Not again! Another college golfer has fans up in arms over etiquette scandal
You know what they say about rules controversies in college golf matches: You wait ages for one, then two come along at the same time.
It was just a matter of days ago when one golfer at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove made social media explode with an apparent etiquette breach.
You can watch that particular incident here – but hurry back because this one’s a doozy, too.
But now we have another player, who appears to be playing the same event, virtually standing on the hole with her playing partners yet to hit their short putts.
Once again, the clip has gone viral and sparked outrage among fans and players alike. As a collective, we just love getting angry about things, don’t we?
“Parents maybe partly to blame but the school/college too,” DP World Tour player Ross Fisher commented. “Rule 1 you learn when playing golf is etiquette. Maybe it’s far lower down their list.”
“I’m pretty sure they don’t think about the through line,” former Women’s Open champion Karen Stupples added. “I know a number of players that once they hit the LPGA they were educated quickly. I certainly didn’t know but Aim Point wasn’t a thing back then.”
Take a look below at some of the more passionate replies to the video…
So on which side of this fresh golf etiquette debate do you fall? Tweet us and let us know!
Matt Chivers
Now on the wrong side of 25, Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.
Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.
Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.
Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spoken to the likes of Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell, Henrik Stenson, to name just a few.
Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf.
What’s in Matt’s bag: Cobra LTDx LS driver, Cobra LTDx 3-wood, TaylorMade P7MC irons, Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, Odyssey putter.
