Even folk looking for golf balls isn't a massive problem imo - unless it's frequent! Time lost on one hole is normally caught within a hole, or maybe 2, because there's no waiting for the group ahead to be out of range plus allowance for the once a decade magic connection!If I'm getting round a golf course in 4 hours I'm pretty happy with that. Not fussed about being waved through, as it often leads to having to rush through a couple of holes which I don't like, I'm there to enjoy myself.
The biggest cause of a slow round is people looking for golf balls, what they are doing on and around the green, or the time taken to assess yardages etc is pretty insignificant.
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