Playing golf with other people is part of what makes the game great, but in competition golf you won’t always have the opportunity to tee it up with friends or those you feel comfortable with.
There are plenty of tips for being a good playing partner, but what can you do when the person your are playing with is getting on your nerves?
If you could only ever play golf alone, you would miss out on all the amazing social benefits that the sport offers – so sometimes we need to find a proactive approach to our frustrations.
In this article, I share 5 tips to cope with annoying playing partners, in an attempt to save your golf game and your sanity…
5 Tips To Cope With Annoying Playing Partners
I’ve never actually asked my playing partners how they feel about playing golf with me, but I’d like to think of myself as someone who is pleasant to share the fairways and greens with.
I try my best to make other people feel comfortable on the course, as a strong advocate of having fun even while playing poor golf, but often I feel the best way to act around others when playing golf is just to use common sense and basic emotional intelligence.
Still, if you come across someone who hasn’t grasped those simple concepts, why don’t you try these 5 handy tips to overcome the bubbling rage inside…
1. Find Some Common Ground
Sometimes, the things your partner is doing to annoy you are born out of a difference in interests, personality traits or opinions.
However, almost anyone can find some common ground with the another person – so ask a few brief questions to get back on the right track.
Whether it’s a love for the same football team, an appreciation of a certain genre of music or even holiday destinations you have both visited, use this common ground to get the conversation flowing.
This will help you both to relax, leading to a more comfortable atmosphere to enjoy your golf.
2. Focus On Your Own Game
Focusing on your own game or using strategic silence is a great way to avoid clashing
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If that strategy isn’t working, perhaps you should try to focus on your own game.
Set yourself some personal targets to meet over the next three, six and nine holes – or track your fairways hit and greens in regulation.
Focusing on your own golf game could help you to…
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