Long distances between greens and tee boxes. This usually happens at newer courses, where i'm guessing they try to squeeze a cart rental out of players.

Cart path only is kind of tilting. (I understand it, but it's pretty annoying..)

This leads me to what is not necessarily a pet peeve but more of a longing for what will likely never return, walking as a major part of the game.

I first started playing 37 years ago. At that time everyone walked. Courses were designed to accomodate walking. The game moved much faster than it does today. For a foursome to take more than 4 hours, even on a weekend, was unheard of. It was common to play an unhurried round in 3-3.5 hours most of the time.

Standard peeves and standard nittery, but we are golfers

I get super tilted by goofballs at grass ranges who manage to ruin 10 square feet of turf with 7 shots. I'm surprised there aren't signs up about it at driving ranges.

I hate when courses make you pay for the cart with the green fee. I'd much rather walk, and I cringe when I play with friends who insist on getting a cart on a walkable course. I'm really cheap, so I hate spending money on something like that. And the purist in me says that if you can walk, you should. To each his own, but I'll walk.

Agreed, especially in conjunction with those courses that include the cart rental automatically. I understand some courses don't have a whole lot of space to work with, but if you're building on a flat, featureless plot of land, how hard is it to make a layout that's easy to walk?

glad we all agree on women.

now i just gotta remember not to get pissed when I fail @ chipping on the practice green. b/c frankly, i should be mis-hitting X% b/c i don't practice very often.

my main peeve is adults walking through my line btwn chips/putts @ the practice green when all they have to do is take 4-10 steps around. when i see somone looks likey they might wanna walk through, i usually step away from the ball, and take some practice strokes off to the side. but sometimes i am getting ready to hit, and some joker decided to squeak by.

Slow play doesn't bother me much, I usually sit w/ my younger bro on a bench, and laugh at the golfers in front of us. Then we talk about what clubs we are gunna hit, then e just talk about life. Also, I am lame, and have nothing better to do, so I dont mind "wasted" time.

Clothing:

I think dress codes help maintain proper behavior/etiquette. If the world was perfect imo, there would be minimal dress codes. Maybe you dress up for your wedding. I hate dressing up nice. I realize it is formal, respectful, etc... But for me, I am most comfortable in tshirt, and shorts.

From golf perspective, if I see someone dressed nice, I figure he will treat the course w/ respect, and understands many of the "pet peeves" and won't do anything stupid. However, another side of my feels that strict dress codes might be intimidating for some people who are not die hard golfers/ don't understand the game.

I always play on public courses, so I have no experiences w/ courses that require you to wear nice clothes.

I'm a big fan of sunflower seeds and whatnot, but I get tilted when I see sunflower seeds on greens or tee boxes.

it's a personal pet peeve. i hate them but you can wear them as much as you want. you calling me douchebag for not liking cargo shorts is hilarious though.

this. i absolutely can't stand when people hit balls all over the place on the range. the pro at my course posted a picture in the locker room of what your divot pattern should look like when on the practice tee and it helped a lot. besides it being really annoying when there are divots all over the place instead one compact square, the pro also said it stunts the growth and the grass doesn't grow back as fast.

Macho idiots who can't break 100 yet play from the back tees.

People who give me endless unsolicited advice when I'm having a bad day.

My pet peeve is golfers who think its worthwhile to get upset over insignificant details like what other people choose to wear (within reason) on a golf course and whether or not someone else chooses to have head covers on their clubs or a towel clipped to their bag.

^ lol, guess most of this list applies to you?

The guy that has to give a fist pump after he makes every 4 foot par putt.

White Belts on old or fat guys. ( I am old and fat)

Getting the dreaded hole by hole of somebody's round after they finish.

People who play with more than 14 clubs.

The guy waiting to clean your clubs after you finish.

I fistpumped after I made a putt today. True story

Not-so-thinly-veiled brag: it was a 40 footer and I suck

Have fun with those iron covers, man. Do you have on of those click-click score keeper things too?

I don't use iron covers - I don't even use covers for my other clubs. Nor do I play slow, wear jeans on the course or have a towel clipped to my bag. I might occationally wear socks that aren't colour coordinated to the rest of my outfit though - I can't really say as I've never really paid attention to that.

And somehow... I still find it kinda silly to spend time and energy getting upset over that stuff.

Oh - and I hardly ever do any practice swings - that's actually something I should get better at doing.

+1 to empty water coolers. Just so frustrating when I chug the last few ounces of my water bottle to free up space for that precious water, and then the water cooler is empty.

Also +1 to people who don't repair their ball marks. I play pretty much all of my golf at the local munis, and I think the percentage of people I've played with who fix their ball marks is <10%.

GOD. THIS. I missed a putt yesterday b/c of an unrepaired ball mark.

Well, I'm blaming it on that anyway.

Sort of like it's "kinda silly" to come in here and criticize everyone over having pet peeves.

I hate over dramatic guy who screams in delight when he makes a 15 footer and tears roll down his cheek when he misses a 6 footer. All of these things happen every time out, why do you have to freak out.

Good thread, I recognise quite a few.

I'll openly admit to being the guy who used to never practise then start ranting after every bad shot like I felt I should have been shooting level par.

However, the shot-by-shot account of the round afterwards is my number one pet peeve. My Dad is especially guilty of this. I quit the game around two years ago (used to play with him) but I still get a blow-by-blow account of his latest round each time I speak to him on the phone.

He's also tubby and wears a white belt. And spends 10 minutes looking for golf balls each time he powerfades into the trees. And looks for random golf balls in hedges etc, even when if his own ball is in the fairway. And I've seen him take 5hrs+ for a round.

LOL. We share a father, apparently. (minus the five hour rounds.. my dad makes it around pretty fast.)

I'm not sure if you understand this phrase, it's not to do with one hole, it's the fact that 50% of the game is played within 20 yards of the green.

People spend thousands on drivers and on driving ranges and then neglect the half of the game that's, arguably, easier to cut numbers on.

My pet peeve would be to golf with someone like this guy.

my group instituted a 30/30 rule: if your age or belt size is greater than 30, no white belt allowed.

Popular tour pros who feel like they can do anything they like with no consequences.