Steve Szabo recounted the incident, one player twice hit balls into the group ahead of him. That's my game. It's just the way I play. The fleeing man, described as an occasional player in his 20s, was later caught, and fingered by the victim and other witnesses in a photo lineup. The district attorney is investigating, so public records aren't available.
Slow play is among the biggest bones of contention on golf courses.
Even so, etiquette dictates that no golfer should play until the players in front are out of range. Golf pros and course operators also complain that more players are gabbing loudly as another golfer tries to concentrate on the tee. They're also littering fairways and failing to observe some of the most basic rules of respect and courtesy, such as raking the sand trap for the players behind them, or repairing ball marks on a putting green. It hasn't helped that more golf pros have been involved in controversial behavior . Or that movies or famous amateurs have portrayed golf in a less than dignified manner.