Fourputt
Littleton, Colorado
- Sep 5, 2006
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I don't see anyway a 4some could finish 18 in that time frame. I have played as single & have managed a 2 hr 20 minute rd. That was nailing just about every fairway & no screwing around.
Agreed.... whether or not it's possible, I don't know why anyone would want to play that fast, aside from being able to come in here and brag about it. I really don't see how how can enjoy a round when you are racing around the course. We always play ready golf, but we still play by the order of play rules when it doesn't seriously affect our pace of play. We are playing golf, not running a race, and within reason, there should be a certain structure to your play.
There is also a social aspect to the game too. That doesn't mean that you hold a meeting on every tee or green, but it also doesn't mean that you can't walk side by side with your playing companions down the fairway and talk for 3/4 of the distance to your ball before diverging to play your shot.
The key is that when the course is busy, you keep up with the group in front of you. That is absolutely necessary to keep the course playing at a reasonable pace for the entire day. When it isn't busy, you still keep moving within the parameters of what the course considers proper pace of play, and if there is room ahead of you, then you let faster groups play through.
And for the faster players.... I don't care what you think, but when the course is full, I'm not going to stand aside and let you play through group after group. All that does is jam up the course behind you... you aren't any more special than I am. I've seen singles try to do that on my home course when they get a rare tee time alone on a full golf course. You may not realize it, but every time you play through a foursome, they have to wait for you to get out of the way, and that slows everything behind them just that much more. You don't have any more rights than anyone else, and as long as they are playing on the heels of the players in front of them, then you can just wait your turn.
(That rant ought to make me popular :dead