When booking a tee time, should the course inquire about your ability?
If you're making a reservation for less than 4 players and the shop is going to pair you with a group, should they try and match like abilities. I know not everyone is good (I'm scratch) and I NORMALLY do not mind playing with any age, gender, ability, etc. But last Sunday my father and I were paired with an older couple and had the 2nd tee time of the morning. I played the tips, my dad played the reg. mens tees, the older gentleman played the senior tees, and the lady played the front. Yeah, that was a pain in the ***. But the round took FOREVER b/c of the tee situation and the ability of the older couple. We ended up holding up the course (and backing it up I'm sure) for the entire day. I know ability doesn't determine pace, but the other players were terrible, no ettiquette, lost tons of balls (which they spent tons of time searching for) and I was politely trying to assist and speed up but to no avail. It did put me off my game. Should the course try to pair equals?
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I absolutely think so. It seems unfair to pay to play, then get stuck with another twosome who you really should not be playing with. I mean, a scratch golfer playing the tips should not be forced into the game of a seventy year old woman.I live in Florida and play about once a week. There are a lot of older folks here, and I have been in your position many times. What I usually do is quietly tell the starter, "Look. We play pretty quickly...can we just go out as a twosome or with someone more our age?" My buddies and I are about 10-15 handicaps, but we know how to keep pace.
Anyway, I know most of the starters where I play and they are pretty good at not creating a trainwreck. Some of them, however, do not pay attention to how their groupings will affect the pace of play for the entire course. I guess that just like all things, there are really good starters and really bad ones, too.
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I think that if u were playing on a private course I think you have reason to be a little peeved as u pay a lot of money to play golf for a reason with other players that have the same golf etiquette as u. But if u were on a public course then I think u were being a bit snotty. I say that because we cant all be gr8 golfers from the "get go" and new players are not accustomed to the ethics of seasoned golfers and I'm sure the other couple u played with didn't mean to hold any1 up. But worrying about the fact u were being held up is why u got shitty. If each person went to their allocated tees when required I don't see how that would hold u up. But u should have reminded them of the 5 minute rule on looking for a lost ball. Next time...ask the staff to pair u with some1 that they know will not hold u up.Can I get a cd of Golf in the Kingdom by michael murphy.?
Why did you play the tips? Why didn't you and your father play forward with the other gentleman? I do this rather than make everyone wait behind me while I hit. Playing the forward tees wouldn't have hurt your game at all.More Questions & Answers...