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Originally Posted by George Bieniaszek
I don't understand why some people get all hot under the collar if they catch up to a group of golfers and "God Forbid" they have to wait a while before continuing with the game.
My wife and I are new to golf and during the summer months play as a couple so that we don't embarass ourselves more than we should and once in a while, we will catch up with a 4-some in front of us. At that point, we just reach back, grab a water from the cooler, relax, enjoy the peace, beauty, and serenity of the gold course and just enjoy.
When we play as a 4-some with friends and have to stop and wait, we get a chance to catch up on family news because if we are moving hole-to-hole during a game, there is little opportunity for chit-chat and you have to get down to the business at hand.
People have to relax, enjoy the beauty of The Villages, reduce the stress levels that they should have left behind when they retired from their jobs. That way, you will live longer and spend more of your children's inheritance  |
You are right of course, but what you are describing is just waiting for the group ahead of you to tee off,
not having a backlog of the group behind you and the group behind them. That is a good indication that someone is holding up the whole course by taking mulligans and searching for lost balls and not picking up their ball after double par and just plain taking too much time. They aren't being nasty, just being completely unaware that there are expectations on the golf course.
No one is expecting anyone to rush, just to be considerate, and if people are new, they don't know what is expected. it is wise to take a course on golf if you are new and then you will know why people are smiling...or frowning.
It is just something that is expected in golf, to keep the pace of play.