re: Most annoying pet peeve on the golf course?

Playing behind the Brotha-Love folks. Every hole is like they're playing #18 at Augusta National with the green jacket on the line. Pacing off shots, everyone standing off the green while each of the 5-some putts. Drives me up the fricking wall.

The guy who thinks it is ok to jump in between groups because he had to go back to the clubhouse and use the bathroom.

5 somes.

When a bird poops on me

the tiger woods wannabe who doesn't just kneel down behind his ball on the green for a few seconds to get the lie....but then walks around to the opposite side of the hole to get a read from that angle. Damn dude this isn't the tour, putt the frickin ball.

That, and people that get anywhere within 20 feet of the woods/cart path and decide they want to go searching for lost balls for a few minutes.

Slow play. While I'm out there to relax and have a good time, that comes with getting in a rhythm and playing well. It's hard to play well while waiting on every shot.

It's also a pet peeve seeing someone take more than 2 practice swings and looking at their putt from both sides of the hole.

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That's when I play my best golf.

no witnesses?

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Sad but true. I think they're two reasons for this.

1. I always walk when I play alone. I get into a better groove and have time while walking between shots to think about what I just did and think about what I'll do on my next shot. In other words, I concentrate on my game.

2. When playing with friends or for business I'm usually distracted and not concentrating solely on my game. Also, I'm usually in a cart so I don't have that time between shots and I never can get into the same groove as when I'm walking and alone.

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It's not hard to do, and makes things easier and smoother for everyone

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we play ready golf until the green. And sometimes if a guy just chipped up and is still away we will go ahead until he is ready.

Played 5 rounds at Kiva Dunes a few months ago...talk about some slow groups.

People who dress like slobs on the course. Tuck in your damn shirt.

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Playing behind the Brotha-Love folks. Every hole is like they're playing #18 at Augusta National with the green jacket on the line. Pacing off shots, everyone standing off the green while each of the 5-some putts. Drives me up the fricking wall.

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I played LSU with my cousin and his buddy one day, and they walked (of course). And they'd get to the ball and go through the routine Every. Single. Time. It took them forever. I was so mad, but trying to be cool. Then on like #5 or so, dude hits into the water off the tee, then ends up later in a sand trap, and two putts. I was keeping their score on my card (they were keeping their own as well) and he looks at me when he made his putt and goes "bogey." I said "That's a hell of a bogey from the water" and refused to write his score down, and from that point on I didn't worry about what they "scored" and just played my game. They also paced off every putt and analyzed it for five minutes only to miss pretty much every single one.

One thing my dad taught me is to count every stroke, or else you'll never get better.