Time to repair
- Wednesday, 26 November 2008
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Congratulations to Mark McDonald of Timberland, Lincolnshire, who wins a Scotty Cameron Red X3 putter for his winning Letter of the month in the January issue.
Mark says:
Regarding the December issue debate, over which is worse: overly slow or overly quick golfers. I think almost any golfer up and down the land would agree that in fact one of the most annoying things out on the course is unrepaired pitch marks on the greens and divots not replaced on fairways.
About 80% of the people who leave the course in this condition are golfers who care more for getting round before it’s dark or to get home three hours from when they left. I would also bet these so-called golfers are the first to whinge at how bumpy the greens are, or how their ball ended up in divots during their round. Take your time, enjoy your golf and leave the course in a condition you would expect to find it in.
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Add your commentsDecember 22 19:44
Mr G Fell
What a load of rubish, it's every golfers responsability to repair pitch marks and replace divots no matter how fast or slow one plays. Nowadays it seems meny younger golfers do take their time and enjoy their golf, unfortunately they never look behind or even care about the people standing on the tee waiting for them to play, there is nothing wrong with being ready to play when it's your turn, keep the game moving and have some consideration for other golfers who may not want a five hour round