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So I have the luxury of choosing not to play during crowded conditions.
I'm with you here. I try to avoid prime time like the plague.Having my own business allows me this, too. If it didn't, my attitude about pace might be quite different. I mostly play mid morning or early afternoon during the week when I can get away from the jobsite and meet my retired golf buddies while everyone else is working or done already. I've almost never play a round in my home town during prime hours, and I'm really grateful for that.
Yes. There are far too many slow players who do not know, or else ignore, the etiquette of calling through. They are usually seniors (as am I). My golf partners and I have suffered badly from this in recent months. We have more than once been stuck behind several groups of part-time golfers on corporate days, or from golf societies, and it has been purgatory. The problem is that golf clubs can’t afford to turn away block bookings from large groups, but the result is often 10 four balls teeing off in a row, with many of the players having little or no golf experience. We have walked off twice recently ... the last time when it took 2 hours 15 minutes to do the first five holes.
Rant over.
I agree here. I also think clubs need to have marshals. Especially on busier days. Not "Course Assistants," who spend time chatting with players. Marshals. People who go around and enforce the pace of play.Part of the problem is that starters need to do their job. In my area, the starter will let guys tee off early trying to jam more tee times in for the day. It gets backed up and players start hitting into other groups. It gets bad
I agree here. I also think clubs need to have marshals. Especially on busier days. Not "Course Assistants," who spend time chatting with players. Marshals. People who go around and enforce the pace of play.
I agree completely. But maybe a system of warnings or points instead. Perhaps if you rack up too many points, you aren't allowed to play at certain times That would be awesome.Let’s say a course gave Marshall’s power and let’s say your group was slow. Marshall forces you to skip a hole to get back on pace, do you return to that course?
I am all for courses giving Marshall’s power but it is risky for a course
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I agree completely. But maybe a system of warnings or points instead. Perhaps if you rack up too many points, you aren't allowed to play at certain times That would be awesome.
problem is also players hitting into other groups are still idiots and responsible for their own actions regardless the pace problem. I mean what is that? They squeeze groups in creating a pace problem and the solution is for players to hit into groups ahead? That part is not a pace problem but is a moron problem.Part of the problem is that starters need to do their job. In my area, the starter will let guys tee off early trying to jam more tee times in for the day. It gets backed up and players start hitting into other groups. It gets bad
It is a bit tricky at public courses. Easiest way is 1st, catch up with group in front please advice. Second is please catch up and proceed to fore caddie for group and get them caught up, rake bunkers for them and have 1st person to hole out go straight to tee until caught up. IF they still can't then let them tee off and take their balls straight to front of green to finish hole till caught up or give them rain check. For some reason people feel less ripped off if you move them to green instead of force them to skip hole but at some courses that needs to be an option.Let’s say a course gave Marshall’s power and let’s say your group was slow. Marshall forces you to skip a hole to get back on pace, do you return to that course?
I am all for courses giving Marshall’s power but it is risky for a course
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Let’s say a course gave Marshall’s power and let’s say your group was slow. Marshall forces you to skip a hole to get back on pace, do you return to that course?
I am all for courses giving Marshall’s power but it is risky for a course
Here's another scenario... you live in an area where pace of play is a prominent issue. You and your partners play at a reasonable pace and wish you could find a course full of like-minded golfers.
You hear of a course in your area that has decided to be reasonably proactive by forcing slow players to skip a hole whenever they fall far behind pace. The results are rounds that never exceed 4.5 hours.
Do you and your partners give that course a try?
You're preaching to the choir. I normally walk 3 hour rounds. Just trying to be "real-world" in that scenario.That’s a half hour to long
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You're preaching to the choir. I normally walk 3 hour rounds. Just trying to be "real-world" in that scenario.