While there's nothing wrong with having an outing to play 12 holes instead of 9 or 18, it doesn't make the game any easier, even with the 8" holes. You still have to get the ball down the fairway and onto the green - and we all know that's not always an easy task. I don't like 5 hour rounds of golf, but even a 3 hour round can be frustrating if you're constantly hitting from deep rough or the trees. If time is the key element, just play 9. What golf course is going to want to have to patrol the course for people who pay for 12 holes but play all 18 ? Are courses going to close up 6 holes and sell the land ? Golf is not an easy game and there's nothing wrong with people bowing out because they can't pick it up.
Business 101 - too many courses and not enough golfers...some courses go out of business. The people who consantly scream for more and more people to take up the game are mostly manufacturers who rely on people buying new clubs to stay in business. I don't know about you guys, but I don't need a new driver every 3 or 4 months or new irons every 6 months or $50 a dozen balls to enjoy the game. The golf business needs to find a plateau where clubs and courses and players can coexist - even if it means Nicklaus doesn't get to add a couple of million to his bank account every year because we don't need more $100 courses right now.
Let the game be the game - teach the people who want to play how to play it right...and play it quickly - encourage them to play the right set of tees for their ability (not their ego) - and we'll all be better off.
Business 101 - too many courses and not enough golfers...some courses go out of business. The people who consantly scream for more and more people to take up the game are mostly manufacturers who rely on people buying new clubs to stay in business. I don't know about you guys, but I don't need a new driver every 3 or 4 months or new irons every 6 months or $50 a dozen balls to enjoy the game. The golf business needs to find a plateau where clubs and courses and players can coexist - even if it means Nicklaus doesn't get to add a couple of million to his bank account every year because we don't need more $100 courses right now.
Let the game be the game - teach the people who want to play how to play it right...and play it quickly - encourage them to play the right set of tees for their ability (not their ego) - and we'll all be better off.