PSherrard01

I'd probably give it a listen to try it out. I like listening to podcasts in the background and the subject resonates with me. I struggle to break 90 most days.

I probably play at least half my rounds alone since I go out very early on a weekday. Usually there's not that many people out. Sometimes I like to play alone, sometimes I like to play with others. Depends on my mood.

I'm planning a trip down to Torrey Pines in November with a buddy of mine. It's my first golf trip outside of my region. I think the North course is the one that has hosted the US Open and we're playing that one twice and the South course once.

This is a discussion that I have with people at my club on which there is disagreement. My club posts on its scorecard that a foursome should play in under four hours and fifteen minutes. However, it also says that a team is out of position when it is not one shot behind the group in front of it. People in my club regularly complain about slow play and certain players playing slow (as I would imagine people in most clubs do). But how slow does a group have to be before being pegged as "playing slow"? Some groups play much faster than others (sometimes because the players in it are younger and move faster) and it makes it difficult for a group behind it to keep up with them (especially if they are requiring more shots to get around the golf course). If a group is a hole behind on the back nine but they are still on the "course pace" of 4:15, are they playing unreasonably slow? I guess the question is, should slow play be defined by position or by time? Obviously the position rule only applies when a group begins play immediately behind another group, but in club competitions that is normally the case. I argue that a group is slow only if they are behind the course pace defined by the time established by the golf course, but others disagree. Thoughts?

I play local sports podcasts on a Bluetooth speaker in my cart, but only when playing by myself (which I usually do) or with my family for whom I know it doesn’t bother.

El Conquistador in Oro Valley, suburb of Tucson. Two golf courses on property owned by the city and run by Troon. Fits most or all of the criteria with room for subjectivity as to how one defines "good" staff and service, cost benefit, etc. My parents are members there and I go down several times a year. Probably played at least fifty rounds there by now. Never any complaints. Solidly middle class.

This for me, too. Every so often I get the shanks with my wedges and nothing will make me feel more nervous on the course.