Crowds and slow golf are making me quit the game

[Lihu]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

I don't think eight minutes sounds reasonable very often.

Let's say golfers tee off exactly when they are supposed to. Each player takes 45 seconds to tee off from the instant the ball is hit (or their tee time starts). That's 3 minutes right there. Three minutes again to play their second shots. That leaves two minutes TOTAL to get into the cart, drive ahead to four tee shots, get yardages, choose the club, hit the shots, clean the clubs, put them back in, and get out of range of the tee shots of the following group.

If everything goes perfectly it's possible. But rarely does everything go perfectly.

Ten minutes is doable.

Agree with this too, 10 minutes is definitely doable. 8 minutes is fast, but reasonable for efficient players as well.

[Patch]

Just thinking how many golfers would trade higher green fees for quicker play. Say, double what you are paying now should courses run the slower players off for faster play.

Myself, although not a fan of slow, crowded play, I just figure it is what is, that day. Of course at my age, I am never in hurry to complete anything. 

[Lihu]

2 hours ago, Patch said:

Just thinking how many golfers would trade higher green fees for quicker play. Say, double what you are paying now should courses run the slower players off for faster play.

Myself, although not a fan of slow, crowded play, I just figure it is what is, that day. Of course at my age, I am never in hurry to complete anything. 

The OP stated we have clubs that only charge $1500 a year plus initiation and guessing food? La Cañada is $500 a month but unlimited golf and only $1500 in food.

Two kids effectively in college, I can’t afford  that so I pay $500 a year for my Amped players club and $13 twilight rounds

[gregsandiego]

19 hours ago, Lihu said:

 

With ready golf and playing tees that are appropriate 8 minutes sounds reasonable.

The issues arise when people don't play good golf. Typically from losing balls because they are playing too far back or on too difficult a course for them.

Losing balls is my hobby.

[Lihu]

19 hours ago, gregsandiego said:

Losing balls is my hobby.

Used to be mine too! 

 

[tehuti]

Mine too. I lost my first sleeve of Snell Get Sum balls today. The good news is I like the ball.