Golf Random Irritations

[KenL]

4 ball medal and stableford.....invariably it's just too damn slow for me.
Played with the Society on Thursday, it took 4 1/2 hours for a 6300 yard course as a 4 ball.
The trouble is that playing, walking a d then standing for extended periods does my knackered knee no good at all.
If I keep moving then I can get round relatively pain free during and after the game...even a long one.
A slow 4 1/2 hour round leaves my knee burning and not in a good place.
Haven't been able to do much since and golf tomorrow isn't a foregone conclusion...

No 4 ball play is allowed in medals at my club.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

No 4 ball play is allowed in medals at my club.

I wish that was a recommendation at all clubs. It's remarkable how much slower a round becomes with that extra player.

 

[Depreston]

I wish that was a recommendation at all clubs. It's remarkable how much slower a round becomes with that extra player.

yeah it's a good 30 mins if not longer when we are in fourballs for doubles comps compared to 3 ball for medal

 

[rulefan]

yeah it's a good 30 mins if not longer when we are in fourballs for doubles comps compared to 3 ball for medal

fourball/medal - chalk/cheese

 

[Depreston]

fourball/medal - chalk/cheese

yes i know my point was that even in them formats the extra person adds time. must be even worse in medal

 

[PaulMdj]

I wish that was a recommendation at all clubs. It's remarkable how much slower a round becomes with that extra player.

Don’t think it makes that much difference in a medal tbh, obviously 3 move faster than 4 and anywhere between 70-100 shots less per flight.

But you’ll get those believing they’ve had a slow round or expecting to fly round.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Don’t think it makes that much difference in a medal tbh, obviously 3 move faster than 4 and anywhere between 70-100 shots less per flight.

But you’ll get those believing they’ve had a slow round or expecting to fly round.

I'm with @Depreston on this. I'd say at our place it is a good 30 minute difference between a 3 ball and a ball group in a comp. That's quite a chunk of time.