A very frustrating sport!

Kramer: That Gendason, what a jerk. I'm never playing golf with him again.

Elaine: Who Gendason?

Kramer: Steve Gendason.

Elaine: Why is that name familiar?

Kramer: He used to be a baseball player.

Elaine: Oh, how did you end up playing golf with him?

Kramer: Well, I met him on the course a couple of years ago. Yeah. Played with him a lot. But today was it! We're on the fifteenth hole, ya, he's beating me by a couple of strokes. Then, he's about to hit his second shot, when, he picks up the ball and CLEANS it.

Elaine: So what?

Kramer: Umph, sorry! But the rules clearly state that you cannot clean the ball unless it's on the green. The rules are very clear about that.

Jerry: Certainly are.

Kramer: Ya, so I penalized him a stroke.

Jerry: Ah, so what happened?

Kramer: He LOST IT! We almost came to blows. We were face to face like a manager and an umpire like this . . kara a pukka ba ya ka ba . . .

Jerry: All right. You're in MY face.

Elaine: I still don't see what the big deal is.

Kramer: A rule is a rule. And let's face it. Without rules there's chaos.

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Caller Bob looks different than I expected.

Looks staged.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Oh my.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

Why get into a fight over a golf ball? Just take the drop (no penalty)

Why did the guy take the ball?

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Looks like he was playing by himself (there's a surprise) and so maybe he wanted to play through and they wouldn't let him?

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

Looks like this post finally made its way to Grandpa Bob’s Facebook feed

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Wait’ll he sees the short bagel guy.

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Bob, are doing a bit about a bit?

This bored is only big enough for one meta-poster

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I thought that too, but they must have hit into him. But, he's a single - shocker!

Oh, and he doesn't put his head covers back on his woods. That drives me crazy.

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I never had any head covers. I wanted to get head covers for the irons. Never got around to it. CUZ I QUIT!!!!

I'm glad you quit before you got iron covers.

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Golf is too mysterious. I think Satan might be involved.

Why the iron cover hate?

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Elections have consequences.

Because I have never played golf with a golfer worth a damn that had them. Immediate sign of bad golfer.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

What would be a "worth a damn"s handicap?

A lot

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Worth a damn? Shoot a 110 but if you keep pace and have fun as well as practice basic golf etiquette (don't stand in someone's line, don't stand directly behind someone teeing off, be mindful of your your shadows, cart path when warranted as well as park the cart at the back of the green/towards the next tee, repair ball marks, etc) , you won't have any trouble finding a group to play with.

Shoot 80 but play at a snail's pace and act like an ass (i.e. Iron Covers), and you will be a single all the time.



The OP is about a possibly staged event that happened nearly 10 weeks ago

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Exactly. Other than not taking 500 practice swings before every shot (because it won't matter one iota) you described my game perfectly. I keep up with the guys in the 80s just fine and well all have fun.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

Getting pissed off at somebody who won't put his head covers on is fine though.

I follow the rules, play at the proper place and suck. I have iron covers that were a cheap grab bag gift. I don't like the clinking.

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Elections have consequences.

Well I am glad you can play at the proper place. I sometimes find myself playing in other places, like people's back yards, nearby parking lots, roofs of schools, etc.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

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Because irons don't need to be protected like woods and putters that can be damaged by clanking around.

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I think the iron cover thing is a tad facetious, but if you really want to know who isn't worthwhile check the practice area. The guy who shows up to the range and immediately pulls the driver and starts swinging as hard as he can is a tool. Anybody who is not hitting a wedge or short iron with the first quarter to half of their pre round bucket-- unless they have already spent time at the short game area-- is somebody I'm hoping not to be paired with.

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Judging by the gas carts and the attire this looks like a muni course somewhere, and there's a special sub-set of muni golfers who think every golf ball they come across must be abandoned and in no way could be in play by someone else, so they pick them up as backups, and from my experience they REALLY do not like being called on it.

Blue-blooded JLN looking down his nose at working class municipal golfers. Very elitist!

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