Please don't characterize the Cypress Course by my description of
one instance. By far most of my experiences there have been
positive. It is not uncommon to have the course to yourself.
The problem with walking through and butting in front of the
group ahead is it promotes rude behavior rather than discourage it.
Even worse it would be calculated rather than negligent. I don't
think anybody percieved themselves as being rude in the instance
described. If anything they just didn't think about it.......there
lies the root of most "rude" behavior.
Back to the main point, my experiences here on the Monterey
Peninsula at Cypress, Carmel Middle School and Big Sur have been
predominately positive. I am sorry to here that is not your
experience in Texas.
And by all means..... play on through
--- In montereydiscgolf@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <ssweat@...> wrote:
>
> YES!!! There is definitely a course ettiquette and those folks
were
> not using it. Yet the behavior you describe is all too common - it
> always seems to be the "pros", too, and there are usually 6 or 7
> of 'em. It's bad enough when a larger group won't let you play
> through but when they cut in front of another group that is just
very
> rude. We have a course here in Austin (Tx) and it's not uncommon
to
> start on the 9th hole if its backed up a bit on 1. But you would
> never jump in ahead of a group. These jerks have really turned me
off
> to the sport, to be honest. And yes it is always a group of folks
who
> are very regular players, a little better than the average player,
> and think they are God's gift to disc golf. I think their mindset
> is "well we're so much better that we play as fast as a twosome,
and
> these lame beginners behind us will just slow us down, blah, blah,
> blah. Yep, unfortunately there are assholes all over. I've gotten
to
> the point that I only play early Sunday morning rounds anymore,
when
> most of the uber-assholes are still hanging over (wait till you
get
> behind a group of 'em with a cooler of beer they're lugging around
> slowly and they're all drunk and loud and obnoxious). In fact the
> last time I played a round NOT on Sunday was two months ago at
Carmel
> Middle School while I was in Pacific Grove for my wedding and that
> was a Saturday morning (morning of the wedding per the bride!!). I
> guess due to the extreme "beginnerness" of the course I've rarely
> encountered anyone there besides tennis players.
> I never did make it out to fort Ord - I'm a little wary now. I do
> come out to Cali pretty regularly to visit the in-laws.
> My only advice is a trick we use, not so much a trick I guess but
> just walk through the hole the jerks are playing like you're
leaving
> early and you're just gonna walk out the rest of the course, walk
> quickly and don't look at them. Get to the next tee box and there
you
> go. Doesn't work that well if the course is too packed but you
might
> give it a try. Sorry to say the assholes are on the rise - my
buddy
> has his own private course in Kentucky, maybe I'll just have to
start
> making that 13 hour drive if I want a nice pleasant round.
> Steve
> "Would y'all like to play through...?"
>