[cypedembeda]

You should have beat him down in front of his kids. That will teach him to overreact.


Just kidding, sounds like you did the right thing to me.

[shinesw]

I don't think you were in the wrong especially considering you apologized twice. I think parents do odd things at odd times as I know I do, but that is classic teaching situation and all he taught his kids is to be rude when someone else is genuinely trying to be considerate. All things considered you'll probably not even put yourself in this situation again which will be best of course, but no I don't think you were in the wrong and he had a little right to be a little upset but the way he handled it sounds like he made a poor decision as well.

[Gosxjqum]

I would have waited myself, but frankly, dude needs to get off his high horse..

Then again, I can see why someone would react so heavily trying to defend their kids.

Tough call.

[grinaJanoDant]

What kind of short game practice facility is this where there would be people just walking past the practice green and also putting on a practice green for bunker practice? If they were golfers who were also practicing and leaving, you should've waited until they were clear from your line, especially when hitting bunker shots. Doesn't give the guy the right to be a tool about it though. Also, the word dude never helps any situation. My buddies and I use it when talking amongst ourselves, but I always use sir and mam with anyone else. To TNC's comment about seeing guys get messed up for way less, those sound like some fun courses. People are literally beating other peole down at these golf courses for petty reasons? I'm glad I live and play in Florida if this is what goes down in other areas.


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[soonahonsefalh]

I think the guy acted with a lack of class and you didnt deserve that, but I do see the point that he might have been a riled up seeing a golf ball come flying at his kids. That is the only way I could kind of see his attitude as justifiable.

[eliniaguilefp7m]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77v_Q0mhbZU

[kHy87gPC]

To TNC's comment about seeing guys get messed up for way less, those sound like some fun courses.

No, not on a golf course thankfully. But the guy's apology didn't go off as he would have liked. So he escalated the issue rather than repeating his apology and just moving on. If it wasn't a big deal then don't let it be one. On the other part, If someone asks me if "is there is a problem?" it usually goes badly from there on out. It is kinda like a dare. If you said "geez what did I do?" it would be 100% different. Like I said earlier I must be misreading this one.

[Twendypreency]

From what I read, the guy and his kids were leaving the practice area. You wrote, "golf is not new too me", so you know that sometimes you can pick a ball clean from a bunker and it'll go much farther than when you spank the sand. You should have waited until they were out of your line of play.

The dad was rightfully miffed, but he should have handled it better. If it were me I would have walked my kids to a safe place, walked over to you and said, "hey guy, thanks for apologizing, it's cool, but in the future it's probably best that you wait until others are out of your line when you practicing shots that can be unpredictable".

Oh, and I agree with F2G - using "dude" is typically used with friends. In this situation, "dude" kinda sounds condescending. Just my 2 cents.

[slimfifa]

It is hard to convey tone through a forum, but when I said "is there a problem" to the lady I was genuinely confused and asking if something was wrong. I have never even been in a physical fight, so it is not my intention to start trouble. He clearly disrespected me and put me down when I was trying to apologize. At that point I am not too upset about him getting butt hurt over me calling him 'dude.' I think him making me feel like an idiot in front of several people for a accidental mistake is a lot worse than being called a 'dude.'

[UvgpXK0J]

The guy sounds like an idiot. It's golf and sometimes, many times, balls go where you don't intend. I've accidentally hit up on people because I caught it a purer than usual, or it went further than expected due to wind or roll or whatever. I always yell fore, and apologize and try to be aware of others, but sometimes crazy things happen. What I hate is when I ball lands 10 feet from me and when I turn around the guy is staring at me like a moron. How hard is it to yell fore? You made an effort and I wouldn't worry about it.