Pace of play - please, please, please use common sense

[HomerJSimpson]

The ladies should've learnt from his offer and offered the 2 blokes when they caught them.

True, but as one was new to the game, I would suggest the likelihood is she knew no better and guess the other lady either didn't either or was too wrapped up in what they were doing (not condoning as an excuse) and didn't want to pressure her PP. Not right but I can understand how/why it happened

 

[Deleted member 16999]

True, but as one was new to the game, I would suggest the likelihood is she knew no better and guess the other lady either didn't either or was too wrapped up in what they were doing (not condoning as an excuse) and didn't want to pressure her PP. Not right but I can understand how/why it happened

If the 2 blokes have the balls to shout across the course, why didn't they have the balls to ask the ladies if they could play through?

 

[pokerjoke]

Is there anyone on this forum that would not let a faster group through? If so can you help me understand why not

I expect there are a few but they wont have the balls to admit it.

 

[pokerjoke]

Er well mmmmmm how do I say this


Only joking, I would always let a single through (then wonder why he doesn't have any mates)

I'm sure your joking Chris.

I cant see any problem with being a singleton on a course because there could be a hatful of reasons he is out there alone.

I would say if you are going to be a single do your homework and ring the pro and find out when the quiet times are.

 

[guest100718]

Yeah, I was recommended to do that next time.
Somehow, I like finishing a round, but I agree, this was a sensible solution after I realized that it is unlikely to get through.

If youre playing your home course alone then just weave around abit. Just walk the the 4 ball up the fairway to the next tee.

 

[larmen]

As we played our 16th

Is there a point in a round where there is no sense of letting someone play through anymore?


On another note, the one time I really got stuck behind someone I took time myself and played my best ever round. The singleton behind us, with a massive gap behind him, was happy enough to keep chipping at the previous hole and playing bunkers as well.

 

[Slab]

I play 4-5 clubs regularly and a couple have the 'single no priority/standing' and a couple don't

Bottom line is that if for commercial reasons or due to a club rule it means singles have no priority on a particular course then its always going to be down to the goodwill of the groups you encounter

You can say thanks & feel good about the ones who let you through but that doesn't always mean the ones that don't have done something wrong for you to feel bad about them (for me I'd let them through)



Worth remembering that when the rule changed re single players I assume it was also recognised that it wouldn't suit all clubs hence why clubs even have the option to apply no priority to a single

If your club is one like this it means that 12 years ago they had to review their position on it and deliberately choose to apply no priority for singles (for whatever reason) and they'll have taken that decision in the best interest of the club and not for any one player

Its just the same as me disagreeing with what I might think is a daft dress code but I still need to comply with it

 

[dejf]

If your club is one like this it means that 12 years ago they had to review their position on it and deliberately choose to apply no priority for singles (for whatever reason) and they'll have taken that decision in the best interest of the club and not for any one player

If that happened, it would be somehow understandable. But do I think that that discussion happened? Honestly, I don't. The reason I think like that is that I was told that one of the reasons for our club having that policy is that (ALMOST) ALL CLUBS in the country have it like that. From what people suggested in this thread, this claim is false. There definitely exist some golf clubs that do have it, but they are probably not even a majority.

So I created a poll for that in the second thread to see how it really is.

Back to my reasoning - if someone claims something about other clubs that is false, it is unlikely to expect that they are aware of a change in a rule book's ettiquete. I think it is more likely to assume that a lot of people still thinks that the 2003 ettiquete has not changed ... and thus the discussion did not really happen. I can be mistaken on this, but that is how I feel about the presented arguments.

 

[patricks148]

the group i play with in a roll up were held up by a single a couple of months ago. we were fist group out and he tee'd off 10 mins before( we have 10 min intervals) and we had to wait for him to putt out on the first. he held up 5 groups of fourballs. Oblivious to it, i think he was an American visitor so his 3 hours 45 min round was quick for him. he was a good player as well didn't spray it around, just ahad a preshot routine that would have not been out of place with one really slow players on the PGA tour.

 

[bobmac]

I think common sense has to work both ways.
There's no point going out on your own behind a 40 strong society playing in 4 balls as your not going to get through. Better to make some friends and play as a 4 ball or just avoid the rush hour