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Originally Posted by bagboy
I took it as a golfer to golfer conversation regarding pace of play, etiquette, etc. That can lead to bigger problems than pace of play. We agree for sure, a job for the ambassadors.
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I hate to turn every conversation into a money conversation but I will.
I was a marshal for a day. I quit. It wasn't worth it. I was a 23 yr old teacher marshaling for free golf. I approached a couple of golfers that day and they all snapped at me. They were older than me. They teed off late because everyone does on a public course because it's backed up. They spent a half days pay just to play. And they weren't playing up to their expectations.
On an exec course here the marshals are our peers and shouldn't be our water boys. We play for free as much as we want. We don't have hopes of making the senior tour. I walk and carry and play my best when I can walk up to the ball or the tee and hit it. If I can't play that way, I try to just enjoy the walk and the company of the group. But that's not golf.
I don't understand why the marshals can't control the pace. And I really resent anyone who gives any marshal any lip at all. I would support haveing their membership suspended and trust the good judgement of my peers. I might have a problem with a marshal telling me to pick it up if I just dropped $80 to play.