I hate when my club sends out a group of 5. if they are good players and considerate, no big deal. Usually that is not the case. When a situation arises where a friend of one of the groups I"m in joins and so the group wants to make it 5, I'll go to the range or join a group I don't know, rather than play 5.
I think it also matters time of year/people on the course. I golf with a group that sometimes has 5 people show up and find that 5 goes faster than groups of 3 and 2. I will say, we're all decent golfers and hit when ready and it's safe to do so. People who line up every shot like their life depends on it are the real culprits. And we also say, triple bogey means pick it up.
So rather than enforcing the rules for slow play, the PGA solution is to reduce the number of players in the tournament. LPGA is even worse when it comes to slow play and still, you rarely hear of any player in the field getting hit with a penalty. All you hear is, they are on the clock and have received a warning.
I hate when my club sends out a group of 5. if they are good players and considerate, no big deal. Usually that is not the case. When a situation arises where a friend of one of the groups I"m in joins and so the group wants to make it 5, I'll go to the range or join a group I don't know, rather than play 5.
I think it also matters time of year/people on the course. I golf with a group that sometimes has 5 people show up and find that 5 goes faster than groups of 3 and 2. I will say, we're all decent golfers and hit when ready and it's safe to do so. People who line up every shot like their life depends on it are the real culprits. And we also say, triple bogey means pick it up.
So rather than enforcing the rules for slow play, the PGA solution is to reduce the number of players in the tournament. LPGA is even worse when it comes to slow play and still, you rarely hear of any player in the field getting hit with a penalty. All you hear is, they are on the clock and have received a warning.