: One critical point on how to grow golf: the speed of play.
Golf is a game where each player affects the speed for everyone playing with or behind them. No one, especially young people, wants to spend six hours playing a round of golf. Four hours should be ample time to complete 18 holes. To make this happen, I suggest two things: golf courses require every player to have attended training on etiquette, speed of play and course maintenance. Golf Canada should lead this initiative.
Then reduce the prevalence of golf carts. The game was made to be walked and carts do not speed up play. Developers should refrain from building courses only mountain goats can walk, and cart rentals should be an option that attracts extra fees.Letters to the Editor should be exclusive to The Globe and Mail. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. Try to keep letters to fewer than 150 words. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.