why do ladies take so long to play a round?

[jp5]

My wife currently plays off 36, we played 9 holes last weekend in an hour and a half, no one in front of us, and she played 9 under handicap with a net hole in one on one hole. The day prior to that we followed a number of all male 4 balls and took over 2.5 hours to play the same 9 holes... We were waiting on every single shot - she still shot 7 under handicap..

Slow play is not specifically a female problem, it is an issue present in all corners of the game, amateur and professional, male & female, adult and junior.

Cracking round from your wife but, completely tangential to the thread, the words "net" and "hole in one" should never be found together!

 

[Fish]

My wife currently plays off 36, we played 9 holes last weekend in an hour and a half, no one in front of us, and she played 9 under handicap with a net hole in one on one hole. The day prior to that we followed a number of all male 4 balls and took over 2.5 hours to play the same 9 holes... We were waiting on every single shot - she still shot 7 under handicap..

Slow play is not specifically a female problem, it is an issue present in all corners of the game, amateur and professional, male & female, adult and junior.

The overlooked point here is, you were a 2-ball and you had a 4-ball in front so your always going to be up on them until they let you though, which they should have done at the earliest opportunity.

Regarding slow play, if you want to watch someone endlessly line up a ball, putting it down, picking it up, addressing the ball, walking away and lining it up again, look no further than Jim Furyk on the green, its painful!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

My perception is that players on the US tour, I am talking mens tour here of all nationalities, are generally slower than the European tour. They don't seem to be as painful on the European tour, maybe it is a cultural thing and people adapt accordingly. I went to a days play at The Johnnie Walker a couple of years ago and I felt the players played at a very decent pace, certainly not noticeably slow. Do others find the same?

 

[delc]

Utter rubbish! We all know it's the seniors that hold everyone up.
Runs for cover lol

Careful, or we might throw our walking sticks and false teeth at you, or run you over with our mobility scooters! Most of our seniors at our club are 5-day members and only play during the week, when it is rare for rounds to take more than 4 hours. The really slow rounds are at weekends when most of the seniors are not playing!

 

[woody69]

Cute OP talks rubbish frequently so not worth getting even remotely miffed about it. I quote a previous thread on slow play

Remember he said he couldn't read or write and got his wife to post for him. I wonder what she was thinking when she posted that opening gem.

 

[matt71]

don't think ladies have an issue never been held up by any at my gaff! The main issue I seem to have is on a Saturday am when the same early start male 4 ball hold everyone up every week! It gets that bad I start on the 10th hole to avoid them now. (and no they don't let you through either)

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I had the pleasure in spending 3 hours in the company of Lee Trevino (name drop) at Medinah in 2012, we watched all the US and European teams play the 16th and 17th holes on the second practise day. Webb Simpson was teeing off on 17 for the 3rd time in 2 days and still asked his caddy for the line, to which Lee Trevino turned and said, Simpson should man up and make a decision, and that he thought the modern top golfers apart from a few had virtually become reliant on the caddies for 99% of there shots and that was what was slowing the game down.

 

[Foxholer]

In ladies pro golf the biggest waste of time seems to be the act of caddies lining up their player from behind and then moving out of the way so as not to infringe rule 14-2b. Aren't ladies capable of lining themselves up or something? I would like to see this rule amended so that assistance in lining up is prohibited at all times!

Shock! Horror! DelC wants to see yet another Rule amended!

There's absolutely no need to do so! Simply apply Rule 6-7 (Undue Delay;Slow Play) - which also applies to Men!

 

[need_my_wedge]

The overlooked point here is, you were a 2-ball and you had a 4-ball in front so your always going to be up on them until they let you though, which they should have done at the earliest opportunity.

Totally aware that we were going to be quicker than a 4 ball, just highlighting that the groups of men in front added nearly an hour to the round we played the day before.

 

[need_my_wedge]

Cracking round from your wife but, completely tangential to the thread, the words "net" and "hole in one" should never be found together!

You're right, was just the words that seemed to describe it simply - she birdied a par 4 whilst receiving 2 shots resulting in a net 1 for 5 points.....

 

[Crazyface]

So how does the ignore function work again?

We have a winner !!!!!!

 

[bozza]

Totally aware that we were going to be quicker than a 4 ball, just highlighting that the groups of men in front added nearly an hour to the round we played the day before.

It wouldn't matter if it was a group of men/women or a mixture a 4 ball infront of a 2 ball is always glong to slow your round down than it would with no one infront of you.

So I can't see your point to be honest.

 

[bladeplayer]

OP I hate you! You disgusting sexist pig you are stuck in the dark ages. . I take it you believe women should not be on golf courses? Eh? Eh?

My eyes hurt, I hope a lady catches up to your slow ass and plants a drive on your unsuspecting bigoted head!

bbbbooooooo!

Wouldnt worry too much , when your about here a bit longer these kinda posts wont bother ya ,

The proper golfers on here tho we may slag and have banter, know that bad etiquette , slow play , not repairing pitch marks etc is in no way related to Age Sex handicap catagory or ability but to individuals themselves ..

You will learn to just read and ignore / laugh or just simply ignore full stop ..

Just chill a little and enjoy the positives and ignore the negatives , makes it more fun

 

[delc]

My perception is that players on the US tour, I am talking mens tour here of all nationalities, are generally slower than the European tour. They don't seem to be as painful on the European tour, maybe it is a cultural thing and people adapt accordingly. I went to a days play at The Johnnie Walker a couple of years ago and I felt the players played at a very decent pace, certainly not noticeably slow. Do others find the same?

On the USPGA tour it appears that no shot can take place until there has been a 5 minute discussion between a player and his caddie, and that is only after it becomes his turn to play. No wonder the rounds take so long!

 

[Region3]

Wouldnt worry too much , when your about here a bit longer these kinda posts wont bother ya ,

The proper golfers on here tho we may slag and have banter, know that bad etiquette , slow play , not repairing pitch marks etc is in no way related to Age Sex handicap catagory or ability but to individuals themselves ..

You will learn to just read and ignore / laugh or just simply ignore full stop ..

Just chill a little and enjoy the positives and ignore the negatives , makes it more fun

I think they were tongue in cheek replies to the fact that someone said they were disappointed it hadn't all kicked off

Could be wrong though.

 

[garyinderry]

I think women are generally that bit quicker than men.

I have yet to stand behind a group of women and watch them all carve their drives a mile into the cabbage then spend an age looking fir them all.

same with seniors, they clip it down the middle without putting a lot of spin on the ball through brute force and ignorance.

 

[delc]

I normally play in the first group out after our Ladies competition on Wednesdays, and have noted a subtle difference in behaviour between men and women golfers. Men tend to head straight off as individuals towards where they think their ball is lying, whereas women stay in a tight group nattering, and only split up to look for their golf balls when they get to the appropriate distance out. Don't think this makes them significantly slower though.

 

[bladeplayer]

I think they were tongue in cheek replies to the fact that someone said they were disappointed it hadn't all kicked off

Could be wrong though.

OOOPS

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I normally play in the first group out after our Ladies competition on Wednesdays, and have noted a subtle difference in behaviour between men and women golfers. Men tend to head straight off as individuals towards where they think their ball is lying, whereas as women stay in a group nattering, and only split up to look for their golf balls when they get to the appropriate distance.

Where as i have seen plenty groups of men do exactly what you suggest ladies do

 

[SugarPenguin]

Women golfers tend to chatter on greens for slightly longer and probably do not strive to their balls as quickly.

when it comes to shot taking and ball finding - blokes take longer.