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Here are a
few tips that might help improve the pace of your next
round.
1. Don’t be the last one in the cart – If you find
yourself being the last one in the cart after each hole,
you may be the problem. Try a simple thing like not
putting your clubs in the bag until you get to the next
tee or shot. Too many people waste time putting on a
putter or club cover or trying to rearrange clubs in the
bag. All of that can be taken care of at the next shot.
Just jump in the cart with clubs in hand and ride to the
next tee or shot; then go ahead and put on that club
cover while your partner is hitting their next shot.
2. Mark the scores at the next tee – Once
everyone in the group has holed out, go ahead and clear
the green and head for the next tee. You’ll have plenty
of time to count the strokes on the way to the next tee
and then you can go ahead and record the scores on the
scorecard.
3. Position your cart as to be on the way to the
next tee – How many times have you seen someone finish a
hole and then walk back across the green to go to their
cart they’ve left on the other side of the hole only to
drive back in front of the green? Make sure that you
position your cart so that once you hole out you are
walking to your cart and you’ll be able to drive or walk
straight away.
4. Leave any extra clubs where you’ll exit the
putting green – Everyone has an extra club or two that
they may have needed around the green. Once you’ve
chipped up or wedged out of that bunker, go ahead and
walk over to near where you’ll exit the green and lay
the clubs down. You won’t waste time walking back and
forth to pick up the extra clubs after every putt.
5. Drop from the water hazard and play – then go
look – If you hit one into a water hazard and you know
you’re not going to play from the hazard, go ahead and
drop a different ball (you are allowed to substitute a
ball) and hit it. Then go back and take a look for the
ball. If you find it; fine. This won’t hold up the rest
of the group from playing while you’re searching.
6. Play a provisional ball – If you hit a ball and
believe that it may be lost outside of a water hazard or
out of bounds, go ahead and hit a provisional ball. This
will save the time of coming all of the way back to
where you hit your previous shot should you not find it.
Try a few of these simple tips and see if the pace of
your next round doesn’t improve. If you can shave five
or ten minutes off your round it will have a multiplier
effect and the general pace of the whole course will
improve.
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