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The way you respond to that query probably depends, more than anything else, on how you feel about golf carts.
Allister Tait is a golf journalist with an eye for on-course oddities. Acutely aware of the absurd and outrageous, he writes for GolfWeek with a a matter-of-fact voice that frequently belies the farcical nature of the story he's covering. He's British, and the embodiment of stiff-upper-lip style.
A couple of days ago he posted this provocative piece on a game with which he's not familiar: Golf. As it's played in America.
And, as I said, a lot of it comes down to carts. They're second nature to us and an oddity to the English, and that makes for a multitude of subtle differences in how the game is played. Mr. Tait brings these dissimilarities wryly into focus in his fun post, Annoyed in America.
25 years ago walking was probably the norm on U.S. municipal courses. Younger golfers on a budget and older traditionalists still make up a sizable portion of golfers at municipal courses I play. It's sad that so many newer golfers do not appreciate the interaction with the environment that walking provides.
ReplyDeleteAs I think you know, I'm currently in a battle to preserve walking rights at my local municipal course. We'll probably lose, as walkers have no representation on the golf advisory board.
Good Luck with your battle Jet Beagle. It's a shame we've got these Donald Trump types dictating the way golf is played while normal folks have no representation.
ReplyDeleteJB - you have to go back a lot further than 25 years. that's the general vicinity of when I started playing, and carts were already a requirement in most places.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite viewpoint is still from the steps behind the R&A building overlooking the courses of St Andrews. Not a single cart in sight.
I get the impression Mr. Tait never got to play normal courses here in America. Probably he only played really uppper tier places. Trump courses or luxury resorts, that type thing. The down to earth places (every town has them) still generally permit walking. Next time he's over here have him call me. I'll show him some courses he can walk. ;o)
ReplyDeleteI played Trump National Briarcliff last year. It was a far cry from playing in the UK. Caddies and carts are mandatory and you don't even touch your bag. Golf lite we called it.
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ReplyDeleteI was referring to municipal courses when I said walking was the norm 25 years ago. But it may have been 35 years ago. Did you mean that carts were required at upscale courses 25 years ago?
I don't think carts are required on most municipal course even today. I just last month surveyed 20 North Texas municipal courses about this very requirement.
the muni's around here don't exactly "require" the use of carts - but they more or less assume the use of a cart. Their regular price is for a cart - if you want to walk, you have to tell them - and after a few minutes of hemming and hawing, they figure out how to deduct a few dollars for the cart.
ReplyDeleteOddly enough - THE highest scale course around here is East Lake and they prefer that you not ride. They have a very good caddy program, and only a few people use carts when they play - for physical reasons.
A great article from Mr Tait. I am not familiar with him or the mag that he writes for but will read more with interest.
ReplyDeleteAs a Brit myself I would say that we don't view carts or buggies as we call them as oddities but as a treat. When playing on vacation in Europe, carts are the norm for us Brits and it's all part of the holiday experience. We don't find it odd that when we return to the UK that we then have to walk. It's just the way it is.
If it was blazing hot all year round here, I think that carts would be a general feature at most golf courses.
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