phoul
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well, i am somewhat new to golf, and id like to respect all the other golfers out there with me, so what are some major do's and dont's out on the course?
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And don't forget to leave your cell phone in the car.
-JP
And don't forget to leave your cell phone in the car.
Sorry, we disagree on that one. A cell phone on silent does not bother anybody and some need it to conduct work or in case of emergencies while out there.
Or on silent. I like to have my phone just in case. You might have to call the clubhouse for some reason.
EDIT: Too slow!
Sorry, we disagree on that one. A cell phone on silent does not bother anybody and some need it to conduct work or in case of emergencies while out there.
Call the clubhouse?
Yeah but it's not the ringing that's annoying, it's the conversation.
Call the clubhouse?
-JP
Report slow play, your cart might break down, someone could get hurt, whatever, any reason. Doesn't have to be the clubhouse, you might just need the phone.
Yeah but it's not the ringing that's annoying, it's the conversation.
-JP
JP
You must have missed the saftey part of having a cell phone.
Heart attacks are more common than you think on the golf course and the 5-10 mins you spend driving to the club house (or heaven forbid you have to walk) can mean the difference between someone living or dying.
This was the best post in the thread. Maybe we should get back to answering the OP's question. I think we've beaten the cell phone thing to death.
If you say so.
But in the 42 years I've been playing this game, I cannot recall a single time that I needed to call a clubhouse for anything, but that's me.
And it is very much the conversation that disrupts things. I can recall many occasions where I and others were waiting for someone to finish talking before the rest of us could putt or play a shot. I've also been with people who have had to excuse themselves from playing an entire hole (or holes in the case of one guy) because their conversation was so important that they couldn't continue. I have to wonder that if someone's world is so complicated that they can't even play an entire round of golf because of phone calls, then why did they come out to the course in the first place?
As far as the the "24/7", business crowd is concerned, all I can say is that in the decades prior to cellular phones, there have surely been other "important" people who played golf yet they somehow managed to either stay employed or in business despite the 4 or 5 hours they spent beyond the reach of conventional communication.
Now how did THEY manage to do that?
If someone claims to be in such demand that they can't be without their cell phone for a round of golf -- especially on a Sunday, no less -- then they're either self-important egomaniacs far too wrapped up in their own narcissism or they're in dire need of a less demanding job.
Either way, I pity them.
Leave the silly thing in the car and enjoy a quiet afternoon for a change; that's part of the reason for playing golf, isn't it? The world will still be spinning on its axis despite your being incommunicado for the time it takes to watch a football game.
In my opinion, of course.
-JP
I understand what you're saying, but are you suggesting that prior to cellphones people were dropping like flies on golf courses across the country more so than they are now?
Sorry, but I just don't believe that.
-JP
This was the best post in the thread. Maybe we should get back to answering the OP's question. I think we've beaten the cell phone thing to death.