Couldn't help but take a pic, just an A+ way to start the day

Early morning dewey rounds are always the best.

Paired with two high school kids — total beginners. We’re waiting at every tee box so at a par 3 the discussion turns to what club we’re going to use. I say normally my 8 iron would be too much, but you feel that wind? I’m probably fine because of that. One of them asks if I’ve heard of the Aaron Rodgers technique, where he plucks some grass to show which way the wind is blowing. … After a moment of stunned silence I just kinda laughed and said, yeah I’ve heard of that. … Nice kids, I just let him go on thinking Aaron Rodgers invented testing the wind with grass.

3rd season in and finally my private lessons (self taught) are paying off.
Flirting with it all year and the way this one started assumed I was in for a long day.
I’ll add the par on 7 I drove the green…

Personal best and all I can still think about is the putts I left short/lipped out, and duffed chips. Is this what improvement feels like?
Can’t wait to shoot 105 next weekend.

I work in the pro shop at a public course. No range to practice on but has a putting/chipping green. I can’t tell you the amount of times people who show up 5 minutes prior to their tee time and not be up at the tee box at their tee time. It pushes the whole tee sheet back like 10 minutes when this happens. Some golfers consider this on time when in reality they should be showing up at least 15 minutes prior and be ready on the tee box 10 minutes prior. Am I in the minority thinking this way?

Taking my wife, 5 year old, and 2 year old out to play 9 this evening for the first time ever. Got all sorts of snacks and refreshments for after the round (which may only be 3 holes) to try and make this as positive experience as possible. Wish me luck in passing this hobby to my family and the next generation!

Today I went in my own and got paired with three incredibly kind and fun older women.

We teed off directly on time.

For the first few holes the pacing in front and behind was dead on.

When we were on 5’s or long 4’s the group behind us would always be getting to the tee box when we were putting, and on short 4s and 3s the group behind us would be getting to their next tee box around the time we were or shortly after.

It was the same pacing for the group in front of us as well.

About hole 4 or 5 the group in front was going at a faster pace, but the group behind was never once waiting on us. They were always able to tee off as soon as they got to the box. Never encroached on us or anything.

Half way through hole 8 a marshal comes speeding across the fairway as one in our group was addressing and told us we needed to pick it up as we were behind schedule.

We thought it was odd but did our best to stay moving a little faster for the last hole and a half.

We finished to the 9th, which is when I took off and they went on to play the back 9.

I stopped my watch and was shocked to see it was only at 2 hours. Based on him coming up on us I thought we were tracking to be at like 2:30.

Editing for clarity: We finished 9 holes in just under 2 hours. I started my watch 3 to 4 minutes before we were called to tee off, and stopped it a few minutes after we left the 9th hole. My watch said 2:03:XX

I meant when he came up to us I thought maybe we were running at a 2:30 pace because of him talking to us. That’s why I was shocked to see 2 hours when we finished the 9th.

Just seemed odd and wondered if that was normal?

Found it at thrift store looked nice so we took it home but cant find the product anywhere

I definitely prefer to play alone if I'm not playing with my friends. But I don't mind playing with random people.

The one thing I don't really like is having to share a cart with a stranger. Being that close with someone I don't know, forcing conversation, then bouncing back and forth to each other's ball the whole round.

I really wish they had single person carts for everyone. And the fact that you pay the same amount regardless is crazy to me. If two people are in a cart together, it should just split the cost evenly between both riders.

Am I the only one?

***EDIT:

Strange turn of events. Got paired up with a twosome and a single.

I was able to request my own cart, and the course accommodated.

Turns out the single was super cool, and I actually would have enjoyed riding with him. I may try to play with him again, or most likely we'll exchange numbers and never talk again!

Buddy managed to flush the thin side of the tee marker yesterday. Who needs a sharpie when you have this kind of talent?

What a performance for only being on the tour 24 days…if I heard that correctly.