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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
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"In the "Pace of Play" section: "It is a group's responsibility to keep up with the group in front. If it loses a clear hole and it is delaying the group behind, it should invite the group behind to play through, irrespective of the number of players in that group." "
If the group in front of you is a hole behind, in The Villages the last thing you want to do is to invite the group behind to play through.
In The Villages I would suggest the "Pace of Play" section be written as follows:
If the group in front of you is a hole ahead, pick up the ball and drop it on the green and continue from there. no penalty, just to keep the group moving
The tees will never bottleneck and as golfers improve they will enjoy the game without pressure.
In the "Priority on the Course" section: "Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, priority on the course is determined by a group's pace of play. Any group playing a whole round is entitled to pass a group playing a shorter round. The term 'group' includes a single player."
On a champ course, my pace of play rule would be----If you catch up with the group ahead and no one is ahead of them. Go around them and skip the hole. This will also help everyone behind you.