"New" Concept to Speed Golf Play

[DGS49]

One of the public courses where I play put up a large sign the other day with suggestions on how to speed up play. One of them was new to me, but I think it's a great suggestion.

It's called, "Continuous putting." The normal rule in golf is that the player who is farthest from the hole putts, followed by the next-closer golfer, and so on. If the first golfer doesn't put it in the hole (almost all the time), s/he marks the place of the ball and waits for the next turn. With a foursome, this can be very tedious, as people take the time to mark their place, the next person prepares to putt, and so on.

But continuous putting ends all that. The first one to putt keeps putting until his ball is in the hole. No marking balls, waiting for the next person, or any of that. The only time when it might not be done is when hitting subsequent putts would have the first putter standing directly on the line of another golfer. [But that's another silly rule. 25 previous golfers have stood in that same spot earlier in the day. The idea that this one more person standing there will compromise the next putt is just silly].

Anyway, I thought I'd mention it. I think it's a good idea and I will suggested it from this day forward.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Just go for a walk instead.

 

[Cassandro]

One of the public courses where I play put up a large sign the other day with suggestions on how to speed up play. One of them was new to me, but I think it's a great suggestion.

It's called, "Continuous putting." The normal rule in golf is that the player who is farthest from the hole putts, followed by the next-closer golfer, and so on. If the first golfer doesn't put it in the hole (almost all the time), s/he marks the place of the ball and waits for the next turn. With a foursome, this can be very tedious, as people take the time to mark their place, the next person prepares to putt, and so on.

But continuous putting ends all that. The first one to putt keeps putting until his ball is in the hole. No marking balls, waiting for the next person, or any of that. The only time when it might not be done is when hitting subsequent putts would have the first putter standing directly on the line of another golfer. [But that's another silly rule. 25 previous golfers have stood in that same spot earlier in the day. The idea that this one more person standing there will compromise the next putt is just silly].

Anyway, I thought I'd mention it. I think it's a good idea and I will suggested it from this day forward.

This should be part of golf etiquette (unless you are a pro).

 

[bdtex]

One of the public courses where I play put up a large sign the other day with suggestions on how to speed up play. One of them was new to me, but I think it's a great suggestion.

It's called, "Continuous putting." The normal rule in golf is that the player who is farthest from the hole putts, followed by the next-closer golfer, and so on. If the first golfer doesn't put it in the hole (almost all the time), s/he marks the place of the ball and waits for the next turn. With a foursome, this can be very tedious, as people take the time to mark their place, the next person prepares to putt, and so on.

But continuous putting ends all that. The first one to putt keeps putting until his ball is in the hole. No marking balls, waiting for the next person, or any of that. The only time when it might not be done is when hitting subsequent putts would have the first putter standing directly on the line of another golfer. [But that's another silly rule. 25 previous golfers have stood in that same spot earlier in the day. The idea that this one more person standing there will compromise the next putt is just silly].

Anyway, I thought I'd mention it. I think it's a good idea and I will suggested it from this day forward.

I think the PGA should play in groups of the 3 for the entire 4 rounds. Most people are working Thursday and Friday and don't see those rounds anyway. Not so with the Saturday and Sunday viewers.