I love golf, and ALMOST everything that goes with it. The list of reasons to love the game is long and distinguished. Golf is very unique in the regard that in loving it, there are things that you can actually hate about it. Luckily that list is nowhere near as long as the love list. I don't mind the 5 hour round, once I'm on the golf course, unless I have to be somewhere else at a particular time, I really don't care how long it takes. As long as the round is moving at a decent pace, it shouldnt' matter how long it takes. When you have to wait ten minutes to tee off on every hole, it can be very frustrating, but there are worse things on the golf course.

Playing with someone that is clueless is far worse than playing a long round. How many times have you played with someone that walks in your putting line and has no idea that they have even done it? How about the guy that is talking while you are putting? Or the guy that looks for his ball in the woods for what seems like forever . Then there is the club checker that feels that he has to ask you after every shot what ya hit? Some golfers just don't understand that what club I hit should not have anything to do with what club they hit. What about the guy that gives commentary on every shot, you don't need to hear that you snap hooked that one. Please don't get me started on the talker When a friend of mine introduced me to the game of golf, he made sure that I was aware of all the little things that I needed to know. He told me about walking in another golfers line, about not making people wait for you,and not talking while another golfer is hitting or putting. All of these things seem obvious but we see culprits on the course daily. There are what I like to call golf orphans, these are the golfers that picked up the golf on there own. They did not have or did not want anyone to teach them the game the right way, they purchased clubs, maybe went to the range a couple of times, and here he is introducing himself to you on the first tee.

Please don't get me wrong, I am all for new golfers coming to the game, it is clearly one of the best decisions that I ever made, and everyone has to start somewhere. No one really cares how well or how bad you play golf as long as:

1. You don't make people wait

2. You don't talk while others are hitting or putting

3. Don't talk to much in general

4. You are friendly

5 Don't walk in another golfers line

6. Control your temper

By all means, enjoy the game of golf in your own way, but just don't be clueless.