Are you Clueless on the Golf Course

type="text/javascript">Then there is the "club checker" that feels that he
I love golf, and ALMOST everything that goeshas to ask you after every shot "what ya hit?"
with it. The list of reasons to love the game isSome golfers just don't understand that what club
long and distinguished. Golf is very unique in theI hit should not have anything to do with what
regard that in loving it, there are things that youclub they hit. Then there's the guy that gives
can actually hate about it. Luckily that list iscommentary on every shot, you don't need to
nowhere near as long as the love list. I don't mindhear that you "snap hooked that one". Please
the 5 hour round, once I'm on the golf course,don't get me started on the "talker" When a
unless I have to be somewhere else at afriend of mine introduced me to the game of golf,
particular time, I really don't care how long ithe made sure that I was aware of all the little
takes. As long as the round is moving at a decentthings that I needed to know. He told me about
pace, it should't matter how long it takes. Whenwalking in another golfer's line, about not making
you have to wait ten minutes to tee off onpeople wait for you,and not talking while another
every hole, it can be very frustrating, but theregolfer is hitting or putting. All of these things seem
are worse things on the golf course.obvious but we see culprits on the course daily.
Playing with someone that is clueless is far worseThere are what I like to call "golf orphans", these
than playing a long round. How many times haveare the golfers that picked up the golf on there
you played with someone that walks in yourown. They did not have or did not want anyone
putting line and has no idea that they have evento teach them the game the right way, they
done it? How about the guy that is talking whilepurchased clubs, maybe went to the range a
you are putting? Or the guy that looks for his ballcouple of times, and here he is introducing himself
in the woods for much longer than he should.to you on the first tee.