Golf Fight

[iahawkhunter]

I'm guessing you're not a golfer.

 

[AgronAlum]

The hockey guy said “these guys have been waiting 23 minutes to tee off” at one point. That implied to me that the hockey guy wasn’t even in the group directly behind them, but actually 2 groups, at least, behind the drunks.

I also assume everyone has been waiting this long for several holes. The scuffle happened on hole 15. So, my guess is there was a lot building up to this moment.

Also those dudes should not have been driving a golf cart. They definitely should be escorted off the course.

The dude was also too drunk to tee his ball up.

Drunk dude started yelling and came after him. He deserved to be thrown in a lake and then punched in the face. Actions have consequences. Sometimes those consequences include an ex hockey enforcer punching you in the face.

 

[CHim]

This is a 30+ year debate I've had with one of my best friends. He's an avid golfer, I'm not. He insists it's a sport. I insist that golf is not a sport. It's a skill game. A sport requires some form of athletic and/or cardiovascular exertion. I put golf in there with darts and billiards. The most athletic thing it requires is walking. Not a sport.

I thought this board had the conversation before. Someone said it can't be a sport unless someone is playing defense. I thought that one made sense for a rule of thumb.

 

[cycloner29]

I think the ex hockey player deserves his share of the blame. Real tough guy continuously antagonizing and beating on a guy that is clearly beyond his faculties.

Funny what alcohol will do to a person. Guy thought he was superman. He deserved to be tossed around.

Couple of friends and I were golfing at Clearwater few years ago. Two of us not so serious about it, the other guy was. When the two of us starting drinking beer and the other guy was still focused, we started playing better than Mr. Serious, as he was getting pissed off at at. Finally we convinced him to have a couple beers and we all had a way better time after that.

 

[CycloneVet]

I'm not a golfer but could understand how frustrating it must be to play behind those idiots. At the same time, is it worth it to beat the crap out of a guy that much smaller than you who has no clue what's going on? Haven't seen any follow up but if there is some sort of charges, or if he loses his job seems like a high price to pay for spending some extra time out on a golf course? Like someone else said, let the golf course marshal handle it.

Self defense

 

[MeowingCows]

This is a 30+ year debate I've had with one of my best friends. He's an avid golfer, I'm not. He insists it's a sport. I insist that golf is not a sport. It's a skill game. A sport requires some form of athletic and/or cardiovascular exertion. I put golf in there with darts and billiards. The most athletic thing it requires is walking. Not a sport.

My back exploding on hole 3 last weekend points to it requiring athletic ability of some sort, lol

 

[Gonzo]

I thought this board had the conversation before. Someone said it can't be a sport unless someone is playing defense. I thought that one made sense for a rule of thumb.

Yeah but Olympic sports like swimming, diving, track and field, etc. have no one playing defense and those are most definitely sports.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Funny what alcohol will do to a person. Guy thought he was superman. He deserved to be tossed around.

Couple of friends and I were golfing at Clearwater few years ago. Two of us not so serious about it, the other guy was. When the two of us starting drinking beer and the other guy was still focused, we started playing better than Mr. Serious, as he was getting pissed off at at. Finally we convinced him to have a couple beers and we all had a way better time after that.

Sure but that hockey player barked at him for 5 minutes straight. Dude was actually being quiet and trying to comply until the alcohol took over.

 

[cyfan964]

The funniest part about this to me is that I live on a pond and every time my kids are being bad/rude I tell them, "I'm going to throw you in the pond"... but I never do it. This legend lived it.

 

[CHim]

Yeah but Olympic sports like swimming, diving, track and field, etc. have no one playing defense and those are most definitely sports.

But imagine how entertaining diving would be if you could play defense.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

This is a 30+ year debate I've had with one of my best friends. He's an avid golfer, I'm not. He insists it's a sport. I insist that golf is not a sport. It's a skill game. A sport requires some form of athletic and/or cardiovascular exertion. I put golf in there with darts and billiards. The most athletic thing it requires is walking. Not a sport.

Golf very much requires athletic and cardiovascular exertion. It requires strength and coordination to hit a ball 100-300 yards.

If golf isn’t a sport than neither is baseball. Golfers will swing full power multiple times more in a round than a baseball player in a game. And while they don’t run, they are enduring way more cardio walking the course than a ball player will running the bases once or twice a game

 

[DrClone]

Golf very much requires athletic and cardiovascular exertion. It requires strength and coordination to hit a ball 100-300 yards.

If golf isn’t a sport than neither is baseball. Golfers will swing full power multiple times more in a round than a baseball player in a game. And while they don’t run, they are enduring way more cardio walking the course than a ball player will running the bases once or twice a game

Only thing is most golfers I see are driving carts.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Only thing is most golfers I see are driving carts.

Sorry, yes. I’m speaking about golf in the professional capacity. They walk during the tournaments.

Your average Joe golfers are probably the equivalent of beer league softball players.

 

[NorthCyd]

Sure but that hockey player barked at him for 5 minutes straight. Dude was actually being quiet and trying to comply until the alcohol took over.

We don't know the whole story, but it sounds like there was a lot more that led up to that. The one guy says they had been waiting for over 20 minutes. It seems pretty clear they were taking way too long but not willing to let them play through, probably because Hawaiian shirt guy was being an a-hole about it. Just look at the guy. Everything about him screams doosh with short man syndrome.

 

[TitanClone]

This is a 30+ year debate I've had with one of my best friends. He's an avid golfer, I'm not. He insists it's a sport. I insist that golf is not a sport. It's a skill game. A sport requires some form of athletic and/or cardiovascular exertion. I put golf in there with darts and billiards. The most athletic thing it requires is walking. Not a sport.

Hal contends that walking is a sport.

 

[cycloner29]

Sure but that hockey player barked at him for 5 minutes straight. Dude was actually being quiet and trying to comply until the alcohol took over.

When the drunk guy tossed his shades aside and said, "Let's F'n go!" right after he was attempting to tee a ball up, which he couldn't...the fuse was lit.

 

[drmwevr08]

My back exploding on hole 3 last weekend points to it requiring athletic ability of some sort, lol

At certain ages that can be caused by a sneeze!

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Funny what alcohol will do to a person. Guy thought he was superman. He deserved to be tossed around.

Couple of friends and I were golfing at Clearwater few years ago. Two of us not so serious about it, the other guy was. When the two of us starting drinking beer and the other guy was still focused, we started playing better than Mr. Serious, as he was getting pissed off at at. Finally we convinced him to have a couple beers and we all had a way better time after that.

Swing juice always helps.

 

[Clone1992]

The one thing that I haven't seen mentioned yet is what a bad friend the playing buddy is. If that was my friend who was too drunk and stupid to realize that he's going to get curb stomped every time he approaches the hockey dude, then I would have physically grabbed him and drug his ass back to the golf cart and got him the hell out of that situation.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

When the drunk guy tossed his shades aside and said, "Let's F'n go!" right after he was attempting to tee a ball up, which he couldn't...the fuse was lit.

Sure but that bigger guy wanted it. Look at how cocky he was while punching him. Real tough when the dude can barely speak.