Matt Robertson competes in the Chattanooga men’s metro, at Brainerd Golf Course in this July 13, 2014, file photo.Only the likes of Clint Eastwood can give Arnold Palmer a dirty look for asking him to pick up the pace while playing at Pebble Beach.
The Hollywood legend does so in a USGA commercial, released more than a year ago, in conjunction with other professional golfers encouraging recreational golfers to play the game a little faster.
Pace of play has been a topic for about a decade. Nobody likes rounds that take five hours with a wait on every every teeing ground.
Suggestions from the USGA — such as its “While we’re young” series of television commercials — in addition to other promotions from the professionals tours and the PGA of America seem to be making a difference in the great Chattanooga area.
The final group — a threesome — of the Chattanooga Men’s Metro completed its round in less than 3 hours, 30 minutes two Sundays ago at Brainerd Golf Course.