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Originally Posted by George Bieniaszek
I totally agree with your comments Gracie.
I wonder if The Villages has any statistics on persistant backups on certian courses and maybe add a minute or two between tee times to help lessen the backups. Yes, you can potentially loose a couple of tee times per hour and maybe 20 tee times for the day. With the shorter days in the winter and less tee times available at a time when The Villages fills up with snowbirds,I understand that this may not be a good solution either.
I whole-heartedly agree that you have to be considerate, aware of your surroundings, and keep pace with the play.
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George, you say you are new to golf. I don't know if you've played in TV during the winter or not but eliminating any tee times is not a good idea. These courses are packed every day. If just one foursome farts around with mulligan after mulligan, wanders around looking for lost golf balls and isn't ready to hit when it's their turn they'll back up that course for the entire day.Tee times are issued at close intervals for a reason. Golfers are encouraged to play good golf for the same reason, to keep things moving. Taking longer than necessary doesn't just affect the group behind you, the one giving you the evil eye, it affects everyone for the rest of the day. You can literally have dozens of people standing around tapping their feet and chewing on their pencils waiting for you to shake a leg. These are your neighbors. Why not give them a break and move along instead of complaining that folks behind you are overly impatient.