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@hermitagegolf Those pin locations are all tough when you have no idea how to play golf. Sorry about ya luck.

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Length · 3 Jun 2026
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Video #32564 · Skit

Sarcastic golf pro answers phonefrom @hermitagegolf

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Overview

A creator portrays a sarcastic golf pro shop employee who fields three separate phone calls from golfers complaining about difficult pin placements. With each call, he delivers a deadpan, insulting retort that mocks the caller's poor golfing ability, creating a comedic workplace scenario.

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Simple outline

  1. 1Establish expert persona
  2. 2Voice customer's flawed premise
  3. 3Deliver dismissive comeback
  4. 4Repeat with escalating wit

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Related videos

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Classification

Format
Concepts
Customer Service ParodyRelatable Skit
Elements
Jump CutPhysical Acting

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Verbal hook · 35%

Golf shop, this is Chris.

Visual hook · 65%

Man at a desk immediately answers a phone call, drawing the viewer directly into a customer service interaction.

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Hook template

Steal this for your own video

A [job title] picks up the phone: '[industry-specific complaint]'

  • — A gym front desk worker picks up the phone: 'Hi, I just signed up last week and the weights are too heavy.'
  • — A restaurant host picks up the phone: 'Hi, I made a reservation but I don't want to wait to be seated.'
  • — A tech support rep picks up the phone: 'Hi, my laptop isn't working because I spilled coffee on it again.'

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

The video begins in medias res, with the expert already engaged in their professional role, immediately establishing the context and premise without any introduction.

Payoff

The satisfaction is delivered in a repeating loop with each punchline, culminating in the final, most savage comeback which solidifies the video's central thesis that the problem lies with the user, not the system.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Expert's Dismissal

A character in a position of authority or expertise fields a series of complaints or questions from unseen, less-knowledgeable individuals. The humor and engagement come from the expert's increasingly sarcastic and dismissive responses, which invalidate the complaints by highlighting the complainer's own incompetence.

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    The General Dismissal

    Introduce the core comedic formula by fielding a general inquiry and delivering a broad, dismissive punchline that establishes the character's cynical attitude.

  2. 2

    The Personal Takedown

    Escalate the conflict by addressing a more specific, personal complaint and using the complainer's own self-reported data against them in the comeback.

  3. 3

    The Ultimate Invalidation

    Deliver the final and most potent punchline by addressing another complaint with a comeback that completely dismantles the complainer's credibility and fundamental skill.

Themes

  • workplace frustration
  • customer service
  • sarcasm

Techniques

  • comedic performance
  • character acting

Trends

  • relatable workplace humor

Post caption

Those pin locations are all tough when you have no idea how to play golf. Sorry about ya luck.

Transcript

Gaucho. This is Chris. What kind of pin rotation do we use? Yes, sir. We operate off the IWMTY. What's that mean? It won't matter to you. Uh-huh. Have a good day. Yeah. So you shot 93 today, Roger? I'll buy. And the pin on 18 was the hardest one you've ever seen? Bad mean Hey, bud. You shot 93. Due to me, it sounds like they were all hard to you. Uh-huh. Have a good day. I'll be tomorrow. Good. This is Cruz. Yeah. So you played earlier today and thought we had some unfair pins. Hey, sir. When you're chipping for 12, does it really matter? Uh-huh. Have a good day.

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