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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
No, each cart DOES NOT get to drive up to their ball "eventually". The third cart gets to WALK up to his ball, the cart stays in the rough or on the cart path. That 3rd cart has to stay off the fairway for THE ENTIRE HOLE, not switch off. That's what save wear and tear on the fairways.
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That is the way the rule is supposed to be enforced, but the only course I know who actually tries to adhere to that standard, is Palmer.
All the other (Championship) courses, seem to allow "2 carts on the fairway at one time", which of course is nonsense and doesn't really meet the intended goal.
One a few occasions at Palmer, I've said ... "OK, you stay on the path on odd # holes, I'll stay on the path on the even #'d holes". The guys looked at me like I was speaking a foreign language.
Personally, I'd be fine if all the Championship courses were "Cart Path Only", but I doubt we'd ever see that happen. If they tried it, 99% of the golfers would have a "Handicap Permit" within a week.
Quite honestly, I've never figured out how it's fun to jump out of cart, hit the ball100 yards, get back in the cart and do it all over again ... for 4 hours.