Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Ask Linda #450-Stop at halfway house

Linda,
We have a halfway house at the 10th hole on our course. What is the situation where one of the four players insists on not using the facilities and tees off in correct order, whilst others are having a coffee and bacon roll. He does not use the facilities as he feels it interrupts the flow of his round.
Thanks,
Lou

Dear Lou,

Players who linger over lunch in the middle of a round are one of my pet peeves. Not only may it disrupt the rhythm of other players in the group, it affects the pace of play of golfers making the turn who suddenly find an extra group in front of them when the group decides to resume play.

I have no objection to anyone’s stopping to pick up some nourishment. Order it “to go” and eat it on the course. The time for a sit-down meal is at the end of your round.

Linda
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