North Mimms
Tour Winner
Have to agree with that really. The guys I played with this past weekend all seemed prepared to play ready golf, but also nobody just strode forward and took their shot just because they were ready - we mostly waited for the guy whose turn it actually was to say 'you play if you're ready' as it feels more like the good-etiquette way to do it. Perhaps this will change over time.
Call me old-fashioned - but a recognition of this basic etiquette is quite important - not absolutely important - just quite important. I am not a fan of change for the convenience of some golfers, or where it is done to avoid having to deal with an underlying problem.
This is the problem.
Most of us don't play like our pants are on fire, but if someone is ready to play, and waiting to be given the nod, why isn't the person whose honour it is either playing their shot or saying "off you go"?
Etiquette cuts both ways.
Ready golf had been encouraged for years. Why are people still hanging back?