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GolfTag

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 402 890 022

Address: Roxburghe Drive 6069 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.golftag.net

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22.01.2022 A Pace of Play survey conducted by Golf Digest asked the following questions: Q1 How would you rate your own pace of play? 57.8% said they were fast ... 37.4% said they were average, and 4.8% agreed they were slow! Q2 How would you rate most golfers’ pace of play? 56.2% of golfers said that other golfers were slow, whilst 41.8% were average and only 2% were rated Fast! This shows that 95% of players believe they are average to fast golfers and 98% believe that other golfers are average to slow. What do you think? SLOW PLAY would have to be one of the most talked about topics in any Golf Club not just in Australia but Worldwide. Unfortunately, as most things in our hectic lives have sped up - Competition rounds of Golf have gone backwards to the point where 5+ hour rounds are more common than not. At the Vines we have addressed this problem with GolfTag and completely eliminated 5 hr rounds. GolfTag identifies the slow playing groups that cause slow play.

16.01.2022 Here is a great example of how GolfTag identifies a slow playing group; Groups Joe through to Giovanni all tee off the 1st teebox and complete their rounds in between 4:13 and 4:28. Groups Paul through to Victor tee off the 10th teebox and groups Paul to Wynton complete their rounds in between 4:14 and 4:28.... But then Colin's group takes 4:45 mins, and causes the 5 groups following behind them to be delayed. Now up to the Match Committee to deal with Colin and his group. If Colin's group had played earlier in the field then even more groups would have been affected by their slow play!

15.01.2022 Great to watch the European tour "shot clock masters" tournament. Adopting this format has resulted in the average tour round reducing from 4:47 to 4:13. Great that the pro's have embraced this and it should filter down to have an influence on club competition rounds? Also demonstrates how much the golfing authorities view the importance of addressing the slow play problem that plagues the game! GolfTag can help you manage your Pace of Play at your club, by identifying the slow playing groups.

11.01.2022 GolfTag is a great system for measuring and managing the performance of Pace of Play. What gets measured gets managed! After almost 12 months of collecting data twice a week, it is apparent that 95% of the field complete their rounds in good time averaging less than 4:20 and keep up with the group in front. However it is the small number of groups/players who don’t keep up with the group in front that cause the groups behind them to be delayed. You can’t go faster than th...e group in front! Unless they let you through, of course, but that rarely happens. At the end of each competition, the GolfTag results are reviewed and a bar chart report produced. (see previous post) The groups who breach the slow play rules are sent a polite and friendly e mail, bringing to their attention to the times recorded for their group. They are politely asked to avoid playing slowly and to keep up with the group in front where practicable. (eg its not practicable if you have a 2 ball out first in the AM and you are following them in a 4 ball group and walking) The rules at The Vines are: that if you lose 10 mins on group in front and exceed 4:20 and/or you lose 5 minutes on the group in front and exceed 4:30 (these rules will be different for every club) GolfTag is a system that is a long term permanent fix for slow play. It does take time for members to get used to the idea that their Pace of Play is being time measured. When member’s slow times are brought to their attention, it sometimes comes as a surprise to them. The majority of members respond and keep up with the group in front and don’t appear on the slow play list again. However, there are some members who repeatedly appear on the slow play list and it may take them longer to adjust their game, so they avoid breaching the rules. 4:20 doesn’t require members to play quickly, but it does mean not playing slowly! Think about the enjoyment of all the players in the field, and make sure that you are not playing in a slow group that is holding others up! Enjoy your golf in good time!

10.01.2022 Avoid slow play with some easy to do tips; Apply "ready golf" standards at all times. Play your shot as soon as you are ready, provided it is safe to do so.... Prepare your putt while others are putting, so you put your ball down and putt immediately it is your turn. Play your shot before looking for your playing partners lost ball. Chances are they will find it by the time you have played your shot! If you fall behind the group in front then agree with your playing partners that everyone makes the effort to try and catch up. Exit the green quickly after putting out. The 1st 2 players to putt out can move to the next tee whilst the last 2 players putt out. Complete your scorecard whilst others are playing their shots. Golf membership numbers in Australia are in decline, and slow play is one of the primary reasons for people not taking up the game. Help the game to grow by avoiding slow play.

08.01.2022 GolfTag - Improve Pace of Play Are you fed up with playing behind a slow group that delays your pace of play? Is your club Match Committee addressing the slow play problem?... GolfTag is a simple low cost solution that allows club administrators to identify slow playing groups. GolfTag involves having each playing group to Tag at 4 points on the course. The Tag times are instantly uploaded to a live website where the times can be viewed. Slow groups are easily identified. No more arguments with players as to who is responsible for slow play.

07.01.2022 here is a pic of one of the 4 GolfTag on-course readers

07.01.2022 The first club to purchase a GolfTag system is Redcliffe GC in Queensland. After 6 weeks of use in their competitions, here is what the Club Captain Glen Smith had to say: REDCLIFFE GC GOLFTAG TESTIMONIAL The Match Committee of Redcliffe Golf Club purchased GolfTag as the primary Pace of Play monitoring device for the club. This was to address the problem of rounds regularly in excess of 5hrs. Everything we had tried previously had not worked. Course Marshalling was very exp...ensive and proved ineffective. This GolfTag system costs less than 1yrs Marshaling. We implemented GolfTag and our Ready Golf play policy on July 14th, 2018 and we have seen a marked improvement in Pace of Play. In only one month of using this system we have seen our competition rounds come back to a more respectable last group time of 4:25hrs on Stableford days and 4:40hrs for Medal days. Previously this was 4:45 and 5hrs. We believe that there is more room for improvement with early groups being expected to play in less than 4hrs. This is with large sized fields of between 210 to 230. We operate with 6 minute start time intervals and a one tee start. We are now looking to open more tee times at the end of the field as this will generate extra revenue for the Club and guarantee players that they will finish with plenty of daylight. The feedback from Members has been very supportive and positive. We are also hoping that we may pick up extra new Members as it is much more enjoyable to play a nice quick game around the 4hr mark. It has been a pleasure to walk into the Clubhouse this last month after a round and not get bombarded with the What are you going to do about Slow Play question that I think every Captain of every Golf Club gets asked on a regular basis. Every group has a Tag and is monitored by the Pro-Shop staff. We have now put that What are you going to do about Slow Play question back onto Members as they are responsible for Pace of Play for their group. I would highly recommend any Golf Club having problems with slow play to give it a go and stick to it as it does work. If anyone wants to see it in action or doesn’t believe this can change Members attitudes, come to the Redcliffe Golf Club to see for yourself. Glen Smith Captain of the Redcliffe Golf Club

06.01.2022 Tagging is easy, and takes no time at all. Just present the Tag to the Tag reader area marked "TAG HERE" and see the lamp flash. If the lamp does not flash, do not wait, move on without delay.

01.01.2022 Check out the article in the April edition of Inside Golf about GolfTag. Perth club winning slow play battle SLOW play is the bane of golfers and golf clubs the world over, but a Perth club has taken on the challenge and is winning the battle....Continue reading