We have received a few complaints about our pace of play.
With our reduced field sizes and some wonderfully warm sunny days, we might on occasions be a little late to the Tee, possibly cruising/chatting down the fairways and being a tad indulgent over our putts. (I might be guilty of all of these!)
So, this is a timely reminder about the Rules of Ready Golf as set out on page 4 of our MGGC Fixtures Book:
- Get to the tee 12 minutes before your tee time and be ready to go!
- “Ready golf”. Take turns teeing off first and record your score while someone else in the group is teeing off. Ready golf continues for all fairway shots – it’s great to stroll and chat whilst walking to your balls, but only if you are heading in the same direction. Please move directly to your ball and be ready to swing.
- “Putt out” on the greens! A huge time saver!
We are trying to avoid using “Course Marshalls” (as the men are doing), or the need to monitor individual groups MiScore game times. We are just asking every group to keep play moving along! We understand that lost balls, raking bunkers, filling divots and repairing pug marks on the green all take time, but playing “ready golf” should ensure that you keep up with the group in front. And if you do lose ground, the first 2 players to putt out should promptly head to the next hole, tee off and then record their scores.
18 holes in approximately 4 hours is what we are aiming for.
Cheers everyone and happy golfing.
Lynda Wake
Ladies Committee
