Speed of play!

[295yards]

I don't see the problem. It's no different than getting out of the left lane(fast lane) on the highway.

Where's the problem with moving over, and letting someone obviously faster go through.

Good analogy! We never really held them up any, as they were just always creeping on us. But like the fast lane we were driving faster just to stay in the fast lane.
I don't like that kind of game.

[295yards]

It can get even more annoying if you're playing with these types. They seem to play like the only emphasis is to get off the course as quick as possible.

I wonder if they actually remember the game rather than the elapsed time on their stopwatch.

I sort of imagine them talking in the bar, not about their shots or score, but about their quickest time for a round.

My brother! I think I feel more irritated everytime I play with him. He loves the anxious feeling, it's like he thrives on it.
Everything he does has to be fast, even stapling a house wrap on my shed, "jesus christ, good thing no ones paying you. You'd be fired"
The people never ever waited on us. They just were able to keep up. My brother kept mentioning how they could keep up. I'm an idiot for playing too fast for myself because how I think he can get.

[295yards]

When we played sunday at Fireridge, the course was pretty busy. We played as 2 threesomes & we were waiting on the group in front of us who were waiting on the group in front of them, etc.

We had this foursome behind us for the front 9 & they were some pretty fast players. They had 2 guys in a cart & 2 women who were walking. How the hell those women were keeping up I will never know. We played a scramble & played as fast as the groupings would allow.

Anyways, those 2 women only played the front 9 so it was just the 2 guys on the back & they were playing up our asses the entire time. No way were we allowing them thru because there was no place to go. But they would stand on the teebox or in the fairway looking at us & acting pissed off.

I think that'd be more irritating to me. Why do people make a point of playing up your ass when you are clearly waiting on the group ahead. Like the hands on the hips and looking around like why are you still in the fairway, I wanna tee off already. " They're on the green"

[295yards]

Uh, let the faster group play through?

I don't care if they are a 5-some and I'm a two-some in a cart. If they are faster, I let them through. And so should anyone that is sane.

Write it on the chalkboard 100 times.....

I will let faster groups play through.
I will let faster groups play through.
I will let faster groups play through.
etc. etc. etc. until it starts to sink in.

Let faster groups play through.

Some people out there feel it is dishonorable or something to let a faster group through. Like it will disgrace their family. Even more would rather shit in their hand than let a faster group through.

It's sad really.

Saturday morning, 6AM, 3rd hole. I am a walking single putting out on a par 3. 3 older walking guys are just teeing off on the par 5. I putt out, walk quickly down to the tee box and tee up. These guys are 60 yards off the tee and look back.

Do they step aside and say, "Go ahead"? They are only 60 yards out. No, they look back, see me ready to tee, and start JOGGING to their balls. I could not believe it. I was ready and could have easily bombed it over their heads and past any of their balls. They could have walked at their normal pace and NEVER even waited a second on the hole.

So I ended up waiting over 4 minutes for these marroons to find and hit. Then another 5 minutes while they putt out and I'm waiting to hit my 3rd. From 75 yards. That hole took me easily an extra 10 minutes to play than should have been necessary considering it was 6AM and myself and the 3 dufuses were the only ones out on the course.

Please let faster players play through.

Thats exactly what I'm talking about!
You pretty much ran from the green to the tee and the other group was already off 60yards from the tee and you thought it to be logical that you could've just bombed it over their heads and ran by them?
It's like the guy who sees someone signal a lane change and speed up real fast and jars their brakes, like "did you see that? that guy cut me off"

>>Write it on the chalkboard 100 times?.....<<
Are you all right?

[295yards]

It's pointless to let them play thru if the course is packed, where are they going to go???

Right up the next groups ass. GET OUT OF MY WAY I'VE GOT TO GET OFF THIS COURSE IMMEDIATELY.

[FATC1TY]

Some people play fast, and that works for their game.. Oddly some people play slow..

I like courses that advertise when checking in, that they strive for a 4 hour, 15 minute round.

Now, if it's packed, I'm expecting it to be close to that, but not far off. If it's empty, I'm expecting to be out of there in a shade over 3 hours.

I enjoy playing alot, and I enjoy taking my time and soaking in the outdoors and scenery.. But I also hate having someone ride my ass, and me look up as a ball is rolling towards my feet.

If you have no where to go, it's understandable enough to accept the fact that the people behind you are idiots and can't see the traffic jam. If it's wide open, and you haven't seen a group in a hole or two, I have no problem letting Speed Racer, go past me.. I'll just hit into him when HE gets backed up later.

[warbirdlover]

We were the group in front of Wi-Golfer and had 3 groups up in front that were backed up. If wi let's them through then they have to play through us and then the two-three groups ahead etc.

I hate extremely slow golf but I actually hate speed golf worse. Why the feck do golfers go out to relax if they just want to get it over with fast? Kind of dumb thinking IMHO.

This rat race society should allow for some islands of relaxation. If you can't golf at an easy but respectable pace why do it?

[TheTrueReview]

We were the group in front of Wi-Golfer and had 3 groups up in front that were backed up. If wi let's them through then they have to play through us and then the two-three groups ahead etc.

I hate extremely slow golf but I actually hate speed golf worse. Why the feck do golfers go out to relax if they just want to get it over with fast? Kind of dumb thinking IMHO.

This rat race society should allow for some islands of relaxation. If you can't golf at an easy but respectable pace why do it?

+1

Great post.

[Wi-Golfer]

We were the group in front of Wi-Golfer and had 3 groups up in front that were backed up. If wi let's them through then they have to play through us and then the two-three groups ahead etc.

I hate extremely slow golf but I actually hate speed golf worse. Why the feck do golfers go out to relax if they just want to get it over with fast? Kind of dumb thinking IMHO.

This rat race society should allow for some islands of relaxation. If you can't golf at an easy but respectable pace why do it?

Bingo!
I can see letting them play thru if there is nobody in front & often times have done just that. But if the course is packed with 2+ groups on every hole, the only thing accomplished by letting them play thru is the course backs up even worse.

[Augster]

It's pointless to let them play thru if the course is packed, where are they going to go???

Please read the original post. I know it's hard without double-spacing. There was nobody ahead of them, the course was empty, and they finished the 9 in 50 minutes themselves.

You don't finish a 9 in 50 minutes waiting on every shot.

You pretty much ran from the green to the tee and the other group was already off 60yards from the tee and you thought it to be logical that you could've just bombed it over their heads and ran by them?

The green is above the #4 tee. About 20 yards away. They could see me putting out as they were teeing up their drives and they hit them anyway.

If they would have just stopped walking, I could have easily hit it over their heads, or alternatively, they could have walked to the side of the fairway so I wouldn't have to.

They were only 60 yards. I can THROW a golf ball over them at 60 yards.

Here's my exchange today.....

4 gomers in 2 carts warming up on the 1st tee. Nobody in the fairway, nobody has teed off for an hour the proshop tells me. Open course. I am a single in a cart.

I say, "Mind if I just jump ahead of you all?"

Idiot says, "Do you have a tee time?" (Not jokingly.)

I look at him for a moment, stunned, then say, "**** off." Tee it up, hit it, and drive after it.

Golf etiquette at its best.

Played in 50 minutes and never saw those guys even once.

What is this infatuation about keeping a faster group (player) behind you when nobody is on the course? I don't think I will ever understand.

[295yards]

>>They could see me putting out as they were teeing up their drives and they hit them anyway.<<


The nerve!

[Wi-Golfer]

They could see me putting out as they were teeing up their drives and they hit them anyway.

They were ahead of you & had every right to tee off. is it possible they are still dicks? Sure, but did you ask if you could play thru or did you just assume they were going to let you?

[fisher]

On some other internet bullitin board today there is a thread about two slow players who wouldn't let people play thru.

[Fourputt]

We were the group in front of Wi-Golfer and had 3 groups up in front that were backed up. If wi let's them through then they have to play through us and then the two-three groups ahead etc.

I hate extremely slow golf but I actually hate speed golf worse. Why the feck do golfers go out to relax if they just want to get it over with fast? Kind of dumb thinking IMHO.

This rat race society should allow for some islands of relaxation. If you can't golf at an easy but respectable pace why do it?

Absolutely! Keep moving, but you shouldn't feel that you have to run between shots. At the same time, it is the responsibility of each group to maintain the recommended pace of play for the course, and most of the time that means keeping up with the group in front of you.

[TheTrueReview]

Bingo!
I can see letting them play thru if there is nobody in front & often times have done just that. But if the course is packed with 2+ groups on every hole, the only thing accomplished by letting them play thru is the course backs up even worse.

.... and they have no right to (1) play through, and (2) to expect to play through. Case closed.