20 Comments

1. 

   Trevor

   Nov 7, 2013 at 5:50 pm

   I see the word “social” in the article and that scares the crap out of me. Please dear god leave golf OUT OF ANYTHING ‘social’ media related. Just what we don’t need is people having the ability to do anything that distracts them from the immediate game at hand.

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   J W

   Sep 17, 2013 at 4:16 pm

   Devices like this have much potential in reducing the slow play that affects every course. Marshalls seldom have the backing they need to enforce the pace of play rule, at my home course when a marshall speaks to a group because theyre playing from the back tees and holding everyone up, they complain at the pro shop and whammo, the marshall gets fired…… Whats up with that BS?

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   mike

   Sep 11, 2013 at 6:38 pm

   love the idea but not holding my breath. wish I knew the solution. 5 hour rounds are bad and 6 hour rounds just can’t be tolerated yet they happen. we all love the game so we complain but just keep playing @ places where this is allowed. wake up!

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4. 

   toby

   Sep 1, 2013 at 7:44 am

   if this system gives me a quick round without the usual frustration I am 100% in favor! Bring it on!

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5. 

   bigdaddy

   Sep 1, 2013 at 2:11 am

   Not carrying it on my bag and not on my phone, this is already being done at some courses i play and its already on the cart with a big screen tellin you your distances pace of play a d scorecard. Little late to the party…

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     Miro

     Sep 1, 2013 at 7:57 am

     I play at three courses that are not cart based. Very keen to see it there!

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6. 

   STFU

   Aug 31, 2013 at 1:06 pm

   Who says pace of play is an issue? It ain’t for me. I look forward to my time on the course, out in the nature, with the friends and family. Now big brother wants to invade my space? How about I smash this little plastic piece of $hit and call it an errant golf ball? Are u kidding me? Look , here’s the facts kids. The golf industry ain’t never gonna produce the returns that it used to. Period. Accept it and move on. As someone said, you want to pack the courses with players…..its gonna slow things down. You wanna speed things up, space out times, have the Marshall make his presence known but not so much that he’ll be annoying.

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7. 

   Deaus7

   Aug 31, 2013 at 12:17 pm

   Why not just implant RFID chips? Waste of time and money. I wouldnt wear that crap so a marshal can track my progress on the course.

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8. 

   Jim

   Aug 31, 2013 at 4:12 am

   pace of play is a serious issue, but… If a course gives me one of these and they just let out a fivesome 8 minutes before my twosome, with a scheduled tee time, I’m going to put that thing on a tee instead of a ball.

   Is it that hard for courses to put some sort of a censor working as a sort of checkpoint for golfers and if someone is lagging behind a marshal will specifically know who and by how much and go resolve the problem, professionally of course.

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     kevin

     Sep 1, 2013 at 12:34 am

     Don’t think a twosome have any rights unless it’s a slow day for the course. Twosome should always be paired up with one other or two before starting unless the course is not packed. Its very unfair when a foursome is playing and having their rounds interrupted by letting twosomes pass through all day.

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     Melville

     Sep 1, 2013 at 3:45 pm

     at least you will be able to find the tracker once you hit it off the tee!

     sounds to me like this is what the system does though. notify marshals who is off the pace. No place to hide for slow players! Sounds good to me

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9. 

   Po

   Aug 31, 2013 at 3:17 am

   What a useless and pointless piece of equipment this is.

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10. 

    Jeff

    Aug 31, 2013 at 2:32 am

    So what if my playing partners and I do not bring our cellphones to the course? I know for one that I’m not letting my phone battery die to use this app (tracking device) and in all honesty I leave my phone in my car because the whole point of golf is to get away from that nuisance for a little while. I figure the answer would be, “I’m sorry sir, you are not allowed to play at our esteemed course without it.” Which would be absolute garbage and possibly drive people away. Just my 2 cents.

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      Craig (Tagmarshal)

      Sep 1, 2013 at 1:35 am

      Jeff, good observation. If you don’t have a cellphone or hate the distraction of carrying it, you (or one of the members in your playing group) would be issued a small tag to clip to your bag. A win win for both parties. You are free to enjoy the great outdoors whilst course management maintain a healthy pace as painlessly as possible.

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    Mark

    Aug 30, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    Too bad it’s not always the golfer. The greedy golf courses that pack too many tee time and allow 5-somes. You’re not gonna play in 3 hours if you step in the tee and there is a group on every tee box, fairway, and green from 1 to 18 already.

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      Steve (Tagmarshal)

      Aug 30, 2013 at 1:46 pm

      Good point Mark. Improving golfers’ experience is also a big goal of ours and so we could notify clubs if the system detected that they were overloading their field.

      We could also look into sharing info with interested golfers on their course’s stats: making it a two way process might be an interesting way to encourage both golfers and courses to curb slow play.

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      yo!

      Aug 30, 2013 at 1:58 pm

      I don’t go back to those golf courses.

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12. 

    AJ Jensen

    Aug 30, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    Just combine this thing with a shock collar and you’ll have an invention that would benefit mankind for generations

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      Julian

      Aug 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm

      And a way to count strokes… so it would shock you when you are lining up a 3 footer for a 12.

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        Steve (Tagmarshal)

        Aug 30, 2013 at 1:59 pm

        I’ll propose it to the team for v2.0. We could make the 3rd shock deadly – 3 strikes and you’re out – a great way to thin out the field.

        These comments are my own, and do not necessarily represent the official position of Tagmarshal.

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