Any walkers using Exec. Courses?
 

Are there any walkers w/pushcarts using the Executive courses? Some of us would like to get exercise several times per week. I get the impression that only golf carts are used.:MOJE_whot:

Walker here. Let's organize!! :)

I always walk and sometimes I carry. I have been carrying more often lately. I found that on some courses [like Palmetto] there is a hole that is very long going from green to tee. With a Sunday bag sometimes I can jump in someone else's cart just for that one trip and not hold up play.

I walk all the Exec. courses. Not sure where you get the cart info., but it's wrong. None are hard to walk. Some are close to 2 miles long, but most are pretty flat(except: Truman, Roosevelt, Bogar, Bacall). About the longest distance you'll find between holes is between 6 & 7 at Mangrove...perhaps 5min. at longest.

You can also walk the championship courses, but you have to keep pace and some of those distances between green and tees can be about 1/4 mile or so.

My husband and I almost always walk the executive courses and have never had a problem. As long as you keep up with the group ahead of you the golf course management has no problem with walkers.

Is there a "group" for walkers? Any courses more than others? They seem few, far and between?

The thing about walking that I suspect but I never measured is the total distance. I hit the ball fairly straight towards the target. So I pretty much go in a straight line. The golfers in a cart stay on the cart path and then walk at a right angle to the ball and then back to the cart. My hunch is that maybe I walk 25% more then they do, maybe less.

Most of the people I get paired up with sure do look like they exercise or maybe cut their own lawn so I don't understand how often they marvel at my ability to walk the course. When I say walking the course is not much at all, I'm not being modest. It's not much at all.

Cavalier,

Of course you can walk. You can rent a pull cart right from the starter for a buck. I walk 95% of the time in the summer and 100% of the time in the winter. I think that walkers play faster than those in carts because you can go straight to your ball whereas golf carts have to stay on the cart path except on par fours or if you have a handicap pass. I also play better when I walk because you can line up your shot before you get to your ball and if you change your mind about what club to use you don't have to walk all the way back to your cart. Walk if you can but get out there however you can.

Why walk?
 

I'm just curious.....if you want to walk and get exercise why don't you walk either before or after golf? That way, you can use a cart while golfing and not hold people up. There are plenty of sidewalks and trails to exercise on. Just a thought.

Are you just assuming walkers hold up play or have you experienced slow play a lot from walkers?

I always walk and so does one other in our group,and no we DONOT hold up anyone.

We love to walk and it's great to have all your clubs with you. I have a pull cart but DH is looking to buy one instead of renting. Anyone have one for sale?

Walkers rarely hold anyone up...
 

any more than people in carts who have to move slow due to physical limitations. As an ambassador for almost a year I never had to speed up anyone walking unless(just like those in a cart)they were hunting for golf balls.

I prefer walking because golf is supposed to be at a measured pace and walking(like the golf swing)is easy and methodical. I do ride in very hot weather.

I'll walk whenever we get there permanently, especially the executive courses. I seem to be able to visualize the next shot better walking up behind the ball rather than driving 90* to it and then trying to focus on it. The courses I've been playing here in KC are not very walker friendly; lots of elevation changes and lots of distance from green to tee. I'll be living right across from Southern Star when we get there.

Oh my, my, my. I'm going to restrain myself. :)

Walkers who know what they're doing do not hold people up. For pace of play, I'll take a foursome of walkers who really know how to keep moving over most cart groups any day.

One of my biggest disappointments when playing the Execs when we were down last month, was that more people don't walk. The starter would always give me a "good for you!" when I'd check in and say I was walking. I even walked when playing the ladies days. It's a great way to get exercise while being distracted by planning your next shot.

We see what you're doing but I'll bite.


Mark Twain

"Golf is a good walk spoiled"

If I ride and have a bad game well, I just had a bad game.

If I walk and have a bad game well, I had a bad game and got some good exercise.

I'll walk until my legs can no longer carry me.

Walk or ride you decide.

The group I play with always walks. More often than not, we are waiting for the group in front of us that is using carts. I feel I can get to my ball faster to line up my shot and have all the clubs I need with me. Just because I own a golf cart does not mean I need to use it on the course.

I walk 1 to 2 courses a day. They are fun to walk. I only wish there were more benches to sit while we wait. When I die I asked the family to donate at least 1 bench per course for all the walkers!

Bay Kid, This should help. I have one and use it all the time. Got it from Amazon and they come in different heights.

Walkstool WA22 Comfort 55cm/22in. Portable Folding Camping & Hiking Seat

Wow! The walkers are coming out of the "coursework":) Thanks for responding to my original post about walking. It is refreshing to know that I will have company this coming January, after we move into the Pennecamp area.

Is there a Walkers Club/Group?

Bogie,

They do slow play. I have some in our group and we always wait for them on almost everyhole.

Please lets not generalize. We could go into the pros and cons of both. DWIL = Do What You Like. As Roseannadanna said..... "It's always something"

And I say, so what?

Are the walkers any slower than cart users who tee off from the back tees, lose their ball and slowdown play? In my experience golfers who overestimate their ability cause slowdowns in play. "Play it forward" :)

Cavalier, I believe that your original question has been answered, several times. Now it seems like you had ulterior motives. Sorry but you're a day late and a dollar short because there is already a thread on slow play. So please play nice with the other posters. DWYL.

You speak of specific individuals. Don't make the generalization that walkers are slow. Most are not.

Mr. Walter123 please identify my ulterior motives. Apparently a discussion/posts about walkers is alien to you. Sorry that you are offended. If you will list the golf topics that you consider appropriate, I will try to stick to only those that meet your approval.

I just walked Mangrove. One of the other players also walked and he carried a gizmo that measured how far we walked. It was just under 4 miles. If you calculate the distance only using the yardage from the black tees it will be around 2 miles but you can almost double it, on that course anyway. I'm no more tired walking that course then any other and I walked Palmetto this morning. I was surprised it was 4 miles.

You asked if you could walk the exec courses the answer is yes, you have your answer. Right?

Then you post this.

Originally Posted by cavalier65 View Post
Are the walkers any slower than cart users who tee off from the back tees, lose their ball and slowdown play? In my experience golfers who overestimate their ability cause slowdowns in play. "Play it forward"

I am not offended, I don't know you so you can't offend me. You can post any topic you wish. In another thread. Why you would want to steer your own thread in a negative direction after your question was answered is beyond my comprehension level. That's all.

Let's get back on topic of walking the golf courses.

My husband and I always walk the executive courses. A lot of times we beat our friends to the next tee box in their golf cart, because we take shortcuts. We only carry a few clubs in a Sunday bag. It's great exercise!!

Walker groups
 

I haven't seen any 'advertised' walker groups, but last year we formed a loose group calling ourselves The Black Tee Walkers - pretty self explanatory! We always walk the courses (and incidentally have never held up the riders behind) and found when we first arrived in The Villages that we made lots of friends simply by meeting other walkers on the course - an opportunity to chat along the way.
It's not compulsory to play off the black tees of course, but we did find that having a name to the group caught on. So far, we've played every executive course here
Please send a reply if you are interested.

Thanks for your post. Yes, I am interested in a "Walkers Group" for the Executive Courses. I use a push cart. We are moving to TV within 30 days and I look forward to the comradarie and exercise walking the courses:)

Very interested in a walkers group. Let me know if you need contact info.

Feel free to use our bench on the 9th Tee at Bacall. And, wave as you go by, we live directly across the street. :)