Started a round with a guy whom I will leave unnamed, and it was with the usual pleasantries. Fair enough. I enjoy a good shot and a good game, and I will say so at the begin, during, and at the end. So, we get to the pin at the first tee, and my putt is 3 feet; not 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, but 3.0 feet. Generally, it's 3.0 and under for conceding (and I often concede longer putts if the opponent is a good shot, the putt is easy, and we are amicable), although it's obviously the opponent's prerogative. I waited about 15 seconds before I realized that he wasn't going to concede and I hit the putt with a little too much juice and indignation stemming from this guy's seemingly two-faced crap. Well, I rimmed it and he went one-up. Needless to say, the pleasantries were left on green #1.
That's fine. He hit every putt from there on out. 1.7 feet. 2.2 feet. He hit them all as I wasn't about to play the "concede when I feel it's appropriate" game. And you know what? The guy missed a straight 2.7 footer on the third, and a 2.0 footer on the penultimate hole to give me the match!
(He subsequently disconnected and made me wait the 5 minutes)
Sweet sweet sweet poetic justice.
For me, conceding is black or white people. There is no gray area when it comes to conceding if you're a gentle(wo)man.