violation.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:48 pm to ClientNumber9
not being able to yell during a golfer’s shot is dumb, IMO
Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:55 pm to ClientNumber9
Golf board
Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:57 pm to TH03
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Some nerd on the couch would figure it out and call in a rules violation.
Not anymore. USGA and PGA eliminated call-in penalties.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 5:10 pm to ClientNumber9
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Say it's Sunday afternoon at a major and Tiger and Rory Sabbatini are tied for the lead. A dozen Tiger fan boys decide they love Tiger so much they're going to sabotage Rory.
The Slovaks around the world would be at the tourney all up in Tiger’s grill so it would probably be even.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 5:10 pm to Golfer
I was joking, but thank God. 
Posted on 5/13/19 at 5:22 pm to ClientNumber9
Like this guy?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 5:57 pm to TulaneFan
But you don’t know who the next one is going to be.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 6:05 pm to LouBega
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But you don’t know who the next one is going to be.
True... but once the PGA Tour noticed that one player was being systematically targeted they would intervene.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 6:30 pm to TulaneFan
That’s his hypothetical, what would they do to intervene? Clear the entire course and continue play once all fans are gone?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 6:32 pm to Ed Osteen
They would have to I would think.
No way to find out who the person is in that short time without significantly delaying the round.
No way to find out who the person is in that short time without significantly delaying the round.
This post was edited on 5/13/19 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:19 pm to Ed Osteen
That’s his hypothetical, what would they do to intervene? Clear the entire course and continue play once all fans are gone
This would never happen
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:51 pm to rilesrick
welcome to the hypothetical thread
Posted on 5/13/19 at 8:04 pm to Ed Osteen
I think it was the 2012 TPC. Tiger wasn't playing well, and some heckler kept saying "put it in her butt" when Tiger was about to swing. He didn't do it in his backswing. But Tiger was pissed, and the crowd around this guy just looked back at him like he has just killed someone.
Are hecklers annoying and disrespecting the game? Yeah. But there's some funny shite out there though.
Are hecklers annoying and disrespecting the game? Yeah. But there's some funny shite out there though.
Posted on 5/14/19 at 5:58 am to ClientNumber9
Just need a 78 VW bug and a gift card to Sizzlers. Shooter!
Posted on 5/14/19 at 6:12 am to tress4pres
After the 2nd or 3rd time the poor guy who did it next would be beaten to a pulp by Sabbatini. He's a hothead who looks like he could hold his own in a fight.
Posted on 5/14/19 at 6:26 am to ForeverGator
That's not funny
I've been watching golf my whole life and have never heard a funny heckler. They all sound like drunk idiots
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But there's some funny shite out there though
I've been watching golf my whole life and have never heard a funny heckler. They all sound like drunk idiots
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