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Originally Posted by another Linda
And we too were in a "train" situation. I believe everyone knew that. My question is, given that we could not move ahead, is it okay to hit mulligans and from whatever tee? I say why not but obviously the group behind us thought it was not okay.
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I don't think it is appropriate to hit mulligans even if the course is playing slow. Once a group starts a hole, I think they need to play the hole without delay. Yes, this means you will probably get to the next tee before or just after the group in front tees off. But that, to me, is where you can stop, chat, take a few practice swings, etc., while still allowing the group behind to start play on the hole. Remember that, to the group behind you, you are the group that is preventing them from starting play. They have little idea what is going on in front of you. All they know is that play is slow and someone in front is playing multiple shots from the same spot.
Having said that, I hope the ambassador made it clear he/she understood you did not have any room to play faster. I'm not sure why they made multiple visits to your group except that the group behind was commenting on the mulligans taken.
As far as the tees used, if you can hit the ball far enough to reach the green, or appropriate landing area on a par 4, use the tees you want. Unfortunately, there are too many here that insist on playing tees that are not realistic on both executive and championship courses.