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Originally Posted by mikeod
No problem with people trying their best. A round of golf is not primarily a social event. It is a sport with opportunities to enjoy each others' company during the round when waiting for the fairway or green to clear. All that is required is to be ready to play when those are clear. That way everyone else on the course can enjoy the round as well, both from a golfing aspect and a conviviality aspect.
In my experience, slow play is less likely to be caused by skill level, than other factors. I have played with people who may shoot in triple figures, but don't dawdle over a shot and recognize that they may be taking longer to complete a hole than standard. They are ready to play when it's their turn and they use tees appropriate to their skill level.
On the other hand, I have played behind "good" golfers who were never ready to play, took inordinate amounts of time to choose a club, took an incredible number of practice swings both before and after the shot, and elected to replay a putt a few times before leaving the green.
I don't think anyone minds waiting a few minutes on a tee while the group in front hits their shots or putts. But when you get to a tee and there are already two groups waiting to play, something is wrong.
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You are so right again, Mikeod, in my very humble opinion of not playing very good golf but playing a LOT of golf for forty years.
Only part of the trouble I suspect are people who are beginners to golf or haven't played much private club golf and haven't been exposed to the expectations of etiquette on the course in a golf community. It isn't harsh Mudder. It is really just what PTurner said. It is nice manners and thinking about all of the folks out there who are moving along in one big wave. If you are taking mulligans and too many practice swings and chatting too much and changing clubs after you address the ball and not keeping your cart and golf club ready for your next shot and watching your ball and the shots of your foursome...then you are holding someone back. These are ageless timeless expectations of the ladies and gentlemen who play this silly and addictive game.