Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
He is never 'ready to play' - he'll always watch everyone else play before preparing to take his shot. Announce on 1st tee that it’s ready golf this week and explain to those that look puzzled. Then remind as required through the round
He has a good 20 second routine before hitting a ball, including two or three practice swings. 20 seconds seems on the edge but perfectly acceptable, (glad you agree that it’s good)
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. This one’s clouding you from the real reason for slow play I’m afraid. ½ a second to remove a cover is naff all (and if his covers don’t have little windows to id the club or club numbers on them buy him a new set for Easter)
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. Rest of group move off to next tee together, he’ll soon follow, I’ll wager at the moment at least one other in your group is staying with him on the green
He's not a particularly long hitter, but insists in honors on the tee rather than letting him tee off first. Back to reminding of ready golf in first point (take the tee when it’s his/others honour etc)
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. No bearing on pace of play
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. Why might a buggy speed him up? Is it the speed he’s able to walk at that’s causing the majority of time lost on group in front?
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. If the above fails then locker room is best place for a chat. When you’re toweling down walk over and tell him you enjoy catching up for the weekly golf but you want to move things on a bit... you’ll soon see how fast he can move!
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! Playing once a week? I’d relax and enjoy it regardless of the time it takes
Hope you get things sorted out
He has a good 20 second routine before hitting a ball, including two or three practice swings. 20 seconds seems on the edge but perfectly acceptable, (glad you agree that it’s good)
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. This one’s clouding you from the real reason for slow play I’m afraid. ½ a second to remove a cover is naff all (and if his covers don’t have little windows to id the club or club numbers on them buy him a new set for Easter)
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. Rest of group move off to next tee together, he’ll soon follow, I’ll wager at the moment at least one other in your group is staying with him on the green
He's not a particularly long hitter, but insists in honors on the tee rather than letting him tee off first. Back to reminding of ready golf in first point (take the tee when it’s his/others honour etc)
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. No bearing on pace of play
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. Why might a buggy speed him up? Is it the speed he’s able to walk at that’s causing the majority of time lost on group in front?
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. If the above fails then locker room is best place for a chat. When you’re toweling down walk over and tell him you enjoy catching up for the weekly golf but you want to move things on a bit... you’ll soon see how fast he can move!
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! Playing once a week? I’d relax and enjoy it regardless of the time it takes
Hope you get things sorted out
