dufferman
Journeyman Pro
Let me explain the situation:
I play with the same group of friends & family week in, week out. Normally a four-ball or three-ball, from a group of 5/6 people (not everyone can make each week).
One person in our group is painfully slow. He is 54 years old, and isn't in the greatest of health, but nothing to stop him playing golf quicker -
He is never 'ready to play' - he'll always watch everyone else play before preparing to take his shot.
He has a good 20 second routine before hitting a ball, including two or three practice swings.
He has head covers on his irons. This leads to more faffing around in finding the right club than it does stop damage to his irons.
He will stand next to a green marking his card, putting the head cover back on his putter and possibly his PW he used to chip onto the green, not getting out of the way of people behind and taking an age to move onto the next tee.
He's not a particularly long hitter, but insists in honors on the tee rather than letting him tee off first.
He's a proud man, who isn't influenced by the likes of Keegan Bradley's pre-shot routine, just set in his ways.
His average score is around the 100 mark.
He doesn't like to use a buggy as it's 'anti-social' when everyone else is carrying / trollying... sharing a buggy with him is a nightmare, that isn't an option.
So, what do I do? I'm becoming less tolerant of his play each week. I've started making a big fuss of letting people play through, as in making sure he's aware that the reason we're letting people play through is because of the long time we are taking to play each hole, and telling him that I feel like I'm under pressure when I know there is a group behind waiting to play and we're taking so long. And that isn't a lie, I feel like I'm rushing my shots and playing worse because of his slowness, trying to make up time by rushing my shots. Playing in a 2 ball 9 holes takes me under 1 1/2 hours, so I know I'm not a slow player.
Any help would be great. I'm not going to stop playing with him, he's part of the group and can't just shun him. I'm also not interested in getting rude or angry with him, again, this is friends and family we're talking about, not just a random I've met on the course. I feel like I'm having the fun sapped from my game, and being a 9-5 Monday to Friday kinda guy, my one game on a weekend can often be the highlight of the weekend!
Thanks for letting me just get it off my chest for a start!!
I play with the same group of friends & family week in, week out. Normally a four-ball or three-ball, from a group of 5/6 people (not everyone can make each week).
One person in our group is painfully slow. He is 54 years old, and isn't in the greatest of health, but nothing to stop him playing golf quicker -
He is never 'ready to play' - he'll always watch everyone else play before preparing to take his shot.
He has a good 20 second routine before hitting a ball, including two or three practice swings.
He has head covers on his irons. This leads to more faffing around in finding the right club than it does stop damage to his irons.
He will stand next to a green marking his card, putting the head cover back on his putter and possibly his PW he used to chip onto the green, not getting out of the way of people behind and taking an age to move onto the next tee.
He's not a particularly long hitter, but insists in honors on the tee rather than letting him tee off first.
He's a proud man, who isn't influenced by the likes of Keegan Bradley's pre-shot routine, just set in his ways.
His average score is around the 100 mark.
He doesn't like to use a buggy as it's 'anti-social' when everyone else is carrying / trollying... sharing a buggy with him is a nightmare, that isn't an option.
So, what do I do? I'm becoming less tolerant of his play each week. I've started making a big fuss of letting people play through, as in making sure he's aware that the reason we're letting people play through is because of the long time we are taking to play each hole, and telling him that I feel like I'm under pressure when I know there is a group behind waiting to play and we're taking so long. And that isn't a lie, I feel like I'm rushing my shots and playing worse because of his slowness, trying to make up time by rushing my shots. Playing in a 2 ball 9 holes takes me under 1 1/2 hours, so I know I'm not a slow player.
Any help would be great. I'm not going to stop playing with him, he's part of the group and can't just shun him. I'm also not interested in getting rude or angry with him, again, this is friends and family we're talking about, not just a random I've met on the course. I feel like I'm having the fun sapped from my game, and being a 9-5 Monday to Friday kinda guy, my one game on a weekend can often be the highlight of the weekend!
Thanks for letting me just get it off my chest for a start!!
