Navigating Pace of Play: Tips for Golfers on Busy Courses
Don’t you just love those days on the golf course when you move from hole-to-hole at a perfect pace?
The group ahead is not holding things up and the group behind is not being held up by your group. In this scenario, you are playing at the ideal pace of play on a busy golf course.
Not So “Ideal” Pace of Play
The pace of play during one of my recent rounds was less than ideal. I was part of a foursome in two carts. We were following a twosome of walkers pushing hand carts.
We thought it was a bit strange that our foursome would be held up by a twosome, but that was exactly what was happening on this day.
We waited for both golfers to get safely ahead before we teed off on most holes. We then had to wait for them to clear the green before we could hit our approach shots.
Ideally, we would have preferred if they let is through, especially at the turn, but they didn’t offer, and we didn’t ask.
It was early in May and our golf season had just started a few weeks prior. The temperature was in the high teens (about 68 F). The sun was shining and there was a gentle breeze coming in off the bay. We were so happy to be back on the links again after our winter hiatus.
