7 Iron between the eyes

Played some nine holes tonight on our After-Work-Golf round. There was this guy in my foursome I know for a couple of years but never had played a round of golf before. He has been playing for a couple of years but still is stuck with his 36 handicap. He had ditched his etiquette in a water hazard some day as the following situation would show.

There is this twosome behind us since the first hole. They are not particularly faster than we are but they are visible at all times. At our third hole (dogleg right with two water hazards) he hits his first shot into the water. Drops a ball, third shot into the thick rough to the right. No chance to find the ball. Drops another ball,  fifth shot into the water.

The twosome is waiting since five minutes at the teebox of the hole. I remind him to pick up his ball and continue with us, since we alread lost sight of the foursome in front of us. He refuses, drops another all and hits his shot OB to the right of the fairway.  The count is seven. He then walks up to the green and drops a ball 5 meters to the side of the green and wants to continue. I strongly advise him to discard the hole, as there are no points to be made on this hole and he is so definitily slowing play.

Him: “I’m not picking up my ball! It’s only this one.”

Me: “Sorry, please be considerate of the other players and pick your ball up here and continue your game on the next hole.”

Him: “But we’re not playing a tournament here.”

Me: “No, we are not, but it is the first day since weeks with nice, sunny weather, the course is packed with people and they all want to finish their rounds before the sun goes down.”

Him: “But I want to continue to play my ball.”

Me: “There are rules to this game and there is something called etiquette, please consider that.”

Him: “No, I totally disagree with you, why can’t I continue to play here.”

That was the point where I was just about to kick him out of my flight or to give him a severe whack with my seven iron between the eyes. Or in the family jewels. Can you belive such ignorance?