R&A Pace Of Play Findings: Golfers Don't Know What They Want!

Glancing at the R&A's press release on their pace of play survey findings and looking over the downloadable report, you do have to wonder if golfers are not helping matters.

Where does one start with findings like this? I'm picturing R&A officials scratching their heads as they try to make sense of the 56,000 (!) responses...

The survey revealed that while 70% of golfers are largely happy with the duration of their rounds, 60% of golfers expressed the view that they would enjoy golf more if they played in less time.

Ok golfers...that makes sense.

Importantly, of the 25-44 year-olds who said that they were never happy with pace of play, 21% said that golf would need to take as much as one-and-a-half hours less for them to play more often. Of the 8,468 golfers in this age range who responded, 19% said they would welcome the opportunity to play nine holes more often as an alternative format.

So they're never happy with pace of play but only 21% felt a 90 minute reduction in time would get them on the course more? These kids today...