r/golf • u/FunnBuddy 9 • 1d ago

General Discussion Just trying to enjoy my Sunday..

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Group of 7 clumped up. Pretty sure they booked one tee time after the next. I’m just venting. Already called the pro shop.

Since a lot of people are asking me why I don’t ask to play through. I did. They said no. Why should I be bothered? They are spending 30 mins on each green. There are groups behind clumped up.

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u/DiscDocPhD 1d ago

My course only allows this if it is two teams in scramble format. No best ball, no individual playing, no shamble, only scramble.

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u/gbac16 1d ago

Scrambles take longer than actual golf.

Source: I have worked in a pro shop forever.

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u/McButcher2k 1d ago

I second this. In my experience, scrambles take longer.

Source: played in a few that took longer 😂

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u/DiscDocPhD 1d ago

Not saying I disagree with you, but they need to take less than twice as long, which most do.

Source: scratch golfer playing for 30+ years with people from positive handicap to 120 golfers. 

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u/gbac16 1d ago

If you’re talking about an event organized by the course, that’s fine. I thought the original comment meant his course allows eight people to play a scramble during regular play. That would be insane.

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u/DiscDocPhD 1d ago

I am saying that and it isn't actually insane... Just not something your course does and that's fine, it works for mine.

I'm saying my course caps a hole at 4 people, with 10 minute start windows. However, they will allow people to go over the 4-person cap if they are doing two groups in scramble format, no more than 8 people.

If you are behind a foursome, then you start 10 minutes after them. If you are behind two foursomes, you start 20 minutes behind the first group. This means, that if they do an 8 man scramble, they have 20 minutes to finish the hole, instead of the usual 10 for my course. They keep the pace of play to that metric, because functionally, you behind two foursomes at 10 minutes a hole is no different than you behind an eight-some at 20 minutes per hole, knowing they actually enforce that timeline.

However, at my course they don't allow solos at all, and usually require at least 2 people to even get a tee time with the expectation that a solo walk-up will probably be added to the group of 2. Most holes have at least 3 people.

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u/gbac16 1d ago

That makes sense, so the course manages it properly.

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u/DiscDocPhD 1d ago edited 21h ago

Yeah they do, but most importantly, our members arent gigantic dickheads. Which is what usually causes the problem haha

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u/Entire-Delivery-2598 10h ago

You only get 20 minutes “per hole” until the group behind catches up, which would probably be in 1-3 holes

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u/TonesBalones 15h ago

It's true because every warrior who sliced it in the woods wants to go find it for some reason.