DaBuckBoys
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Played a round with my wife and buddy y'day afternoon. 4pm tee time, heat of the day, mid 90's heat index. Nobody around on the 1st hole so we tee'd off a few minutes early. As we got the green I noticed a single pulled up to the teebox. I thought here we go, Mr. "I play in under 3 hours as a single" will be wanting play thru. A par and a couple bogeys so it was a comfortable start. We didn't mess around, fairway #2 was open so my buddy and I hit our tee shots and sure enough here he comes over the bridge to the next tee box. He must have chipped in or made a long putt to finish that quickly. I can already see that the rest of the holes have multiple groups on them ahead but who knows maybe he can join up with a 2some or another single so I wave him up.
He greets us cordially and says thanks. He proceeds to shank a ball into the creek. My buddy says "Happens to all of us..." Well, he doesn't have an extra ball so he jogs back to the cart to retrieve a ball out of his Titleist staff bag (uh-hmm). He pops the 2nd one up about 120 yards. So he's off... next shot shanked into the creek again but hey at least he plays fast. Another drop and chip over the green, chip back, and a 2 putt... and he's gone.
Seriously, is playing fast so important that you sacrifice playing well let alone trying to score for the sake making it home for dinner?
Don't answer that... I still have heat stroke and don't need to know anyways.
He greets us cordially and says thanks. He proceeds to shank a ball into the creek. My buddy says "Happens to all of us..." Well, he doesn't have an extra ball so he jogs back to the cart to retrieve a ball out of his Titleist staff bag (uh-hmm). He pops the 2nd one up about 120 yards. So he's off... next shot shanked into the creek again but hey at least he plays fast. Another drop and chip over the green, chip back, and a 2 putt... and he's gone.
Seriously, is playing fast so important that you sacrifice playing well let alone trying to score for the sake making it home for dinner?
Don't answer that... I still have heat stroke and don't need to know anyways.