Posted by: Kalen Braley
That being said, something that has worked great for us, is the early morning, crack of dawn round. During the summer months I can often tee off at 6'ish, be the first out, get a quick 18 hole round in and be home by 10 when the kids and wife have only been up for a hour or two. And then we still have the rest of the day for family activities, chores, or otherwise.
Kalen, I used to do this as part of a regular group for a couple of years and this is the first summer I stopped.
Yes we were the first ones out on a weekend. Yes we were home by 10:30-11am.
But I absolutely hated it. 1) 'Carts required' policy on every public course on weekends before noon or whatever time deprives from the enjoyment of "golf" experienced when walking. 2) Ridiculous 'weekend greens fees with cart'.
I understand that it works, and sometimes it's either that or nothing. But dagnammit, I had to take a stand. I get out twilight hours weekdays and weekends......and sometimes on weekend mornings with my friends who are most concerned with how many beers they can stuff into their bag.
For John K:
And actually, I think the pevious sentence above is the type of golfer who best represents the masses. They play 10-20 times a year, beer and cigars during the round, don't know the names Macdonald, Dye, or Doak and think I'm a snob because I do, mulligans off the tee when two groups are waiting right behind them...the list goes on and on.