There are very few golf experiences more frustrating than spending 6 hours on the course playing one 18 hole round of golf. There are very few golf experiences more enjoyable than breezing through a 4 hour round of 18 holes of golf.
Golf is a sport that is meant to be played at an enjoyable yet steady pace.
Unfortunately, as golf is exposed to more and more people, a crunch has been put on golf courses, and the pace of play has slowed. It is a very positive trend that more golfers are now exposed to the sport, but we need to educate them on how to move around the course. Golf instruction has focused primarily on the techniques of the swing and not quite enough attention has been focused on how you play on the course. New players get to the course and have no idea what a timely round of golf is. So it is up to us, the experienced players, to educate others on how to maintain a steady pace on the golf course.