Great point.

Both golf and tennis have more than their share of pompous adherents, sometimes to the extent that one actually wonders which is more important; the game or the comportment of those playing/watching. Tennis majors are the most egregious: often the only sounds you hear are the sounds of the ball being struck, the grunting of the players and the PA guy admonishing the crowd to be quiet. All except (to a point) the U.S. Open. Noo Yawkers have a way of popping pompous balloons. Quite some time back the Bolshoi Ballet was in New York giving a performance of Swan Lake. One scene, as the "swans" were dancing onto the stage, some guy in the audience yelled "Pull!".

Golf? Yeah. Players SHOULD practice good etiquette (all except Tiger Woods--his profanity-laced tirades are legendary). The rules of conduct are posted at all the shacks. But on the executive courses, some of those self-appointed enforcers get a bit tiresome. Some time back my wife and I were playing at Saddlebrook. We were waiting for our tee time and saw a woman who had just come off the course staring at my wife. She then marched to the starter shack window and said something obviously about my wife--obviously because she pointed at her while talking. The attendant looked over at my wife and I, said something to the woman and shook his head. The woman turned abruptly and left. After she was gone my wife went over and asked what it was all about. Apparently the woman thought that my wife was dressed inappropriately. Turned out she wasn't.

Some things just aren't worth getting your undies in a bundle over.

When I first moved here a starter told me that playing best ball will speed up play so I use two balls on every hole. It really hasn't help with the speed as I'm always in the weeds looking for two balls instead of one. I'm also not sure how that double par rule works when using two balls. I'm confused now.

I think The Villages needs to post, in a conspicuous manner, the Rules of Behavior and Comportment at every starter shack. I think they should borrow the rules as posted at Willie Nelson's Cut 'n Putt Course, in Pedernales, Texas. I don't remember them all, but the two I do remember should apply:
1. NO MORE THAN 12 PEOPLE IN A FOURSOME
2. NO BIKINIS, TANK TOPS, SHORT-SHORTS, OR OTHER REVEALING CLOTHING IS TO BE WORN, EXCEPT BY WOMEN.

I don't know if we need any rules beyond those two, really.

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I play championship three days a week and executive three days a week; subtracting medical and other appointments. I also belong to an outside golfing group.
I have to say that the out of the bubble golfing group cannot keep up the pace with our villages golfers. The players are younger and when the beverage cart arrives they take a 10-15 minute break. It would drive Village’s golfers up the wall.
We have a very good pace of play on the championship courses. Be thankful.

If these behaviors offend you so, it seems to me that YOU might consider a different sport yourself. Or find courses where everyone plays the same way as you do. At the courses in TV we have ambassadors and general guidelines, but our overall interest is to encourage people (senior people) who are new to the game too. Yes, there has to be some common guidelines, but they need to be practical given players with very different abilities.

Here are the 12 "Local Rules and Etiquette" at Willie Nelson's Cut-N-Putt in Spicewood, Texas:

When another player is shooting, no player should talk, whistle, hum, clink coins, or pass gas.
Don’t play until the group in front is out of the way.
Excessive displays of affection are discouraged. Violators must replace divots and will be penalized five strokes.
Replace divots, smooth footprints in bunkers, brush backtrail with branches, park car under brush, and have the office tell your spouse you’re in a conference.
Let faster groups play through.
On the putting green, don’t step on another’s line.
“Freebies” are not recommended for players with short putts.
No more than twelve in your foursome.
Gambling is forbidden, of course, unless you’re stuck or you need a legal deduction for charitable or educational expenses.
All carts are not allowed within 20 ft. of traps or aprons surrounding greens.
No bikinis, mini-skirts, skimpy see-through, or sexually exploitative attire allowed. Except on women.
Please leave course in the condition in which you would like for it to be found.

But that would require paying greens fees to play.

Now this is a funny post

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Our local course in UK has a 'canteen service' at the 9th hole turnaround.
Most groups stop for a tea/coffee bacon roll or similar.
Some play through.
Most groups walk 18 holes, except the juniors. (they need the help of a golf cart!)
We still average about four and a half hour rounds.
Never understood The Village golfers obsession with speed golf!

Is there anything wrong with skipping a hole and going around a group playing slow, especially if others are backing up behind you?

Under normal conditions, no. In The Villages, that seems to be frowned upon by the Ambassadors.

Actually the exec courses give you 9 minutes between start times, that's more than the championship. And your round wouldn't necessarily be that much longer, there would just be less golfers on the course at any one time(with a longer time between starts).

One more thing, there's more to golf than the steps you mentioned. A famous golfer once wrote, “Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”

Golf is a good walk ruined.

And while he was smelling the flowers, he won eleven Major Championships.