The Way Golfers Screw Up: Attitude to Others
March 28, 2008 – 10:30 am | by GolfdirtOriginally Published in HumanGolf.com
By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: Clubhouse Etiquette
We should: Regard juniors, seniors, women and visiting societies as having every bit as much right as ourselves to be on the course and extend them the same courtesy, consideration and good-manners as if they were a group of visiting Tour pros.
We do: Mutter, moan and curse at every stroke they make, forgetting entirely that we were once relatively unskilled and hated being looked down on by golf snobs who think the only valid measure of a person’s character is his (or her) handicap.
NEXT: Playing the Game
Martin Vousden is a freelance golf writer, a former editor of Today’s Golfer and launch editor of Golf Buyer and Swing magazines. His book, With Friends Like These; A Selective History of the Ryder Cup, was published in 2006 by Time Warner. He edits the RareBirdie.com website.
