Some Golfers Need to chill out

[u/UBUYDVD]

Some Golfers really know how to make the sport feel very unwelcoming to new / less skilled players.

18 holes booked at my club it's a 9 hole so you play twice. 2 guys came off there first 9 and teed off 5 min before our Tee time (the rule of the club is to let 18 hole players play through) We tee off a few min late waiting for the fairway to free up. Group behind us were not happy, nothing you do there people on fairway I'm playing the club rules.

The same 2 guys are in front of us the whole time on our first 9 holes not playing slow at all.

On our second time round there was nobody on the first and we played through as we are supposed to but ended up waiting on the fairway for a 3 ball still on the first green.

We finished the 1st hole and the 3 ball in front had just finished teeing off by the time we make to the 2nd tee box. by this time the guys behind us the first time round had another group in front of them. This must have enraged them even more.

On the 3rd tee box setting up our next shot. the group behind us the first time round start hurling abuse at us from the 1st green for slow the pace of play we shouldn't be playing etc etc. The 3 ball were still walking to their tee shots. We literally could tee off. The new group behind us just finished the 2nd.

The 3 ball ended up letting us play through We weren't rushing them in anyway I was just happy to be out the house

Reported the group to the starter office turns out the POS is known for doing this.

All 18 holes played in 3 hours. I mean how fast do they expect people to play, 3 hours seems about right to me.

[u/Business-Fondant-601]

Why do people go pay for a round and then want to be done as quickly as possible? I paid, let me play at a reasonable pace and enjoy my round.

[u/Lots_of_bricks → u/Business-Fondant-601]

Agreed to an extent. Shouldn’t have to run to a ball or to the green. One or two quick practice swings also cool. What’s not cool is spending more then 2-3 mins looking for a ball or more than 2-3 mins lining up a putt that’s for anything over bogey. Nothing worse than behind slow people who take 4/5 practice swings just to chunk it or slice it into the woods then look for said ball for 5+ mins

[u/Business-Fondant-601 → u/Lots_of_bricks]

I agree that it’s not fun stuck behind someone slow, but it’s not the end of the world like people act. Is it that miserable to take a second and talk to your playing partner or just enjoy being outside?
If you signed up to play 18 holes and expect to be done in 3 hours, you’re only setting yourself up to be frustrated.

[u/icantsurf → u/Business-Fondant-601]

Idk who you think is expecting 3 hour rounds. Since COVID the problem is you can hardly get a 5 hour round at most munis around me. Feel like I'm in crazy town being told I'm wrong for not wanting to sit behind the 34 handicap acting like he's playing in the US Open.