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We are having an AJGA event at my home course this weekend. I'm volunteering as a pace of play timer.

A couple of things I've noticed so far:
1. Many of these kids are good. Really good.
2. I'm amazed at the number of kids that walk off the green to the next tee box before their group is finished putting out. I've always considered that disrespectful.
3. Some of these kids are really long. I watched the long drive competition they had yesterday for a few minutes. One kid carried it 320. I wish I could do that.

I'll continue to post updates as this thing continues.

Interesting, looking forward to hearing how the event goes.

A lot of these kids have already grooved heir swings. It should be a fun day

Competitive golf is fun to watch. Leaving the green is a way for some people to stay in their zone.

I know a few kids that play AJGA tourneys. That stuff is ridiculous. I prefer recreational golf. I can't handle that level of competition.

They are definitely groomed for that. Let us know how it ends up.

As of now, the leading female shot a 67. Leading male is 70. There's still several more groups to come in. 67 for a female on this course is outrageous. This isn't an easy course by any means. Her name is Mika Liu. I've heard she is one of the top amateurs in the nation, but I have no stats to back that up.

When I read this it reminded me of something I witnessed a couple years ago at The Memorial Tournament. There were a couple of rain delays one day, and right when one of the delays started my brother and I were sitting at a tee box waiting for Mickelson and a couple other guys that were finishing up the hole before it. The delay lasted about a half hour and all the players had been taken into some of the courtesy homes and when it was over they were all driven back out in vans to the tee boxes. Mickelsons group got dropped off at the tee that my brother and I were still waiting at, and one of the guys in group walked back to the previous green to finish putting. Mickelson looked at Bones and said "we can't leave a man behind Bones, lets go watch him putt" so they left his bag there on the tee and they walked back over to the previous green and stood there and watched him putt. It was one of the most respectful things I have ever seen on tour. I don't remember who the other two guys were that he was playing with, and I don't remember who the 3rd guy was but he never even thought of going back to wait for their fellow golfer to putt. Ever since then I have always made sure I never leave the green until my entire group is done putting.

Now THAT is a cool story IN. Very cool IMO.

i agree with Jman cool story IN.... i love watching young kids tear up the course makes me wish i was better when i was younger.

Really cool story IN. There were several today that left and just let the last guy to putt out get the flagstick. I hate seeing that kind of stuff. I understand wanting to stay in your zone, but there's a time when I think you need to hang around and show your competitor a little respect.

I got some more info on the girl that shot the 67. She's only 13 and this is her 3rd AJGA event. She won the other 2 she played in. She has a 10 shot lead over second place going into tomorrow. I'm tempted to ask her for an autograph.

Haha, just don't make it weird.. That is a ridiculous score

She shot a 67 and she's 13 years old? Haha, that's just incredible. Thanks for the updates - definitely a ton of really good young golfers out there.

Lol. She would probably look at me like I was some kind of stalking freak if I actually asked her for one. I'm sure she'll be on tv one day though.

Wow, cool stuff. Oh, to be young again...

Since I am the father of a child that plays on the AJGA tour, I think I can offer some insight on why the kids walk to the next green before their group is finished. The AJGA has a very strict pace of play policy which penalizes slow play. There are numerous timing stations located throughout the course and any group that falls behind is subject to penalty strokes. In an effort to speed up play, the AJGA asks each group to have the first player in the hole to walk to the next tee box, the second in the hole is to replace the flag after the 3rd has holed out (AJGA plays threesomes usually). So it isn't golf etiquette they are violating, instead it is done to speed up play. Now if the Sunday duffer would start inacting this policy, it would make the game much more enjoyable to the rest of us. I highly support the AJGA's pace of play policy. We never wait more than 5 hours to finish a very competitive round of golf, which is about 1 hour quicker than it takes to play a round of golf on Sunday afternoon.

Wow, it takes 6 hours to play a round of golf where you live? OMG, I would quit the game.

6 hours is nuts I can barely handle 5 hours. And that's usually with a 6 pack.

Unfortunately a 6 hour round is the norm on the weekend around the Chicago area. It is also one of the primary reasons why the game has been on the decline recently as well. Nobody wants to commit 6+ hours to play the game--especially when it costs so much to play.