It's not funny except for one scenario. If it's your friend it is perfectly acceptable. Well, you friend or the guy that your girlfriend cheated on you with. Otherwise it's just being a ****. What if there is a tournament going on? What if they are leading by one with a chance to win a couple hundred bucks?
Will winning the golf tourney help cap the oil spill in the gulf or allow us to win the war (quickly) in Afghanistan?