[Uzezqelj]

As a walker, I'll help someone look if I don't have to walk clear across the hole to do it.

I generally watch where people hit because 90% of the players I get teamed up with think they hit it 50 yards farther than they actually do and I really don't feel like waiting in the hot sun for them to finish looking where their ego thinks they hit their ball.

When they begin searching, I'll tell them where I think their ball is and then I'll just continue on. If I happen to be walking on the same side of the fairway, I'll ask what kind of ball they're playing and then I'll often walk over to where I saw the ball go to see if I can find it.

And yes, I sometimes get a kick out finding their ball fifty or sixty yards farther back from where they're looking.

If the guy is cool, I'll commiserate with him in regard to the distance and offer him some excuses like "the rough really grabs the ball" or something like that. If, on the other hand, the guy is a real tool, then I'll just smile to myself and keep walking as he loudly tries to convince himself and whoever else is within shouting distance that this couldn't possibly be his tee shot.



-JP