I got smoked in the ribs by somebody's drive today while sitting in my cart waiting to tee off myself. First time I've ever been hit by a stray shot on the course. It hurt, but it could've been a lot worse.
The reason I tell this story is what happened after.
I was sitting in my cart waiting for the group in the fairway ahead of me to clear out, in the shade under some trees because it was 94 degrees out. And, also because trees should provide some protection from stray shots! Oh, the irony.
So I get hit and the ball lands in the cart. After being confused for a second about what the hell just happened, I turn to my left, where the ball came from and see a guy cowering with that "oooh no" kind of posture. He never yelled fore, which is pretty standard practice. I know he didn't because I had no music or anything on, and I was only 150 yards away. This man duck-hooked a horrible drive. I wave at him, and he sheepishly waves back.
He and his partner then proceed to tee off again. I watch on high alert. They do not hit me this time. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for the foursome ahead of me to move on, and I'm also waiting for the guy who hit me to come over to get his ball, and apologize or check on me or something.
But he never does.
Seriously, he and his partner just sit on the tee box waiting for me to tee off and leave. Eventually, I do. Then, as I'm driving to my ball in the middle of the fairway (nbd), I turn around and see them drive up to where I left their ball after it hit me, pick it up, and quickly drive away.
Who the hell raised you? If you hit somebody with a shot on the course, check on them. Apologize. It happens. Be a normal human being.
Anyway, even though I only had three holes left to play at the time this happened, I'm blaming my poor score today on my sore ribs and confusion about how this person chose to handle the situation.
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