Curious to hear opinions about players that jump holes. This past weekend a group of two players decided rather than starting on hole 1, they jumped to hole 8 to start their round right behind our group. Later on another group of two players jumped to hole 15 to start their round, again right behind our group. Our friends in another group were trailing behind us and we got separated because these two groups decided to just jump in where ever they wanted on the course.
I understand if the course is not very busy I wouldn't expect it to be a problem not starting on the first hole as long as you're not making the people behind you now wait.
But our home course is very busy with a group on every hole, sometimes with several groups waiting on other holes. There is usually a line of groups on hole 1 waiting. If players choose to start anywhere they wanted, it would slow down groups behind them.
Anyway, I suggested to the 2nd group that jumped that they should really start on hole 1, that they were cutting in front of all the groups behind us. Well the two guys took real offense to this, and one guy said he had been coming out here for ten years and he can start on any damn hole he pleases.
I understand if the course is not very busy I wouldn't expect it to be a problem not starting on the first hole as long as you're not making the people behind you now wait.
But our home course is very busy with a group on every hole, sometimes with several groups waiting on other holes. There is usually a line of groups on hole 1 waiting. If players choose to start anywhere they wanted, it would slow down groups behind them.
Anyway, I suggested to the 2nd group that jumped that they should really start on hole 1, that they were cutting in front of all the groups behind us. Well the two guys took real offense to this, and one guy said he had been coming out here for ten years and he can start on any damn hole he pleases.