I hate playing with slow players. I am plenty patient with new players mainly because I myself am not exactly good at golf, but also because I was there a year ago when I started playing. If I'm playing with a slow player then yes, my score in fact does get worse and when I'm playing with a buddy of mine going tee to tee with no wait and a nice pace, then my score will usually be close to a new best for me. I shot my personal best of 88 walking tee to tee as a two-some in a like a 3 a half hour round.