Golf Course Condition Excuses
A strange bounce, a sloping lie or a green that refused to read correctly can explain almost anything in the clubhouse. This collection groups golf course excuses about turf, bunkers and the ground beneath the ball. Browse the rulings before blaming your swing.
32 rulings
Choose an excuse for your round
- #99Course was too wet.
- #100Uneven greens.
- #101Grass was wrong length.
- #102Sprinkler head.
- #103Bad lie.
- #104Rolled too far.
- #105Didn't roll at all.
- #106Putt broke more than expected.
- #107Greens are too fast.
- #108Greens are too bumpy.
- #109Hate this bunker sand.
- #110Sand was too fluffy.
- #111Greens aren't watered enough.
- #112Too much dew.
- #113Fringe was against me.
- #114Ball sitting down in the rough.
- #115Stimp's at least 14.
- #116Grain went the other way.
- #117Spike marks.
- #118Cruel pin placement.
- #119That divot wasn't there yesterday.
- #120Mud ball.
- #121Ground too soft.
- #122Lie was worse than it looked.
- #195Hole's not regulation.
- #199Lie was too perfect.
- #200Green read it differently.
- #201Hole moved.
- #218Playing it like the architect intended.
- #253That's where the hole is next week.
- #257Had to be mud on that ball
- #262This tee box is not level at all