rolltherock
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- Dec 9, 2008
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We all see it, most of us hate it, but geeez why is there little to nothing done about it?
There should be a mandatory course given to all people who want to play golf about etiquette and ready golf. 5 hours 7 minutes yesterday behind 4 knuckleheads who thought it was coffee talk with an option to play golf. Marshalls are worthless on this course and I will never go back. We called the pro shop and asked for marshalls to come and do their job 3 times....never saw a marshall.
When I watch guys like Jim Furyk go through their 2-3 minute ritual before hitting a shot or putt, plumb bobbing, realigning their ball....I just puke. The garden variety golfer sees this and thinks this is what they need to do.
How is it that my usual group and I can walk 18 holes in under 3 hours? In carts we are maybe 10 minutes slower. It's because when we are waiting to putt we are doing things like reading the green and prepping for when it's our turn. Don't wait until it's your turn to putt to look around.....use your head and do all you can so when it's your turn you can roll it. If all 4 people do this simple task and you multiply it by 18 holes it's an eternity! Same thing with full shots.
Your position on the golf course is not in front of the group behind your, but behind the group in front of you.
Thanks for indulging my rant, but slow play is not just a local problem, but an epidemic all over the country. It's the primary reason I won't play public courses and stay at my place 99% of the time. If you are slow at my track you will either speed up or move b/c no one will play with you and the marshalls will boot you off after: 1 warning verbally, 2nd warning you pick up ball and move behind group in front of you, 3rd time you are pulled from the course.
There should be a mandatory course given to all people who want to play golf about etiquette and ready golf. 5 hours 7 minutes yesterday behind 4 knuckleheads who thought it was coffee talk with an option to play golf. Marshalls are worthless on this course and I will never go back. We called the pro shop and asked for marshalls to come and do their job 3 times....never saw a marshall.
When I watch guys like Jim Furyk go through their 2-3 minute ritual before hitting a shot or putt, plumb bobbing, realigning their ball....I just puke. The garden variety golfer sees this and thinks this is what they need to do.
How is it that my usual group and I can walk 18 holes in under 3 hours? In carts we are maybe 10 minutes slower. It's because when we are waiting to putt we are doing things like reading the green and prepping for when it's our turn. Don't wait until it's your turn to putt to look around.....use your head and do all you can so when it's your turn you can roll it. If all 4 people do this simple task and you multiply it by 18 holes it's an eternity! Same thing with full shots.
Your position on the golf course is not in front of the group behind your, but behind the group in front of you.
Thanks for indulging my rant, but slow play is not just a local problem, but an epidemic all over the country. It's the primary reason I won't play public courses and stay at my place 99% of the time. If you are slow at my track you will either speed up or move b/c no one will play with you and the marshalls will boot you off after: 1 warning verbally, 2nd warning you pick up ball and move behind group in front of you, 3rd time you are pulled from the course.