My new buddy Dave (also found on this page) must be going Bill Clinton on me, trying to reach out and make us see our similarities when we’re really completely opposed. Dave comes back and says he agrees with me on slow play being caused by course greed and then concludes, well that’s OK, it’s still the rangers problem.
The point is that pace of play absolutely shouldn’t be reliant on a ranger solution. It’s not OK for golf courses to simply jam up their tee sheets and then throw up their hands at five hour rounds. Once again, why are we accepting this as an inevitable fact of golf life? That’s bogus.
Which brings me to the PGA pros who responded to the initial post. Most of you were well thought out and enlightening. And then there were the ones who whined about their bosses harping on the bottom line. Here’s a newsflash. Slug-like pace of play hurts the game in the long run and your short run. In fact, it absolutely kills golf.
I’m sure all you masters of the game realize that the number of golfers has been dropping in this country for years. You better believe horrible pace of play has something to do with this participant plunge. You’re not doing the beginner golfer any favor by sticking him onto your traffic jam tee course. In fact, you might just be turning him or her off the game.
Ever think that the courses bottom lines might improve if the service (specifically pace of play) improved? Maybe if everyone stopped being so shortsighted, the game we all love could thrive.
As for Dave, sure you’re not trying to raise funds for your own high-tech homage library? Don’t bother pandering for donations here. I’m all tapped out this month.

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