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| SUNRAYS MARCH 2015
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GOLF
Pace of Play: It could be you IF...
Submitted by the Golf Committee
As we move full speed into the spring
and summer golf season, it becomes time
to extend a reminder for all of us to be
mindful of our speed on the course. The
following is an informative and humorous
approach to the subject of “pace of play,”
originally created by Betty Ann Preston,
former chairperson of the Sun City Golf
Committee and current president of WGA-
9 Hole Club.
W
ell, it’s that time of year again.
Time for the annual reminder
of Pace of Play and time for
the annual “eye roll” because you don’t
think it pertains to you. In the past, some
members have even said that it
couldn’t
be them! “It’s all the new folks.”
Well, here’s a little test.
It could be you IF:
• You didn’t arrive at the first tee
at least five minutes before your
scheduled tee time
• All four of you weren’t standing “at
the ready” on the tee box
• The ball wasn’t in the air on your
appointed tee time
• You sat in the cart while everyone
teed off and then sauntered out to
hit your ball
• Even worse, you and your cart buddy
just had to finish your conversation
before you removed your head covers
and sauntered out to hit your ball
• You didn’t hit a provisional when
you knew the first ball disappeared
somewhere in the rough, then took five
to ten minutes looking for the $1.89
golf ball and
THEN
had to drive back
to the original spot to hit another
• You joined in the search for a “lost”
ball
BEFORE
you proceeded to your
ball for your shot
• You didn’t park your cart between
your ball and your partner’s ball with
each player walking to their ball and
back to the cart for play to continue
•
You sat in the cart talking instead
of getting ready to hit your ball
• You didn’t walk back to the cart after
your shot, but waited to be picked up
• You didn’t take a variety of clubs when
you got dropped off and had to walk to
the cart or, worse, you waited for the
cart to come back to you so you could
change clubs
•
YOU DID NOT PLAY “READY
GOLF”
•
You sat in the cart talking instead
of getting ready to hit your ball
• You had to replace your head covers
after every shot before you started
your cart
• You had to check, double check and
triple check your GPS and still didn’t
bring the proper club with you so you
have to wait/walk back to the cart to
get it
•
You sat in the cart talking instead
of getting ready to hit your ball
• You didn’t see where your partner’s
shot landed to help him/her locate
their ball
• You didn’t help a partner whose ball
landed in the sand by securing a rake
for him/her or by raking while he/she
proceeds to move their ball down the
course to catch up with the group
• You sat in the cart after you finished
a hole and just had to write everyone’s
score down
BEFORE
moving on to
the next tee box
• You didn’t encourage others to “pick
up the pace”
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YOU TOOK LONGER THAN 2
HOURS 15MINUTES TOFINISH
YOUR ROUND
At one time or another, we have all fallen
victim to some of these behaviors, slowing
down our pace of play. So for 2015, let’s
all focus on speeding up our play and
achieving what all of us want on the golf
course… HAVING FUN! Have a fun-
filled (and FAST) time on our courses in
2015!
Golf 101 and 201
Classes
Submitted by Erik Beyer, PGA,
Head Golf Professional, Legacy Hills
March marks the beginning of the
transition from cold to warmer
weather, and with that comes our
Golf 101 and 201 classes. The Golf
101 class is offered to beginner
golfers, those with minimal
experience, and/or former players
who may have experienced a
significant layoff. The class covers
all of the basics to the golf swing,
and includes a number of rules and
etiquette related topics.
The Golf 201 Class provides more
advanced instruction and builds
upon the topics covered in Golf
101. Golf 101 topics are reinforced
while providing more advanced,
situational instruction. If you are
a former Golf 101 student or a golfer
with a solid understanding of the
basics, then Golf 201 is for you!
If you are interested in either
of these classes, please contact a
member of the Golf Professional
Staff. Youmay also find class times
listed in the Golf Communicator.
