I was surprised to find a wall post on my profile (actually, two wall posts, presumably in case I didn't get the message!) over the weekend calling me a cheat. (Please note, I've redacted the player's name in the screenshot linked above. Hopefully that keeps me within WGT posting guidelines.)
There was no information as to why said player decided to make this accusation, or what grounds s/he might possibly have to do so, and it was someone I have never come across before. Looking at her/his profile I can only guess that s/he played the First Tee event, shot a 61, and then saw the Legend leaderboard (which I happen to be leading*) and then threw off this vitriol.
As well as the unnecessary duplication, it is interesting that the accusation contains not one but two spelling errors, which seems to be a common problem with those that shout out cheat accusations. Indeed, this player may have even managed to misspell their own name (is there a missing letter in the last part, perhaps?).
My dilemma is this… What should I do about it?
1. Respond to this person.
2. Report them to WGT (though I'm sure WGT have better things to do with their time).
3. Notify the person's cc owner of their behavior.
4. Ignore it, delete the WallPosts and move on. (But does a lack of response suggest that one has something to hide?)
I was surprised because I've always thought of myself as the least likely person to be accused of cheating. I'm hardly cleaning up, playing at best 2 rounds a day, often in tourneys I have little chance of winning; I use clubs well below my level; I'm very transparent (in my Blog Posts and Forum activity) about what tourneys I play (unevens mostly, and starter events that I organize); and I don't play MPC matches.
But then again, maybe being accused of cheating should just be accepted as a sign that one has finally become a decent player, so maybe I should be grateful instead!!!
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* For the record, I'll repost something here that I shared in my cc after being congratulated on that First Tee Open 1st-round 53:
53 is my best-ever proper 18-hole score, but it was BPB in Low wind, and oddly enough, I wasn't even striking the irons particularly well. I just got lucky that the misses were in the right place, and the putter was super hot!
It turns out that I came real close to a perfect 18, with this lip-out on #5. On #12 I needed some luck with a chip-in after going long. Got lucky again on #15 with a late click turning out to be perfect on approach (that back pin bamboozles me: I haven't made GIR there in living memory!), and I just found the left edge of the cup on a pulled 14ft return putt after teeing off long on #17. Card and stats are here.