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I really like Woundedduck's idea. I mean, it somew...

2005-11-11T19:13:00.000-08:00

I really like Woundedduck's idea. I mean, it somewhat happens naturally already. Any experienced golfer knows that the later it gets in the day, the more jerks will be on the course.

But to just make it official would be great:

Let's say 0-18's only between first tee and 9 am?

Let it be a free-for-all after that.

i'm an old skateboarder who has taken up golf to g...

2005-11-11T09:46:00.000-08:00

i'm an old skateboarder who has taken up golf to give my bones a rest and to hang out with my dad and brother more. i live in a place where it snows so in the winter i go to a privately owned indoor skatepark for a little bit of exercise.
the first time i went to this skatepark, i had to sign a legal waiver, stating that if i get hurt, its my fault and i can't sue. i also had to sign another paper that has listed the rules of conduct. the whole process took under ten minutes. they put my name on file and now whenever i go there, they can expect that i will behave properly. if i choose to act like an ass, the kick me out. no refund. its as simple as that.
imagine if public courses had the same system!
they could basically state in the rules of conduct, that if a ranger catches some hack breaking a rule, then he can be ejected from the course without a refund.
i'll bet that you would never see so much as a ball mark on a course with such a policy.

Since Socal courses are so over-stuffed with golfe...

2005-11-11T07:15:00.000-08:00

Since Socal courses are so over-stuffed with golfers, many of whom are morons as described in the above post, courses should demand only players with a certain handicap can play on the weekends. Whether semi-private or muni, I've never played a course on the weekend that wasn't jam-packed, so I don't think there would be any profit loss if courses cherry-picked their patrons just a little. St. Andrews (I know St. Andrews, St. Andrews is a friend of mine, and Woodley Lakes, you're no St. Andrews) demands a handicap of 28 or better, so why not L.A. munis?

This illustrates one of the great paradoxes of the...

2005-11-10T06:46:00.000-08:00

This illustrates one of the great paradoxes of the game: It's great because practically anyone who's motivated can get out and play golf. Problem is, practically anyone who's motivated can get out and play golf...

Few folks, it seems, actually get exposed to golf etiquette (or hell, SOCIAL etiquette for that matter). I mean, I have picked up my share of golf balls in my day---off in the deep woods while chasing my OWN Tiger-right balls. BUT, I have the limited intelligence needed to be reasonably confident that the shiny new ball lying in great shape in the middle of my fairway is either a.) a beautiful shot by someone behind me or b.) an ATROCIOUS shot from an adjacent fairway that at least got lucky enough to be laying in "A" fairway for their recovery.

The same knuckleheads HAD to have someone who had taken 8 serpentine approach shots to GET to a green only to plumbbob and circle a put eyeing it like they're vying for the U.S. Open with this putt only to chunk it 8 feet short/past/wide/anything but close while the group behind is about to have a stroke waiting on them.

Like my Mom (the English teacher) used to say, "You can't fix stupid."