Grim, on 29 January 2013 - 02:36 PM, said:
I find it hilarious at the amount of people who do not read.
At no point were we SLOWING anyone down, nor were we dragging our heels.
I can walk 18 holes myself in 2/12 hours playing 6600 to 7100 yards.
The point is at what point does rate of play policies ruin the experience?
Both times we were told to speed up we were either letting a twosome play through or we were 2 holes ahead of the group behind us but 1 hole behind a 2 some ahead of us.
I play golf to have fun and spend time with friends and my family. Not to see how fast I can finish a round.
Also, if there is no one behind you and you want to take your time go for it.
I think some of you are looking too far into this and I know your courses where you play may be packed but the courses we play arent for the most part so we just relax and have a good time. If a course has a 2 hour policy and there is no one behind us for 2 holes, well I am going to take my time and enjoy my day off. Im sorry if it offends someone when we are doing this and not slowing a single group down.
For all of you who are in a hurry to get done, why do you even play the game if you want to finsih in 2 to 3 hours?? Where is the pleasure in hurrying up to get off the course?
In my opinion, whether the Marshall was right or not is debatable. However, if it is taking you 2 hours to play 7 holes with no one holding you up, you are a slow foursome. There is no debate about it. I do not think playing in 3 hours requires anyone to rush. Neither your group, the group ahead of you, or the group behind you. On the other hand, while your group might enjoy spending a lot of time on extra curriculars that slow down the pace of your round. You run the risk of delaying the rounds of those groups behind you.
I personally do not have a problem with you being upset with the way the situation was handled given the particular circumstances outlined. But I think if you looked at it from another perspective you would see why someone would enjoy a 3 hr round. I used to play a nice course 35 minutes from my house but quit going because they never enforced pace of play. The final straw was a Sunday when I drove 35 minutes to the course, spent 20 minutes paying and warming up, waited 20 minutes past my tee time to start, played a 5 1/2 hours round, and drove 35 minutes home.
Almost 7 1/2 hours from the time I left my house until I returned. Instead of golf being an enjoyable part of my day, it became my whole day. Except it really wasn't because I spent a small fraction of that time hitting golf shots. I spent the vast majority of it standing around waiting to hit golf shots. And if I would have played in 3 hours I would have played just as much actual golf. And I would have had 2 more hours of my day off to spend with my family (or more likely headed back to the clubhouse to check on the replay rate).
I understand that you enjoy spending time with your friends. So do I. So enjoy 3 hours of golf together, Talk on your way to your ball. Select your club and take practice swings while your partner hits, swing when it is your turn. Read your putt while your playing partners hit. Take anything inside a foot. Shoot the breeze on the way to the next tee box. Repeat until finished. Then go hang out in the bar, clubhouse, parking lot for 2 hours and enjoy your day off . That should be your 5 hour round.
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