[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

Linda, I agree with your posts on these recent pace of play threads…..

People are always talking about playing faster and this can be taken out of context sometimes. There is a rhythm to a golf course. If the course is running smoothly all groups are in position and each group has the responsibility to stay in position. I think we all can agree on that.

Once a course has gotten into a bad state, for whatever reason, playing as fast as you can does not matter. The exception to this is if you are the reason the course is in a bad state, then you need to move your and get back in position.

If we stick to a par three course so I can try to explain and not be accused of advocating slow play. On a slow course you still need to stay in position, by that I mean you need to get to the next tee box with plenty of time to spare so that you have selected your club and are ready to play as soon as the group in front of you drives away. If you are ready to hit when they drive off, you are in position on a slow course. Getting there any earlier than that does not help and in fact compresses the course worse. If people behind you do not understand that THEY are in the wrong, not the person who fixes an extra ball mark or plays a provisional ball.

Great explanation!