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Originally Posted by npwalters
...There are no ambassadors required on the pickleball courts.
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...and actually there is none required on TV golf courses since they provide really no service other than to help a broken down cart, call 911 if someone keels over, pick up broken tees, provide sand, provide water during normal times, both of which you can do for yourself.
If they really wanted to move the game along, today was a perfect example. I was in a foursome playing the Pensacola nine at Bonifay behind a threesome and it took us 2 hours and 20 minutes. Yes, that's right, a threesome made us wait about 5 minutes on every hole. They had two men and lady. It appeared to be a resident who was an average golfer and then a son and daughter in-law. The son hit from the black tees and played very well, but that is a little time consuming since everyone in the group hit from different tees. His wife he apparently was teaching and giving lessons throughout the round. When she hit the ball, for the most part it wasn't terrible. However, she took about 5 practice swings everytime, and then stood over the ball for a good 30 to 45 seconds before actually hitting the ball. She took as much time as the two men combined and then she took twice as many shots to get the green. I was a bit perturbed and fortunately they quit after nine holes. We passed an ambassador 3 or 4 times and he never said anything to us, and we never said anything to him.