[PJOHNS2654]

Originally Posted by Dayzee

I am a 'ready' golfer and like to play with people who are the same. Unless you sign up as a foursome you don't know who your partners will be. Sometimes they are experienced and sometimes beginners - in any case, I always enjoy meeting and playing with new people. I prefer to play at a faster pace and tend to play better if I'm not worried about holding up the other players on the course. So, when we are paired with slower players I tend to feel rushed to make up the difference in time.

and this can ruin a good round.

[iandwk]

Just finished a round on one of the easier executive courses (Santiago). There were three in our group and we were the second ones on the course that morning. We were behind a threesome. By the third hole, a foursome had caught up with us because of the slow play of the three in front of us. There was no one in front of them to slow them down, but what they did was frustrating to watch. They would all three squat down and try to get a read on the green, walking around and around viewing it from various angles. When they putted, they all missed their putts, so they weren't actually improving their putts by all the posturing. When they would finally finish with their putting, they walked to their carts and sat there each time for at least a minute, probably writing down and comparing scores. On the ninth hole, there were two groups waiting to tee off, but they didn't seem to care. They went to their carts, removed their gloves, emptied their pockets, shook hands all around and stood and talked for (no exxageration) 5 minutes. One of our group finally yelled "Fore" and teed off (I personally would not hit a ball with someone near the green, no matter how big an idiot they are, but the man that was with us had no qualms about it. His tee shot came nowhere near them, thankfully). They must have noticed because they finally took the hint and left. And of course the ambassador never said a word to them the entire round.

There is slow and then there is rudeness. This threesome was both. I feel sorry for whoever has to follow them on any course.