[lerobudrse]

Golfer stabbed in the leg after trying to play through

You may want to reconsider asking the foursome in front of you if you can play through the next time you're on the course.

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, an on-course altercation turned ugly when a threesome tried to play through a slow foursome that was holding the group up.

After receiving instruction from the course marshal to play ahead, the group encountered a roadblock when they tried to pass the foursome. Clay Carpenter, a member of the threesome got into a war of words with the foursome, and before he knew it, he was on the ground fighting with one of the golfers.

That's when things turned really ugly, after a member of the foursome reportedly used a broken club shaft to stab Carpenter in the leg twice.

But the story gets even more bizarre. As Carpenter lay suffering with a punctured femoral artery and massive blood loss, a member of the foursome called 911 and told the dispatcher that the victim had fallen "on a golf club or something."

Carpenter was rushed to the hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and released on Sunday. That's the good news. The unfortunate news is that the loss of blood could lead to Carpenter having his leg removed due to the lack of blood flow.
"People get in arguments every day on every golf course in America," Carpenter told the Star-Telegram. "But 99.9 percent of the time no one takes it this far."

It should never get to this point. Hopefully the entire foursome gets the book thrown at them for this gruesome incident.

[tq4F7YKs]

I don't see the problem here. They boys tried to keep it all handled 'internally' so to speak.

[suilusargaino]

That's one of the reasons I prefer belonging to a club and playing private courses. It generally eliminates the moron factor.

The only time I got into an altercation with another group was in Myrtle Beach. There were two groups in front of us who were together and the first group would wait on the tee for the second group to catch up and they would all tee off together. Then the first group would go play while the second group hung back. I guess they were having driving contests or something, but the course came to a standstill.

We told a marshal and he stopped them from doing it, but they did it again a few holes later so one of our guys had enough and he hit into them. There was some screaming and angst, but they decided not to mess with our guy, who happened to have played Division II DT. Big dude. The marshal came and told us to play ahead and we did. We had found a wedge that we were going to turn into the shop and, as we were passing, one of them meekly asked if we had found a wedge. My buddy said no, and threw it into the next pond we came to. Bad form but, in this case, I let it go.

[Figelac]

"People get in arguments every day on every golf course in America," Carpenter told the Star-Telegram. "But 99.9 percent of the time no one takes it this far."

Uh, I think that he's underselling it. I'd say that he could go a few more significant digits.

[N9NACzws]

"People get in arguments every day on every golf course in America," Carpenter told the Star-Telegram. "But 99.9 percent of the time no one takes it this far."

Uh, I think that he's underselling it. I'd say that he could go a few more significant digits.

LOL! Agreed. basically he's saying one in 1,000 arguments end in a stabbing, yes? Sounds a little more frequent than it would in reality.

[P1international]

LOL! Agreed. basically he's saying one in 1,000 arguments end in a stabbing, yes? Sounds a little more frequent than it would in reality.

Makes perfect sense to me. We've been known to talk a bit differently down here. I think it's the other way around.

[JosephEL]

the KVWN Channel 4 News Team golfs?

[Fvmfrctt]

LOL! Agreed. basically he's saying one in 1,000 arguments end in a stabbing, yes? Sounds a little more frequent than it would in reality.

True, but hitting into group in front of you can be just as dangerous and happens a lot. I always cringe when someone in my group decides to do that, usually after some liquid courage.

[bDvYaQfM]

I'm not really a golfer, but I thought shankings were very common among amateurs.

[brilkyPlayday]

I'm no golfer....but if the Course Marshall said to "play ahead", isn't there usually some kind of official message via the CM? Where does he hang out? At the club house or roaming the course?

[Kotyara]

I love starting shit on the course if someone is fucking around, especially if they hit into our group.

[86GlSqSK]

LOL! Agreed. basically he's saying one in 1,000 arguments end in a stabbing, yes? Sounds a little more frequent than it would in reality.

Makes perfect sense to me. We've been known to talk a bit differently down here. I think it's the other way around.

What? You think that most arguments on the golf course end up in stabbings? Where do you golf, in the ghetto?

[griddle]

playing through it can be a tough thing, mainly because the slower group takes it as a hit against their abilities. I have never been involved in a situation where someone has gotten stabbed, but there have been some words exchanged.

[HaseBeceDeemy]

I'm not really a golfer, but I thought shankings were very common among amateurs.

nice. rep...maybe.

[tinetttstation]

nice. rep...maybe.

nope

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Enyalois again.

Let me go give some to Kopi, be right back.

[buIf6yoW]

What? You think that most arguments on the golf course end up in stabbings? Where do you golf, in the ghetto?

"But 99.9 percent of the time no one takes it this far."

Goodness.....the magic words here are "no one". Why is this difficult to understand the meaning?

It doesn't read "99.9% of the time people take it this far."



And, I don't golf.

[pkxlugbsbv]

playing through it can be a tough thing, mainly because the slower group takes it as a hit against their abilities. I have never been involved in a situation where someone has gotten stabbed, but there have been some words exchanged.

I hate slow play, just like anyone else. I always try to be aware of where we are on the course, because let's face it, some people are oblivious to their surroundings.

I encourage other people to play through my group when I'm with beginners or a big group that's playing slow for whatever reason.

[qCGfQR9T]

I hate slow play, just like anyone else. I always try to be aware of where we are on the course, because let's face it, some people are oblivious to their surroundings.

I encourage other people to play through my group when I'm with beginners or a big group that's playing slow for whatever reason.

there are definitely rules to the whole thing and there are even times where people trying to play through get pissed because playing through won't get them anywhere because there is another group ahead that is causing the whole thing, but they can't see it.

My dad has gotten hit by a ball from a group playing through. Turned out to be a son of a friend of the family who was on the high school team and my dad gave him hell. Kid was probably stoned and was too stuck up to understand.

[wrenjmerg]

playing through it can be a tough thing, mainly because the slower group takes it as a hit against their abilities. I have never been involved in a situation where someone has gotten stabbed, but there have been some words exchanged.

Playing ahead is different from playing through. If these clowns got upset because a threesome was going around them, they don't belong on a golf course.

[Nurse_sero]

That's one of the reasons I prefer belonging to a club and playing private courses. It generally eliminates the moron factor.

The only time I got into an altercation with another group was in Myrtle Beach. There were two groups in front of us who were together and the first group would wait on the tee for the second group to catch up and they would all tee off together. Then the first group would go play while the second group hung back. I guess they were having driving contests or something, but the course came to a standstill.

We told a marshal and he stopped them from doing it, but they did it again a few holes later so one of our guys had enough and he hit into them. There was some screaming and angst, but they decided not to mess with our guy, who happened to have played Division II DT. Big dude. The marshal came and told us to play ahead and we did. We had found a wedge that we were going to turn into the shop and, as we were passing, one of them meekly asked if we had found a wedge. My buddy said no, and threw it into the next pond we came to. Bad form but, in this case, I let it go.

Hahaha the wedge kicker is actually hilarious. Sometimes you have to combat douchiness with your very own.