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Old 02-17-2022, 08:52 PM
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In the old days, ambassadors used to be called Golf Course Rangers, as time passed and more fights broke out at golf courses they quieted that name down to Players Assistance or even Ambassadors, less threatening. They will tell players to speed up when those players are not playing within the 2 hour guideline. If they are, figured out by their starting time and the color of their cart, they leave them alone. Regardless of the people behind them that are pushing faster than the 2 hour time mark. It also explains not letting players thru as this would mess up the book keeping of who is who. Golfers have to be kept out of control of the control mechanism. The inmates cannot rule the asylum. Its a perfect system unlike most courses, let the 2 hours be your guideline and you can chill and focus more on your game and if you didn't give yourself those 2 foot putts you wouldn't play so fast. I have had ambassadors tell us to slow down, we did, and I have seen them tell others to speed up. 9 holes every 2 hours, it is so perfect....
maybe thats what's bothering everyone!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Good Golly View Post
Question, has anyone experienced an ambassador asking groups to speed up with their play? That is part of their job, correct?