This is my final and last edition of my ideas on improving pace of play on the golf course. It’s a big problem on golf courses all across the country. Over the last week the USGA and Golf Channel have really made a big push to bring it to the front of people’s minds. Everyone can do something on the golf course to try and save 10-15 minutes or more during a round. The first six ideas really put the responsibility on each individual golfer. With today’s idea, I actually put all the … [Read more...]
My Ideas on How to Improve Pace of Play on the Golf Course – Part 6
We’ve all had a day now to digest the U.S. Open and the victory by Justin Rose was awesome to watch. The pace of play on Saturday at the U.S. Open - well let’s just say it was a bad time to have a six hour round, especially with the USGA launching the While We’re Young campaign on Wednesday. We are almost done with my seven ideas on How to Improve Pace of Play on the Golf Course. Here’s a quick recap of days 1-5: Tuesday - Know Your Golf Ability Wednesday - Play Ready Golf Thursday … [Read more...]
My Ideas on How to Improve Pace of Play on the Golf Course – Part 5
Continuing on with the How to Improve Pace of Play on the Golf Course series, today we will cover something really simple - clubhouse and beverage cart stops. Here’s a quick recap of what we have covered the first four days in our effort to spread the word on how to speed up pace of play on the golf course. Tuesday - Know Your Golf Ability Wednesday - Play Ready Golf Thursday - Let the Long Hitter Drive the Cart Friday - TEE IT FORWARD Today: Clubhouse and Beverage Cart … [Read more...]
My Ideas on How to Improve Pace of Play on the Golf Course – Part 4
Three days ago I started a 7-part series of ideas here at Front9Back9 that I like to call How to Improve Pace of Play on the Golf Course. Before I get into today’s way to save some time on the golf course, here’s a quick recap of the first three. Starting on Tuesday, we talked about how knowing your golf ability will help you save valuable time on the golf course. Wednesday I laid out how playing ready golf is the best way to go with with your golf buddies. Yesterday’s idea involved … [Read more...]
My Ideas on How to Improve Pace of Play on the Golf Course – Part 3
Since I started my 7-part series outlining my ideas on improving pace of play, the USGA has actually released five videos featuring some of the biggest names in golf. The initiative is called “While We’re Young” and the commercials are what you would expect from the USGA. Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Annika Sorenstam, Clint Eastwood and Paula Creamer all star in separate commercials and all five are decent attempts to try and prove a point, but that’s about it. Tiger is featured in one that … [Read more...]
My Ideas on How to Improve Pace of Play on the Golf Course – Part 2
Pace of play on the golf course is one of the biggest problems golfers of all ages and levels face on a daily basis. Whether it a municipal city course or an exclusive country club, finding ways to speed up a round of golf should be on the forefront of every golfers mind. Yesterday I started a 7-part series where I am sharing my own personal ideas on the best ways to speed up the pace of play on the golf course. With the first idea, I discussed how knowing your golf ability and not trying … [Read more...]
My Ideas on How to Improve Pace of Play on the Golf Course – Part 1
If you’ve watched anything on Golf Channel over the past 12 days, then surely you’ve seen one of the many commercials featuring Charlie Rymer and Matt Ginella screwing around on the golf course. Actually it’s Matt screwing around on the golf course and Charlie trying to make a point about pace of play. The funniest part about the commercials is they’re fairly accurate. I think we have all played with someone who checks the range finder, then checks the phone app and then changes clubs two … [Read more...]