A sorry individual, will arrive on the 1st tee minus anything that is actually needed for the next four hours.
Usually, it will begin with tees – ‘Have you got a long one?’ – and soon move on to balls. They won’t have a ball marker, a towel to clean their clubs or just about anything else.
They will then have the cheek to turn his nose up at what you offer them and always fail to return whatever is lent. We must all know this person, it isn’t just me.
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Golf stereotypes: Have you met the dreaded sponger?
Your new driver will get a run-out in his capable hands before working his way through your bag, giving his astute thoughts on the set-up, torque and grip thickness. Your eyes narrow and teeth meet in the middle with every swing the sponger takes with your precious clubs
They know what they are doing, it’s not forgetfulness, he’s a tight-arse who thinks this is all acceptable. If you haven’t already gathered the gist of this column, it’s not acceptable.
They will finally linger just long enough in the locker room to avoid putting any drinks on their card. The final nail in the stinge coffin.
Do yourself a favour and give them a swerve on next week’s start sheet and let them cast a shadow over someone else’s fourball. We’ve had enough and the sponger has been blackballed our my eyes.
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