[asianthree]

Last week the foursome in front of us had one putter and one ball. So they each took turns hitting a ball, one ran up marked it brought the ball and the putter back and then they did it again three more times.

The guy from TV , came out on the third hole and told them they either had one person play or they need to leave.

As he put it I can’t shake my head hard enough some days.

[jedalton]

they are the entitled ones

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

I recently played at one of the putting courses. There was a foursome ahead of us and there must have been a lot of money riding on the scores because everyone played every shot like it was the back nine of the Masters on Sunday. They would line up the putt, take a few practice swings, go back and check the putt again, and then hit the putt. I played five holes (spending about 90% of the time just standing around waiting for them to clear the green). When I finished the 5th hole, they were still waiting to tee off on 6 (even though no one was ahead of them on the hole - they appeared to be chatting and unaware that there were people behind them) so I jumped ahead - there was no one ahead of them - and went to the 9th hole and played it. We then played 10-18 and on the way back to the golf cart, the original foursome was just finishing the 9th hole. We played 10 holes - 9-18- in the time it took them to play 6-8 and part of nine.

The next time I went, there was a twosome ahead of us with only one putter! They were also extremely slow.

I can play an executive course in a little over an hour if there are no players in front of me. It shouldn't take as long to play the putting courses as it does to play an executive course.

Any suggestions on how to improve pace of play???

If the hole in front of them is open, why not just walk around them and enjoy your day?

[John-US]

Originally Posted by Sandy and Ed

Hmmmm. Sounds like a truly “entitled” way to resolve this. Fortunately The Villages community would probably, I hope, disagree. Some folks are just learning the fine pasttime of golf in their retirement. Perhaps we should slow down and let everyone enjoy the courses we all pay for

lead follow or get out of the way! charge a fee!

We all seem to gravitate towards things when they are FREE- went to five guys and my fellow seniors packing pockets with those FREE peanuts* was disturbing. everyone wants to win today!!

*nobody had a nut allergy that day.