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GOLF
Golfing Pace of Play: It could be you IF...
Submitted by the Golf Committee
Following is a reprint of a previous article ball and your partner’s ball with each next tee box.
with a humorous and yet informative player walking to their ball and back
approach to the subject of golf course to the cart for play to continue. – You didn’t encourage others to “pick
pace of play written by Betty Ann Preston, up the pace.”
former chairperson of the Sun City Golf – You sat in the cart talking instead of
Committee and current Golf Committee getting ready to hit your ball. – You took more than two hours and ten
member. As we move full speed into the minutes to finish nine holes or four
spring and summer golf season, this is a – You didn’t walk back to the cart after hours 20 minutes to finish 18 holes.
timely reminder for all of us to be conscious your shot, but waited to be picked up
of our speed of play. This subject always instead. At one time or another we have all fallen
tops the list of dissatisfaction among victim to some of these behaviors that
golfing residents, so please read and let’s – You didn’t take a variety of clubs when slow down our pace of play. Let’s speed
all make an effort to improve pace of play you got dropped off and had to walk it up in 2017.
in 2017! back to the cart or, worse, you waited
for the cart to come back to you so you Remember: Golf is a game that should be
It’s that time of year again, time for the could change clubs. played just behind the group in front of
annual reminder of Pace of Play and time you – not just barely ahead of the group
for the annual eye roll because you don’t – YOU DID NOT PLAY “READY behind you!
think it pertains to you. In the past, some GOLF.”
members have even said that it couldn’t Volunteers needed
be them – it’s all the new folks. – You sat in the cart talking instead of for 2017 6A UIL Boys’
getting ready to hit your ball. and Girls’ State Golf
Well, here’s a little test: Tournament
– You had to replace your head covers
It could be you IF: after every shot before you could start Submitted by Erik Beyer,
your cart. Head Golf Professional
– You didn’t arrive at the first tee at least Legacy Hills Golf Club
five minutes before your scheduled tee – You had to check, double check and
time. triple check your GPS and still didn’t Save the dates! Once again, Sun
bring the proper club with you so you City Texas has the honor of hosting
– All four of you weren’t standing at the had to wait/walk back to the cart. the Boys’ and Girls’ 6A State Golf
ready on the tee box. Tournament at Legacy Hills, and we
– You sat in the cart talking instead of will be needing volunteers with carts
– The ball wasn’t in the air on your getting ready to hit your ball. to help shuttle and forecaddie. Girls
appointed tee time. will be playing May 15-16, and the
– You didn’t watch where your partner’s boys will be playing May 22-23. If
– You didn’t hit a provisional when shot landed to help him/her locate their you are interested in helping with
you knew the first ball disappeared ball. this fun and prestigious event, please
somewhere in the rough, then took five contact Janice Brown at jbrown28@
to ten looking for the $1.89 golf ball and – You didn’t help a partner whose ball suddenlink.net or at 512-943-0119.
then had to drive back to the original landed in the sand by securing a rake Thank you for your support!
spot to hit another. for him/her or by raking on their behalf
while they proceeded to move their ball
– You joined in the search for a lost ball down the course to catch up with the
before you proceeded to your ball for group.
your shot.
– You sat in the cart after you finished
– You didn’t park your cart between your a hole and just had to write everyone’s
score down before moving on to the
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