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Originally Posted by joannej
Sometimes the marshalls will make you advance to the next hole even though you're not finished with the current hole to keep things moving. What to do? Go to driving ranges and practice hitting the ball. There is one off of 466a and a few more around the area. I remember when I was a beginner I went to many 3-hole places during the off-times to practice playing. Also, are you playing ready golf or fast play? Courses are available for Fast Play. The sooner you learn the rules of fast play, the better off all of you will be. Another thing you can do is let the better golfers behind you to go ahead of you. If you're not in a hurry, that usually works to get people off your back. Golf Lessons are good to take too in TV. I'm a seasoned golfer, and have played with beginners who have taken lessons in TV and I must admit, they do pretty well. One more thing to make you move faster as a beginner is to play off the Ladies tees (or the front tees). After 6 shots, pick up your ball, and move to the next hole during the busy times. Have fun; you will get better with practice and more play. Hope this info helps!  |
Joanne, good advice. Whalen, don't be discouraged. You'll get better with practice. But as a newbie, I'd advise you to play at off hours so you won't be holding people up. If you have one open hole in front of you, you're not keeping pace, and need to pick up to get back up to pace. If you finished at 9:45, I'd guess you started around 7:45, so you were one of the first groups out. If the pace of play gets backed but that early in the morning, every group that tees up after you will be behind as well, just so you understand. Try playing at 5:00 at night. Good luck.