[chipkluchi]

I agree Smalls, I see men picking up clubs for each other all the time and do so myself. To me the difference is when you lay them across the stick you are obligating someone to have to deal with them.

Why would anyone care? When I play with men, they all love to be the one to remove/replace the flagstick. I don't think they mind picking up my club too.

[griddle]

I don’t want to make someone deal with my equipment if they choose not to. To me picking up someone’s clubs should be a voluntary thing and not an obligation. In the end it’s not a big deal either way I just don’t want to give the impression that I am telling my playing partners “pick up my clubs”.

[Fdmnrnba]

I usually just toss mine between the hole and my bag just beyond the edge of the green. I am definitely going to have to tag my clubs somehow.

[Sydneyfonzi]

Start leaving them on the green. you'll be surprised how fast it becomes second nature to you....

[Fdmnrnba]

Start leaving them on the green. you'll be surprised how fast it becomes second nature to you....

I will have to start doing this.

[jhfsdhf]

I think it might have been an employee because they mow the greens on Sunday morning and I was the last person there Saturday evening.

I talked to the club pro about losing it and he is the one who told me about it. If an employee took it, it is definitely gone because they would have to admit stealing it because they did not turn it in when they found it. They would get fired for sure. I would not want someone to get fired for stealing my club.

Wouldn't bother me at all. I would feel far more comfortable knowing the the thief was no longer working in a position where he could steal someone else's clubs. I would turn him in in a heartbeat. I'm a golf course employee, and I certainly don't want to work with a thief.

It helps even more to lay them next to or across the flagstick. Makes it almost impossible to forget them.

Even better, leave anything you bring to the green between the hole and your bag. That way even if you forget, someone is bound to notice and at least call attention to it. When I walk off the green I'll pick up anything lying in my path.

I don't like having clubs laid across the flagstick, because if I'm the first to hole out, I always pick it up and get ready to replace it. I don't want to have to deal with the flagstick, my putter and wedge, and 2 or 3 other wedges too, not to mention a couple of wet towels. I do try to be courteous, but I'm not your caddie.

[Nutpoode]

It helps even more to lay them next to or across the flagstick. Makes it almost impossible to forget them.

+1. Thats what I do. People have put the flag back in without grabbing my club though, they seemed baffled that I do this.

I learned the hard way. I used to leave wedges behind all the time. Once, I left my putter and wedge behind the green on no. 9 and left. I had holed out with a four iron for eagle (my first and only) and was looking for the ball behind the green when my friend found my ball in the hole. I forgot all about the clubs, but someone turned them in. I wasn't so lucky the next time I left my wedge behind.

So I started with the flagstick trick. And got labels for my clubs. Haven't left one since.

[Lhtfajba]

+1. Thats what I do. People have put the flag back in without grabbing my club though, they seemed baffled that I do this.

That's fine that you do this. I have in the past and still do without thinking sometimes. But in the end, it's your responsibility to grab your clubs, not theirs. Most groups I've been in tend to remind people about their clubs "over there" if they notice them. But really, if you put your clubs on the flagstick, then you should also be responsible for putting it back in (and in the process, picking up your clubs). If it's just "next to" the flagstick, sometimes people will pick up the stick and move around a little. Better to lay the clubs on the path back to the cart. I still think laying your glove next to your clubs is the best way to keep from forgetting your clubs on the green. You'll at least remember before your next tee shot.

[chipkluchi]

You guys baffle me - you worry about things I would never think about. Now I'm wondering if people think I assume it's their job to pick up my clubs if they're on the flagstick. I don't plan to worry about it though.