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Originally Posted by another Linda
I don't think anyone is advocating not keeping up. But what are you supposed to do when things slow down, hit into the group ahead of you to hurry them up? Of course not. And what is it they are supposed to do? At the end of the day, many courses do slow down. If you choose to play at the end of the day on an exec, you had better be prepared. If you can't handle it, why not play earlier in the day or on a championship course? In my experience they tend to move along better.
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In most places in the world a ranger (Ambassador) would see the situation and request that the people causing the backup move along.
I worked at a club in Sarasota in the 80s. The policy was that if a group was out of position, you would give them a warning. You were to check back 15 minutes later. If they hadn't caught up, you then explained to them that if they hadn't caught up on the next hole, they would be required to skip a hole. if they hadn't caught up fifteen minutes later, you were to wait in the fairway for them to drive, then go and pick up their balls and deposit them on the next tee.
I don't understand the way they do things in the Villages. I don't play anymore and don't work in the business any longer. I do know that a PGA professional with over 35 years in the golf business applied for a job as an Ambassador and was rejected. I guess they don't want anyone that has any kind of experience so that they can train them in the Villages way.