'Am I the a--hole?' Golf fans all say same thing after reading man's post about tee time booking

A golfer has taken to Reddit to reveal he's fallen out with a typically late friend after telling him their tee time at the golf course was earlier than it actually was. 

The man in question from Pennsylvania took to the social media platform to engage with fellow golfers asking them if he was an a--hole for telling his friend their tee time was 23 minutes earlier than the official 11.33am tee time booking.

He decided to tell his playing partner their tee time was 11.10am because he is apparently always late to the 1st tee. 

Given his friend rolled into the parking lot at 11.08am, the man was right to have taken precaution over their tee time booking. 

But as it turned out the friend was fuming when he soon discovered they were not teeing off until 11.33am.

He flipped out, took his clubs back to the car and drove back home. 

Why? Because he apparently could have spent that extra bit of time in the morning with his family. 

He also told his friend he would not be reimbursing him for the round. 

It's fair to say the Reddit post and the reaction of the late friend has angered a number of fellow golfers, with the majority believing the tee time booker was very much not the a--hole in this situation.

"Time to get a new playing partner buddy," wrote one golfer.

"No more invites," commented another.

Another messaged: "I had a friend who was just like this. He also took a million mulligans. Suffice to say, we’re not friends anymore and my life is much better now."

Those sticking up for the other golfer consider lying is wrong every single time.

"There’s 1000 better ways of dealing with something like this other than lying," commented one golfer. "How about just start your round without him and if he’s 20 minutes late, meet him on hole two or three."

Anyway, here's the man's post in full so you can debate it for yourself: 

"AITA (am I the a--hole) for telling my habitually late friend that our tee time was over 20 minutes earlier than it was actually was?" the man titled his Reddit post for general discussion.

"For context, my golf buddy usually is calling me about five minutes before we have to tee off saying he's a couple minutes out and to grab a cart and will meet me at the first tee box. It obviously puts a lot of stress on me as well as the golf course but we've been playing together for a long time so I've just learned to live with it.

"About a month ago, it was a particularly nice day in Pennsylvania and we decided to get out. Our tee time was actually at 11.30 but I told him 11.10. When he got there and found out he flipped out, took his clubs and drove home.

"He texted me, calling me all sorts of names and said that he could've spent more time with his family. Mind you, we generally speaking, only play on weekends so the courses are kind of packed.

"I've had numerous talks with him about not showing up late but it happens every time. I thought he would just laugh it off but he is still p----d at me.

"ETA: Since a lot of people asked, he rolled in the parking lot at 11.08 and I had the cart. I told him our tee time was actually 11.33 and he ripped his clubs off the cart, told me I was an a--hole for lying to him and said he wouldn't be reimbursing me for the round (NBD winter rates)."

How early do you get to the golf course before your official tee time? 

Have you ever told a typically late playing partner your tee time is earlier than it actually was? 

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