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Great for improving golf course conditions.
Or one less excuse if the conditions don’t improve, especially now that the El Niño weather pattern has dissipated?
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Glad I never took up golf. Being looked down upon for learning from the beginning is not my idea of fun.

Is elitism and mocking those who are new taught at advanced training level classes or does it come about naturally after playing a while?
Nobody is doing that. Truly good golfers NEVER make "fun" of beginners. It is a great game, the game of a lifetime. That being said, there is a time and a place for everything. Somebody who picked up a tennis racquet for the first time should not be permitted to enter Wimbledon or the French Open. The Villages pickleball and softball leagues rate players to put them in the proper field. A beginner golfer should not be teeing it up at Bethpage Black or Augusta National. That is reality.

To use some hyperbole, imaging a beginner at the Masters. That person would be a total disruption to the flow of the tournament, not to mention a danger to the spectators. On a smaller scale, imagine a beginner playing the black tees at Tierra or Glenview. That person would be slow, irritating and dangerous to most of the other golfers, and ruin their day. Yet, unlike pickleball and softball, there is no filter---anyone can pay their greens fee and play wherever and whenever they want, no matter how much it affects everyone else.

Yes, we all encourage people to take up golf and enjoy the game. But you can't become even an average player overnight. Go to good golf school, take the new to golf school lessons, practice on the range and start on exec courses. You'll enjoy the game much more if you attain some minimal level of skill and not by getting frustrated by whiffs and 10 yard drives. Like most things in life, doing it the right way pays off in the end.

Full disclosure: I've been playing 54 years and wouldn't score very well at Augusta National either.
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Nobody is doing that. Truly good golfers NEVER make "fun" of beginners. It is a great game, the game of a lifetime. That being said, there is a time and a place for everything. Somebody who picked up a tennis racquet for the first time should not be permitted to enter Wimbledon or the French Open. The Villages pickleball and softball leagues rate players to put them in the proper field. A beginner golfer should not be teeing it up at Bethpage Black or Augusta National. That is reality.

To use some hyperbole, imaging a beginner at the Masters. That person would be a total disruption to the flow of the tournament, not to mention a danger to the spectators. On a smaller scale, imagine a beginner playing the black tees at Tierra or Glenview. That person would be slow, irritating and dangerous to most of the other golfers, and ruin their day. Yet, unlike pickleball and softball, there is no filter---anyone can pay their greens fee and play wherever and whenever they want, no matter how much it affects everyone else.

Yes, we all encourage people to take up golf and enjoy the game. But you can't become even an average player overnight. Go to good golf school, take the new to golf school lessons, practice on the range and start on exec courses. You'll enjoy the game much more if you attain some minimal level of skill and not by getting frustrated by whiffs and 10 yard drives. Like most things in life, doing it the right way pays off in the end.

Full disclosure: I've been playing 54 years and wouldn't score very well at Augusta National either.
Nice post…. I couldn’t agree with you more regarding the great game of golf. I too have been playing for years. Although not “competitive” (I use that term loosely) I still enjoy playing for exercise and fun. You can tell a lot about a person by just playing a round or two of golf with them. Fore.
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I like it-----now if only we could tie playing into handicap like pickleball and softball does with ratings........
That would be awesome!

I wouldn't like a chance to "2 cart rule", but I could live with it, if I didn't stuck with some schmo, shooting 105 from the Green Tees.
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Nobody is doing that. Truly good golfers NEVER make "fun" of beginners. It is a great game, the game of a lifetime. That being said, there is a time and a place for everything. Somebody who picked up a tennis racquet for the first time should not be permitted to enter Wimbledon or the French Open. The Villages pickleball and softball leagues rate players to put them in the proper field. A beginner golfer should not be teeing it up at Bethpage Black or Augusta National. That is reality.

To use some hyperbole, imaging a beginner at the Masters. That person would be a total disruption to the flow of the tournament, not to mention a danger to the spectators. On a smaller scale, imagine a beginner playing the black tees at Tierra or Glenview. That person would be slow, irritating and dangerous to most of the other golfers, and ruin their day. Yet, unlike pickleball and softball, there is no filter---anyone can pay their greens fee and play wherever and whenever they want, no matter how much it affects everyone else.

Yes, we all encourage people to take up golf and enjoy the game. But you can't become even an average player overnight. Go to good golf school, take the new to golf school lessons, practice on the range and start on exec courses. You'll enjoy the game much more if you attain some minimal level of skill and not by getting frustrated by whiffs and 10 yard drives. Like most things in life, doing it the right way pays off in the end.

Full disclosure: I've been playing 54 years and wouldn't score very well at Augusta National either.

Should be required reading, for everyone who plays golf. Good job and all true.
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Old 09-07-2024, 07:00 AM
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Should be required reading, for everyone who plays golf. Good job and all true.
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It will be interesting to see if that makes any noticeable improvement in conditions over time? At least it should improve the pace of play since only two carts were supposed to leave the cart paths? Interestingly, what the starter told you is not reflected in the Golf Cart Policies link on the Golf The Villages web site?
It's interesting you say that. I personally don't think the conditions will improve with this change. The pace of play slows down with only 2 carts zig zagging back and forth up the par 4 and par 5 fairways multiple times and guys chit chatting like two old hens. If the carts, no matter how many, stay to the 90 degree rule everyone could get done quicker. Another side note. As I observed yesterday and on other days maintenance equipment rolling all over wet areas, tee boxes, bunkers and even the greens.
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It's interesting you say that. I personally don't think the conditions will improve with this change. The pace of play slows down with only 2 carts zig zagging back and forth up the par 4 and par 5 fairways multiple times and guys chit chatting like two old hens. If the carts, no matter how many, stay to the 90 degree rule everyone could get done quicker. Another side note. As I observed yesterday and on other days maintenance equipment rolling all over wet areas, tee boxes, bunkers and even the greens.
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Old 09-11-2024, 03:09 PM
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Starter said, new rule....absolutely no more than 2 carts. No different reservation exceptions.

Ride with strangers who smoke.
Not true…I called tee time office - it is no more then 2 carts per reservation so you don’t have to pair up with someone you don’t know. AND not all starters are enforcing the rule, golfed today had a foursome and we took 3 carts and 1 walked. We have been playing together for many years so we could have paired up if instructed to do so.
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Not true…I called tee time office - it is no more then 2 carts per reservation so you don’t have to pair up with someone you don’t know. AND not all starters are enforcing the rule, golfed today had a foursome and we took 3 carts and 1 walked. We have been playing together for many years so we could have paired up if instructed to do so.
Agree, current rule.

BUT............did you ask if the rule is changing??
(that's the real question of the thread)
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Do golfers really each want their own cart instead of being with a friend? Why is that?
One cart for 2 people I understand, a cart can only carry two sets of clubs.
I ask those who do golf because I do not golf and am looking to be informed.
I often book a tee-off as a single golfer, so I'm usually playing with 2-3 other people that I don't know. A handful of times the starter insisted that we had to take 2 carts maximum. I've had at least a few of those times where I was stuck riding with strangers where much of the time between shots was listening to them rant about politics, religion or complaining about the <insert minority here>.

Much more relaxing to just play using my own cart.
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I often book a tee-off as a single golfer, so I'm usually playing with 2-3 other people that I don't know. A handful of times the starter insisted that we had to take 2 carts maximum. I've had at least a few of those times where I was stuck riding with strangers where much of the time between shots was listening to them rant about politics, religion or complaining about the <insert minority here>.

Much more relaxing to just play using my own cart.
If we ever get paired up, you have my word I will do none of those things. You MAY hear me complain that I haven't made a putt since the late 20th century. At least it's starting to feel that way.
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I often book a tee-off as a single golfer, so I'm usually playing with 2-3 other people that I don't know. A handful of times the starter insisted that we had to take 2 carts maximum. I've had at least a few of those times where I was stuck riding with strangers where much of the time between shots was listening to them rant about politics, religion or complaining about the <insert minority here>.

Much more relaxing to just play using my own cart.
What about the other times? Pleasant conversations with possibility of making a new friend perhaps?
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Paul Harvey, The Rest of the Story.

No change to the riding rule.

I returned to the original course after a month and a half.
Same starter.
He clarified what he said, or what I heard.

He mentioned the last time we met, he was explaining a couple violators were being called out and TV Admin were trying to make corrections.

The current posted rules are still valid.

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Paul Harvey, The Rest of the Story.

No change to the riding rule.

I returned to the original course after a month and a half.
Same starter.
He clarified what he said, or what I heard.

He mentioned the last time we met, he was explaining a couple violators were being called out and TV Admin were trying to make corrections.

The current posted rules are still valid.

In other words, 2 carts only, unless there's another reservation?


Thank you for the update.
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