Orikoru
Tour Winner
Nope. Whenever we're playing a friendly knock we just do Stableford. Hence we're not hacking round for 8s and 9s but we're still keeping score.
Pace of play obsessions
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but if you are out of the hole you would just pick up anyway?
do you not get bored just playing Stableford all the time, MP /4bbb can be a lot of fun and i theory should be quicker than 4 of you playing Stableford
Grant85
Head Pro
Played on Monday and pace of play was abysmal.
A load of old members playing in a 9 hole medal. Unfortunately not able golfers. When we got to the 1st green, the group in front were still waiting for the group ahead of them to tee off.
Must have waited on the 2nd tee for 10 or 12 minutes. Assume at least 2 groups were searching for balls and held up the whole course.
To make matters worse, I was with a guest. And two lads behind us were visitors who had just payed on. So I had to explain to them that at the 5th, the old duffers would skip across to the 13th to complete the 9 holes and the pace should speed up - which it did.
When we got up to the 6th tee, there must have been 10 people on the 13th tee - a combination of those playing 9 holes and guys out earlier playing the full course.
A load of old members playing in a 9 hole medal. Unfortunately not able golfers. When we got to the 1st green, the group in front were still waiting for the group ahead of them to tee off.
Must have waited on the 2nd tee for 10 or 12 minutes. Assume at least 2 groups were searching for balls and held up the whole course.
To make matters worse, I was with a guest. And two lads behind us were visitors who had just payed on. So I had to explain to them that at the 5th, the old duffers would skip across to the 13th to complete the 9 holes and the pace should speed up - which it did.
When we got up to the 6th tee, there must have been 10 people on the 13th tee - a combination of those playing 9 holes and guys out earlier playing the full course.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Why would I get bored of it? That's just how we play. And picking up when you can't score (Stableford) is not the same as picking up when you were on for a par just because your team mate got a birdie. I'd still want to get my par since it's only a friendly round and the only thing that matters to me is how I play.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
But you know if you played well, you don't need to put a number to it.
up to you but you are missing out IMO, 4BBB /MP and other formats that make this a great game
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I get to play them in club matches like I did this Saturday just gone, plus me and a pal have entered the four ball match play cup this summer. It's just when we're having a knockabout we prefer to play for our own scores.
Do people not normally play better playing a steady pace, I find personally that I play better, if I’m waiting to hit my next shot I normally start playing rubbish, or worse than normal.......
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Deleted member 16999
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Varies tbh, if I know on the 1st Tee it’s busy and likely to be slower than normal then I can be ok, but if it’s a steady pace then becomes stop/start, frustration takes over.
This for me as well, it’s normally steady on my course until the 7th and then can become stop / start, then I start getting peed off waiting and it effects your game.
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Deleted member 21258
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Am glad this thread got posted, as made me adjust my approach to the weekends open. Thanks OP.
Took us 3hr 15 to get to the 13th at the weekend(think it was about 4.45 for 18 holes), I was walking as slow as I could between shots, walked over to the other players balls as they hit and it was kind of flowing, so we didn't have to much start stop start stop feeling and it worked.
Was surprised it worked and was helped that the group behind us had lost time on us.
Going to try that in future when its silly slow, as still enjoyed the round and that's what I am there for.
Took us 3hr 15 to get to the 13th at the weekend(think it was about 4.45 for 18 holes), I was walking as slow as I could between shots, walked over to the other players balls as they hit and it was kind of flowing, so we didn't have to much start stop start stop feeling and it worked.
Was surprised it worked and was helped that the group behind us had lost time on us.
Going to try that in future when its silly slow, as still enjoyed the round and that's what I am there for.
Siolag
Active member
I carded a 161 at the weekend in my first ever medal (third time round 18 holes). My first 5 holes had a 10, a 12 and a 15, and yet, we were still waiting at every tee, including a 7 minute wait at the 10th which is a par 3. I should note the guys were in their 20s or 30s.
Capella
Journeyman Pro
Good point. People are quick to blame beginners and high handicappers for slow play, but often enough, especially in comps, the better players tend to take a lot more time over their shots and especially their putts and also sometimes develop a certain arrogance and self-importance that makes them disregard other people on the course.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
This is definitely true for me. If I'm ready to play and then have to wait another 5 minutes, the chance of me duffing it is radically increased. It just seems to through your timing off doesn't it.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Hope this comes across as intended; The above sounds like a complete recipe for a disaster pace of play and possible doesn't have anything to do with a group or two looking for a ball
If there's two groups on 1st tee before yours it suggests that your group couldn't (shouldn't) tee off for 18-20 minutes (assuming 1st group go straightaway and a 9 or 10 minutes spacing between groups) If groups are teeing off with only 5-6 minute spacing (which would allow you to tee off after only 10-12 minutes) your round time is completely goosed. Who knows how many groups have shot out far too close together before you even got to the course.
Add to that there are groups jumping across the course and it'll just cause a second choke point similar or worse than the 1st tee
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Jacko_G
Blackballed
Tee'd off at 1530 as a single, got held up for the first 3 holes behind a 4 ball of visitors (I think) before getting through on the 4th tee.
Walked off the 18th at 1745 hours and a score of +4 with a reload on the 16th, was actually +3 for the last 3 holes.
Golf the way it should be. Great night, course was excellent and once I got motoring nobody to stop me.
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Walked off the 18th at 1745 hours and a score of +4 with a reload on the 16th, was actually +3 for the last 3 holes.
Golf the way it should be. Great night, course was excellent and once I got motoring nobody to stop me.
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Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
Played in a team comp at the Leicestershire in the morning. Just over 4 hours for an am am betterball. Not too bad.
Then 2 of us blitzed round Collingtree Park in 2 hours 30 odd. Good days golf
Then 2 of us blitzed round Collingtree Park in 2 hours 30 odd. Good days golf
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
For second week in a row I was in first group out in our Saturday morning roll-up - and as last time our 3ball finished in 3hr 25mins, The four ball behind us was three holes behind us at the end.
Also, as we teed off we spotted a fourball in front of us walking off the 2nd green, We caught them, and were let through, on the 12th tee.
Were we fast or are our four balls too slow.
Also, as we teed off we spotted a fourball in front of us walking off the 2nd green, We caught them, and were let through, on the 12th tee.
Were we fast or are our four balls too slow.
bladeplayer
Money List Winner
I posted a thread some time ago called whats the rush .. maybe have a search . Last thing i want to be is on course for 5 hours or b held up by group losing holes on the groups ahead . Nor do i want to wait all week in work to run around a golf course . As u say allow urself enough time before and after round enjoy it while u can
