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Originally Posted by cavalier65
Interesting that few posters are interested in resolving an obvious problem on Exec. Courses. We almost quit on the 4th hold at Southern Star yesterday and took 2hrs. to play Heron this morning--due to....
I am just as critical of males who do the same thing, i.e. black tees and hit the water, incessant looking for lost balls, etc. But the bigger problem are the women's groups that dilly-dally on the tees, use longer tees than their campabilities, take 4-5 strokes to reach the green, then 4 putt. Of course, clean their clubs, fill out the scorecard and chit-chat. This is a common occurrence not the exception. I do not think they are aware of other players and the 9 minute time frame for each hole.
This has nothing to do with being retired, handicapped or old. Earlier in the Week I played with a one-legged man on crutches who shot par golf and never held up the group or other foursomes.  |
You are so right! It has nothing to do with age. It's about a group of inconsiderate, usually, new golfers that couldn't care less if they hold others up. They stupidly argue "what's the hurry", "you're retired", "enjoy the fresh air". They are totally ignorant of the concentration and rhythm it takes to play one's best golf; or any other competitive sport, for that matter. And yes, the women are the more frequent offenders, probably because they have never competed in sports before they took up golf. They play golf so they can talk, talk, talk, talk, and talk some more, with their girl friends. They can't play the next shot until they finish their story! They don't even think about their next shot until it is their turn to hit. Then, after they finish "sharing" with their friends, they look at their bag to ponder which club to use. Blame their husbands for getting them to take up the game. Why couldn't you have nudged them into yoga, or Mahjong (whatever that is)? These men knew better, but they didn't care about their fellow men. They just wanted to show their wife what a great game golf WAS, and why they liked it so much. Now golf is screwed up for us, too. Thanks, husbands! We all hope you get the yips.