I like Covid golf

[Wedgie]

 

I’ve played 4 straight days at my club and I’ve got to say the rules in place for playing during the pandemic have made it more enjoyable for me. To name a few:

 

1. All four rounds, walking foursomes, under 3:23, normal round at 4 hours

2. Pins in for everyone

3. No raking bunkers, lift and place and a quick once over with your foot

4. Everyone gets their own carts that rides

5. 10 minutes between tee times

 

All of these help pace of play and something I hope our club considers longer term. You guys have anything to add?

 

 

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[GolfSpy BOS]

I liked not being forced to pay $20 extra to take a cart when it would have been a “hurry up and wait on the tee” day if we rode. We walked and stayed comfortably close to the group in front of us.


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[PlaidJacket]

1 hour ago, Wedgie said:

You guys have anything to add?

Yes. And thankfully I live in Texas!

[djaxgolf21]

faster round and my own cart. i love it. It's a rip off to py for a cart twice for 1 cart.

[silver & black]

Nothing fast about rounds at my home course. The place is packed starting at 7:00 am. No time between groups... as soon as it's safe to hit, the next group is off. It's usually a 5 minute wait or longer at every hole. It took 4 3/4 hours to play yesterday.... and that was a faster one. Usually 5 + hours. I need to find another place to play...lol.

[release]

Not over crowding on the golf courses is about the only thing I enjoy what comes with the issue we have at hands.  Same as no traffic jam on the highway and no mob scene in stores.

However, economic wheels would not turn with just a few of us, so eventually the crowd will return.  I had already seen more golfers on the golf courses.  I guess it's fine if the 4-some are all from the same household......... the social distancing is not working because simply slowing down the spread of the virus will not stop the spreading if they understand how the virus spread.  A small hole in the water bag instead of a larger hole is still leaking water and the smaller hole will expand quickly. will eventually drain the whole bag.  Like rolling a truck down the hill, no matter how slow it goes, the speed of rolling will accelerate with gravity pull.

My buddy took his two sons to golf every week, which is fine because they all came from the same household.  No golf club members gathering or weekly tournaments.  

 

[DiscipleofPenick]

I agree. I am enjoying this golf, spread out the times a bit and more walking.

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[MaxEntropy]

Only two non-league rounds so far, but I am in agreement. The first round was at an historically slow place (5+ hours when packed) and we walked a leisurely pace and finished around 3.5 hours. The other round we used carts and finished in about 2.75 hours. Even the pace in our league seems somewhat improved, but that may have more to do with no leagues in front of us anymore.

[dlow206]

At my club, there were the typical types of changes mentioned above. 

However, from my perspective, its just about the same overall experience from a golf perspective. Pre-covid, I typically played alone, so still doing that. I always walk anyway as well.

The one big difference is that members should only use the practice area before rounds, 30 minutes before rounds. So I can't just go to practice.

[Jwhite86]

The local Munies have been pretty good at making sure everything is spaced out.  Supreme Court just lifted as restrictions, I'm not going to get into that.  But, it has cleared the course out a little bit which I enjoy.  Monday I was able to use the range and keep my distance.  The course wasn't extremely busy, but it seemed to be getting back to normal.

[GolfSpy BOS]

Well I’m playing tomorrow morning before work. That wouldn’t be possible if I wasn’t working from home.


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[Jbmullin]

I have played 6 rounds and I have enjoyed the COVID changes as well. It seems like its a bit more “relaxed” but not slow golf. Getting around 9 holes in 90-110 minutes is awesome.
I like playing alone and it seems like they are allowing or making some concessions here at least for those that dont want to be in a group of 4 or me as a single being added to a group of 3


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[silver & black]

I played 18 today.... alone. It took 4+ hours. I don't know how most of you are escaping this? My course is just packed.... no matter the the time of day.

[GolfSpy BOS]

8 minutes ago, silver & black said:

I played 18 today.... alone. It took 4+ hours. I don't know how most of you are escaping this? My course is just packed.... no matter the the time of day.

Damn!  I snuck out this morning and played at 6:30 for a quick 9 with two friends.  We played in just under 2 hours and I was back in front of my work computer for a 9AM conference call.

[silver & black]

14 minutes ago, B.Boston said:

Damn!  I snuck out this morning and played at 6:30 for a quick 9 with two friends.  We played in just under 2 hours and I was back in front of my work computer for a 9AM conference call.

I was on the tee at 8:30. I waited no less than 5 minutes on every hole.

[The 19th Hole]

I have gone out and played 3 times since courses re-opened in my area and while I like pace of play (all 3 rounds have come in under 4 hrs. Normally where I am rounds are 4.5-5.5hrs long), and I enjoy walking more, I don’t when the cups are raised above the holes. I feel like this courses your scores to be unrealistically low. Putts that hit the cup are considered in, but that same putt may have lipped out on a regular hole. This happens a couple times in a round and your score is very different. I also look forward to enjoying a drink at the bar with friends after the round, but that will come in time.


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[GolfSpy_SHARK]

8 hours ago, silver & black said:

I played 18 today.... alone. It took 4+ hours. I don't know how most of you are escaping this? My course is just packed.... no matter the the time of day.

We also had a 5 hour 18 the other day. 4 people but the course is long. Wasn’t a bad pace and then yesterday shorter course like @B.Boston said just under 2 hours (1;59 to be exact lol) 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

On 5/24/2020 at 2:52 PM, Wedgie said:

 

I’ve played 4 straight days at my club and I’ve got to say the rules in place for playing during the pandemic have made it more enjoyable for me. To name a few:

 

1. All four rounds, walking foursomes, under 3:23, normal round at 4 hours

2. Pins in for everyone

3. No raking bunkers, lift and place and a quick once over with your foot

4. Everyone gets their own carts that rides

5. 10 minutes between tee times

 

All of these help pace of play and something I hope our club considers longer term. You guys have anything to add?

 

 

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I am enjoying this as well and also like not having to pay for a cart. I prefer to walk and think you should on weekends (I think the carts slow pace of play). Should have the option obviously people need them. 
only thing I don’t like is the flag in and the noddles etc. I think it’s screwing with me I have not been putting well other than that I am enjoying this covid golf. Courses seem a little more open but the 15 minute tee times is killing courses 

[TurnMaker]

I've honestly loved this summer so far (all things considered). Have already walked 18 twice, gone down a belt size and the wife has slapped my ass a half dozen times in 3 weeks. THINGS ARE LOOKING UP 

[PDT816]

Not being able to touch the pin has been one of the greatest things ever to happen to golf.  No more pulling it for some and putting it back in for others, and it's certainly cut down on the chumps that like to throw the pin down on the green (one of my personal pet peeves).

[fixyurdivot]

The course in Dillon has started using these style cup/flag holder.  They actually work pretty well as you can just pop your ball out with a finger.  Don't know for sure, but it would not surprise me that these (or similar) become standard.

[xOldBenKenobiX]

On 5/24/2020 at 2:52 PM, Wedgie said:

 

I’ve played 4 straight days at my club and I’ve got to say the rules in place for playing during the pandemic have made it more enjoyable for me. To name a few:

 

1. All four rounds, walking foursomes, under 3:23, normal round at 4 hours

2. Pins in for everyone

3. No raking bunkers, lift and place and a quick once over with your foot

4. Everyone gets their own carts that rides

5. 10 minutes between tee times

 

All of these help pace of play and something I hope our club considers longer term. You guys have anything to add?

 

 

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I can most definitely appreciate the quicker rounds, I think the fastest we played 18 before was 3 hours at first light, nobody else was ahead of us and we were just a twosome, most of my rounds are between 3 hours and 45 minutes and 4 and half hours in average.

[sixcat]

I was loving the "new normal" until yesterday afternoon.  Two of us tee'd off at 5 PM.  The 5th green is 100 yards to the left of the 1st tee.  The only other group on the front was a fivesome on the 5th green as we were teeing off on #1.  We caught them at #12 at 6:45.  At 8:45. we walked off the golf course after putting out on #15.

Absolutely brutal!

[Kenny B]

I would have skipped 12 and gone to #13.

[sixcat]

2 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

I would have skipped 12 and gone to #13.

Hindsight being what it is, that would have made sense.  We were just expecting them to have some form of etiquette and let us play through.  Looking back now, by the time they got to 13, they were oblivious to anything around them.  Far too drunk for them to even know we were there.

[higherplane]

I agree with most of comments, the not touching pin saves time,  single carts and walkers also saves time and can be more fun.   In Colorado we just started opening practice facilities - this has been missed  not putting or pre-round range is a bummer and believe it has impacted the quality of golf for many.