We use to tell the players on our very high end golf course that the policy is to keep up with the person(s) ahead of you and not try to stay ahead of the person(s) behind you. The problem I see with TV golf course Embassador's or as we would say [Rangers] is that they are allegedly not trained properly. I can recall a round we just played and the Ambassador told us to move faster as the "2 some" behind us had caught up. Of course we had maintained our position by keeping up with the group ahead of us and because the schedule(s) allow for singles and 2 somes you can pretty much plan on being challenged. (It is interesting that a single actually does not have a position on the course.) The proper way to manage the course is to first note if there are open holes by the first group in the very front then to ask them to close the opening. And as they hopefully pick up speed to make sure the groups behind keep up with the groups ahead as the close up the holes.. Instead the typical Ambassador will note that a particular group is waiting and immediatley assume the group ahead must pick up their speed. That is NOT the solution if that group has stayed up with the ones ahead of them. The proper answer is to tell the Ambassador you are playing "right behind"
the group in front of you and that he/she should see what is holding up the total course..Unfortunately they will not understand this and continue to attack the wrong problem. That is the fault of the Golf Management for not providing the proper training of the Rangers.
