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Originally Posted by Challenger
The main issue is the lack of understanding of "ready golf"
At the tee many will not leave carts and walk to the tee until all players in their group have teed off. Ready golf in fairways seldom used.
No reason while on green, unless playing some kind of match to wait for other players still not ready. Ready golf can be observed everwhere unless puting a player in danger.
Obviously this does not apply when playing some kind of match.
Playing more than one ball after a bad shot- should go to the drop area
playing after already reaching 3 or 4 over par.-pick a reasonable number.
Get in the cart and drive away from green rather than carrying on conversations before leaving.
Anyone who has played more than a few rounds on the Execs can tell you why play is slow and most of us understand that new players and older folks should be given some slack.
If no one ever provides some giudance they will never improve. Some are by nature inconsiderate.(probably same group who don't rake, fix ball marks etc)
There are many things that can be done if the management of the courses will act. In talking to a few of the ambasadors they indicate that they are not allowed to encourage people to keep up and maintain a reasonable rate of play.
It is not so much that we are all in a great hurry as it is the frustration and break of focus when there are two, three, and four groups waiting on one hole.
My last two rounds have taken 2.20 and 2.15 to play .On one of those we had to skip the 9th hole because it had become too dark to play.
This situation can be improved while showing respect to all golfers new and experenienced. In order to do so someone(management) has to act.
I'm all whined out!
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there is nothing to get people to sign up for and take the "good golf school" or read up on "ready golf" so in effect you have many people who just go out and play grass hockey.
If people aren't educated in golf etiquette and don't want to be then all of your great ideas(and you aren't the first to note what can be done)are falling on not only deaf ears, but ears that aren't forced to act as you describe.