Bags off the tees please!

[962B]

O.k., so I'm standing on the fifth tee at Westview on the weekend and a marshal approaches. I'm expecting a "How ya doin'" or "Good Morning" or something positive. Turns out the pinhead asks me to "take the bag off the tee please". He didn't want my standbag damaging the teeing area. :confused: Are you kidding me buddy?
It's not like I was dragging a pull cart through a bunker........HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HEARD OF THIS ?

[boss of the moss]

O.k., so I'm standing on the fifth tee at Westview on the weekend and a marshal approaches. I'm expecting a "How ya doin'" or "Good Morning" or something positive. Turns out the pinhead asks me to "take the bag off the tee please". He didn't want my standbag damaging the teeing area. :confused: Are you kidding me buddy?
It's not like I was dragging a pull cart through a bunker........HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HEARD OF THIS ?
Bags should not be on the tee. But he probably had better more important things to do than tell you this, especially when it probably took 5 hrs. to play right? Did I get the call for this round?

[tjhayko]

O.k., so I'm standing on the fifth tee at Westview on the weekend and a marshal approaches. I'm expecting a "How ya doin'" or "Good Morning" or something positive. Turns out the pinhead asks me to "take the bag off the tee please". He didn't want my standbag damaging the teeing area. :confused: Are you kidding me buddy?
It's not like I was dragging a pull cart through a bunker........HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HEARD OF THIS ?
I've heard of it, and luckily for the guys who taught me the how to behave on a golf course covered me on this very early on.

I've never seen the point, but I do believe that there are just some really stupid "ettiquette" rules in the game.

[mikejb]

It is part of the etiquette of golf not to have your bag on the tee box. It is a respect for the course, and your playing partners.

[962B]

It is part of the etiquette of golf not to have your bag on the tee box. It is a respect for the course, and your playing partners.That etiquette doesn't apply to the PGA Tour?

[mikejb]

The caddies on the PGA tour will place the bags on the tee box while the player selects a club, then step back and off the tee box with the bag, or hold it off the ground.
They are also PGA Tour Pro's, they can still wear metal spikes, some rules just don't apply the same when someone else is carrying your bag.

[boo1]

O.k., so I'm standing on the fifth tee at Westview on the weekend and a marshal approaches. I'm expecting a "How ya doin'" or "Good Morning" or something positive. Turns out the pinhead asks me to "take the bag off the tee please". He didn't want my standbag damaging the teeing area. :confused: Are you kidding me buddy?
It's not like I was dragging a pull cart through a bunker........HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HEARD OF THIS ?Sounds to me that you ran into one of those marshalls that thinks he is doing you a favour and allowing you on HIS golf course. Unfortunatly you can't tell him to f**k off or he will kick you off. Just smile, apologize and go about your business.

[Whoa Nelly]

LOL... Something tells me that you tried this once!:rofl: Sounds to me that you ran into one of those marshalls that thinks he is doing you a favour and allowing you on HIS golf course. Unfortunatly you can't tell him to f**k off or he will kick you off. Just smile, apologize and go about your business.

[mikejb]

I had a friend run into one of those Marshalls. He was standing on the tee box at the tips and tried to suggest he playing from a more forward tee position.

He then proceed to rip his 2 iron down the pipe 235 center of the fairway, and looked at the marshall to see if he had any further comments.

[Greywolf]

It is normal to leave bags off the teeing area.

[under4hrs]

I think I had the same marshall come up and advise me about my bag on the fringe at Hornby two years ago...because it is in such immaculate shape typically...:confused:

[Rocknronny]

Well all I can say is that you should not have your bag on the tee box.:nono:

[Mok]

I learned from my friends to keep my bag off the tee box when I started playing.

[Grass Roots Tour]

I had a friend run into one of those Marshalls. He was standing on the tee box at the tips and tried to suggest he playing from a more forward tee position.

He then proceed to rip his 2 iron down the pipe 235 center of the fairway, and looked at the marshall to see if he had any further comments.
Are you sure we haven't played together? This is something that happens in my group a lot.
I love the marshal who thinks HE must be the best player he's ever seen. If HE can't handle the BLACK tees then how could you? :rofl:

[Grass Roots Tour]

Sounds to me that you ran into one of those marshalls that thinks he is doing you a favour and allowing you on HIS golf course. Unfortunatly you can't tell him to f**k off or he will kick you off. Just smile, apologize and go about your business.
Whats with the marshal always thinking he owns the course? :nono:

Most marshals should be shot!

[Ego Woods]

O.k., so I'm standing on the fifth tee at Westview on the weekend and a marshal approaches. I'm expecting a "How ya doin'" or "Good Morning" or something positive. Turns out the pinhead asks me to "take the bag off the tee please". He didn't want my standbag damaging the teeing area. :confused: Are you kidding me buddy?
It's not like I was dragging a pull cart through a bunker........HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HEARD OF THIS ?
Yep, I heard about this from a friend.....occasionally I forget and place it on the teeing grounds...:$

Haven't had a marshall approach me about it yet tho...:hush:

I think this happens to me because on most courses I play, there's only the cart path and then the the slightly elevated teeing grounds at the start of each hole...

they don't want us to put the bags on the teeing ground, they should have some flat grass area to place it! :rolleyes:

[Michael]

I think this happens to me because on most courses I play, there's only the cart path and then the the slightly elevated teeing grounds at the start of each hole...

they don't want us to put the bags on the teeing ground, they should have some flat grass area to place it! :rolleyes:
seriously, usually, there is no flat area to put the my stand bag when I'm teeing off...

[golferboy]

Yeah I dont see the big deal, especially if the bag is well out of the way of the other players...I would think that people taking divots during practice swings cause more damage than stand bags....O.k., so I'm standing on the fifth tee at Westview on the weekend and a marshal approaches. I'm expecting a "How ya doin'" or "Good Morning" or something positive. Turns out the pinhead asks me to "take the bag off the tee please". He didn't want my standbag damaging the teeing area. :confused: Are you kidding me buddy?
It's not like I was dragging a pull cart through a bunker........HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HEARD OF THIS ?

[openflows]

I never really saw the problem with putting your bag on the tee. When I started playing I instinctively did not do this, however over time, I noticed many of the people I respected did do this, so I just started emulating them. Bad habits are infectious perhaps. Now that I'm carrying, instead of using a pull cart, I notice that everyone I know who carries puts their bag down in the tee box area. This past weekend I played with the president of my club and he too put his bag down in the tee box. When he did I thought to myself that it was worth mentioning here. :)

[mirak]

IMHO

I think that's just plain silly.... why wouldn't you be allowed to put your carry bag in the tee box? You are NOT damaging the surface, so what's the big deal??

Some people are just too snob !

[mikemakeitso]

O.k., so I'm standing on the fifth tee at Westview on the weekend and a marshal approaches. I'm expecting a "How ya doin'" or "Good Morning" or something positive. Turns out the pinhead asks me to "take the bag off the tee please". He didn't want my standbag damaging the teeing area. :confused: Are you kidding me buddy?
It's not like I was dragging a pull cart through a bunker........HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HEARD OF THIS ?
I had a similar experience a few years back... who knows it may have been Westview as well.

Bottom-line is that with a carry Bag - the legs of the stand can stay on the teeing area - as long as the bottom of the bag is NOT. Its the corner of the bottom of the carry on bag which typically can cause damage to the teeing area surface... At least, this is how it was explained to me...:confused:

[Queen of the Beach]

I'm a beginner as well but I was informed when I started that nothing should be dragged across the tee box or carried onto the tee box. You should already have selected the club you are using when approaching the Tee box. Just my 2 cents.

[el tigre]

Whats with the marshal always thinking he owns the course? :nono: He is employed by the owner of the golf course, so he is SUPPOSED to treat the course as if he owned it. He certainly is more entitled to treat the course as if he owned it than any of the players.

When the marshall asks you politely to do something, he is doing so on behalf of the owner of the golf course. If you don't like the club's policies, or don't think the marshall is doing his job properly (i.e., the way the owner wants him to) - then you should take it up with the club management.

[hammer]

This rule is enforced at most courses I play and they are crap courses at that. The only time I have ever really seen a marshall say anything is on the first hole. Infront of as many people possible so he looks like he knows what he is doing.

[Focker Singh]

O.k., so I'm standing on the fifth tee at Westview on the weekend and a marshal approaches. I'm expecting a "How ya doin'" or "Good Morning" or something positive. Turns out the pinhead asks me to "take the bag off the tee please". He didn't want my standbag damaging the teeing area. :confused: Are you kidding me buddy?
It's not like I was dragging a pull cart through a bunker........HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HEARD OF THIS ?
You've been golfing for so long and you never knew of this etiquette? I know it does very little to no damage to the tee boxes but its just the way it is. Live with it and don't do it again. :nono:

[noback]

We dont have those problems here. I 've never been asked and I have put my stand bag on many tees. These bags and stands do no damage to the tee box. Sounds like a course by course thing.:cool:

[GRT SUPERSTAR]

Don't they have bigger fish to fry?

[noback]

For the record, I've been watching this on the TV lately and whoever said the pros dont put their bags on the tees is wrong, they do. And if those bags sit on the tees and make no damage then a carry bag with stand will definately NOT make any.:rolleyes:

[Special_K]

Wow.. I've been doing this wrong for years then. I was always under the impression that stand bags are ok but bags on pull carts are not. I always plop my stand bag down on the tee, in front of marshalls, whenever and whereever.

[mikemakeitso]

I don't know, I don't think we have reached the offical ruling on this... yet...

I also believe that this is all based on the course you are playing.

[noback]

Wow.. I've been doing this wrong for years then. I was always under the impression that stand bags are ok but bags on pull carts are not. I always plop my stand bag down on the tee, in front of marshalls, whenever and whereever.Ditto here. :cool:

[gimme an 8]

wow...thanks for the tip. was golfing yesterday and I was consistently placing my bag on the tee box. No one said a word. Now I know.

[KaiShin]

I've always placed my bag off the tee box. That's just the way I was taught. Some of my buddies will place their bags on the tee, but I don't really care either way. I mean, I won't say anything unless they're tearing up a huge piece of turf every time the pick up their bag.

[toph47]

For those poopooing people who put their bags on the tees, you'll hate me.

My father-in-law has got heart and circulatory problems, so he can't walk an entire course, but he's a low handicap and loves to get out whenever he can.

So we get a cart, and when he's tired I drive him straight onto the tee. And if you don't like that, tough.

Also, it's true that marshals represent the interests of the owners, but the owners are supposed to treat the golfers with as much respect as they expect the golfers to give them. I'm forking over the money to play their course, they're not doing me any favours.

I'm all for ettiquete (despite saving my dad-in-law a few extra steps when necessary) but ettiquete goes both ways. Please and thank-you goes a long way, and if the marshal was rude about removing your bag, people like that are why golf is considered a snobby, elitist sport.

[noback]

For those poopooing people who put their bags on the tees, you'll hate me..You are right on the mark about one thing. I hate you.:D We are talking about carry bags, not GOLF CARTS. I suppose you make it easy for him to get on the greens too, so why not just drive up on those too? But why stop there, what about bunkers? Drive thru those too? :mad:

Hey, I feel bad for you father in law, but come on, that's just wrong. I'm sure he can awalk the 6 feet to the tee box. If I were an owner, I'd boot you off the course. The customer is always right but this time your dead wrong.:nono: I am surprised that he doesnt say anything to you about it, being a low handicapper and knowing the etiquette and rules of carting a course. (Staying 30 yrds from the greens, away from tee boxes and sand traps, etc......:confused: )

[Golftool]

You are right on the mark about one thing. I hate you.:D We are talking about carry bags, not GOLF CARTS. I suppose you make it easy for him to get on the greens too, so why not just drive up on those too? But why stop there, what about bunkers? Drive thru those too? :mad:

Hey, I feel bad for you father in law, but come on, that's just wrong. I'm sure he can awalk the 6 feet to the tee box. If I were an owner, I'd boot you off the course. The customer is always right but this time your dead wrong.:nono: I am surprised that he doesnt say anything to you about it, being a low handicapper and knowing the etiquette and rules of carting a course. (Staying 30 yrds from the greens, away from tee boxes and sand traps, etc......:confused: )I am with you on this one NOBACK! - I don't mind if you want to drive up BESIDE the tee block and let him out or even 10yds from the green - but if you drive that f@#%@# cart on the tee box or even the fringe of the green I am reaching for the cell phone & calling the head pro or management!:mad: Play 9 holes or less (so at least he can play ) - but don't RUIN the course for the rest of us!:nono:

[Thimble]

Also, it's true that marshals represent the interests of the owners, but the owners are supposed to treat the golfers with as much respect as they expect the golfers to give them. I'm forking over the money to play their course, they're not doing me any favours.

I'm all for ettiquete (despite saving my dad-in-law a few extra steps when necessary) but ettiquete goes both ways. Please and thank-you goes a long way, and if the marshal was rude about removing your bag, people like that are why golf is considered a snobby, elitist sport.
etiquette is as more to show respect for other players than to the owner of the course.

[noback]

etiquette is as more to show respect for other players than to the owner of the course.Not to mention the grounds crew who actually make the course look and play as well as they do.:cool:

[962B]

For those poopooing people who put their bags on the tees, you'll hate me.

My father-in-law has got heart and circulatory problems, so he can't walk an entire course, but he's a low handicap and loves to get out whenever he can.

So we get a cart, and when he's tired I drive him straight onto the tee. And if you don't like that, tough.

Also, it's true that marshals represent the interests of the owners, but the owners are supposed to treat the golfers with as much respect as they expect the golfers to give them. I'm forking over the money to play their course, they're not doing me any favours.

I'm all for ettiquete (despite saving my dad-in-law a few extra steps when necessary) but ettiquete goes both ways. Please and thank-you goes a long way, and if the marshal was rude about removing your bag, people like that are why golf is considered a snobby, elitist sport.
I'll assume that you are joking.

[McBogey]

This is a funny topic, there is nothing wrong with putting bagstands on the tee, these bags practically weight nothing nowadays, not like the big old Burton bags. But you have to remember these guys have a tough time passing Starter101 and Ranger101, better to just agree with him but then ignore him, he will go away ;)

[toph47]

Well, I'm partially kidding. I drive beside it.

I was just angry that people are giving these retarded finger-wagging smilies shaming a guy for putting his bag on a tee (which I agree, nowadays wouldn't do a thing), and talking about ettiquete like it's law, after what I saw this weekend.

Long story short, the group ahead of us wouldn't let us play through, cut huge divets which they refused to replace (at one point, having a competition) and the coup de gras, taking a whiz on the green, which the beer cart girl was also pleased as punch to witness.

When I went to the owner to complain, he told me I was one to talk because I was wearing a collarless shirt. Turns out they're big spenders and are at the course a few times a week and I was an out of towner.

So go ahead, put your bag where you want. I got to watch a drunk jerk take a five minute pee break two feet from where my ball would eventually land. As a newer golfer, what I learned this weekend is ettiquete be damned when there's money involved.

[Mok]

Well, I'm partially kidding. I drive beside it.

I was just angry that people are giving these retarded finger-wagging smilies shaming a guy for putting his bag on a tee (which I agree, nowadays wouldn't do a thing), and talking about ettiquete like it's law, after what I saw this weekend.

Long story short, the group ahead of us wouldn't let us play through, cut huge divets which they refused to replace (at one point, having a competition) and the coup de gras, taking a whiz on the green, which the beer cart girl was also pleased as punch to witness.

When I went to the owner to complain, he told me I was one to talk because I was wearing a collarless shirt. Turns out they're big spenders and are at the course a few times a week and I was an out of towner.

So go ahead, put your bag where you want. I got to watch a drunk jerk take a five minute pee break two feet from where my ball would eventually land. As a newer golfer, what I learned this weekend is ettiquete be damned when there's money involved.
what course is this you were playing at???

[duffer_devon]

seriously, usually, there is no flat area to put the my stand bag when I'm teeing off...
Are you kidding, there's usually not any flat grass on the tee box to take a stance.

[Big Shooter]

You've been golfing for so long and you never knew of this etiquette? I know it does very little to no damage to the tee boxes but its just the way it is. Live with it and don't do it again. :nono:

...except when you play at Angus Glen?!!!:D

[iyell4]

Turns out the pinhead asks me to "take the bag off the tee please". He didn't want my standbag damaging the teeing area. :confused: Are you kidding me buddy?
It's not like I was dragging a pull cart through a bunker........HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HEARD OF THIS ?keep your bag off the tee-box!!!!
keep your bag off the green!!!!
it is just common sense, polite and shows respect for the golf course and fellow golfers. thanks.


i don't have this problem because i always ride and never drive the power cart onto the tee-deck. again, just common sense, polite and shows respect for the golf course and fellow golfers.

[Grass Roots Tour]

There is no reason to ever have to put a PING carry bag away from the tee deck. Anywhere I go I put my bag on the back of the tee deck,( if its convenient) sometimes on the cart path or surrounding rough.
I've been doing this the entire time I've played golf without problem or exception. Even the head pros and assistants do this.

Next you guys are gonna say I can't wear my golf shoes on the tee. :rofl:

[Focker Singh]

Just to confirm, this is not a rule or even etiquette. Stand bags are allowed to be put on tee boxes. So go ahead! Put them all over the place!!

[tjhayko]

There is no reason to ever have to put a PING carry bag away from the tee deck. Anywhere I go I put my bag on the back of the tee deck,( if its convenient) sometimes on the cart path or surrounding rough.
I've been doing this the entire time I've played golf without problem or exception. Even the head pros and assistants do this.

Next you guys are gonna say I can't wear my golf shoes on the tee. :rofl:

Depends what the shoes are like and whether or not you put them on in the parking lot. Are they A-DEEE-DAS? (This is reference to one of the "golf fashion" guys on the The Golf Channel a few years ago).

[Flogger]

Depends what the shoes are like and whether or not you put them on in the parking lot. Are they A-DEEE-DAS? (This is reference to one of the "golf fashion" guys on the The Golf Channel a few years ago).
:rofl: :rofl: You mean Marty Hackel. That little fashion fruit cake from Golf Digest and TGC Golf Makeover show who pronounces Adidas as AH-DEE-DAS and suggests that it's bad etiquette to put on your golf shoes in the parking lot. His column is a joke. Looozzers write in to ask him what colour belt they should wear if their pants are biege and socks are white, etc, etc. Almost warrants a separate thread to rant about this clown.

[tjhayko]

:rofl: :rofl: You mean Marty Hackel. That little fashion fruit cake from Golf Digest and TGC Golf Makeover show who pronounces Adidas as AH-DEE-DAS and suggests that it's bad etiquette to put on your golf shoes in the parking lot. His column is a joke. Looozzers write in to ask him what colour belt they should wear if their pants are biege and socks are white, etc, etc. Almost warrants a separate thread to rant about this clown.

By the way, if I'm wearing an orange thong, and my belt is blue, would it be okay if I changed my Faux Jway shoes in the back seat of my car if nobody saw that the thread in my socks didn't match my hat? ;)