New Posts For Thread: Rory McIlroy: Speed up golf to attract more young playershttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-playersRory McIlroy has called for a faster version of golf in a bid to attract young players to the sport.Sport England figures show that the number of 16-25-year-olds playing the game regularly almost halved between 2009-10 and 2012-13."Everything's so inIts the serially slow players that are the problem , particularly those who hold up other playing combinations . This applies to pros as well as amateurs .Occasional golfers ( less than 10 rounds a year people ) generally are happy enough to "get outhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542952343#542952343Its the serially slow players that are the problem , particularly those who hold up other playing combinations . This applies to pros as well as amateurs .Occasional golfers ( less than 10 rounds a year people ) generally are happy enough to "get outTue, 06 Jan 2015 06:16:49 -0600Maybe I'm the type of player Golf is trying to get rid of or send to the range or par 3 courses only in that I play 4/5 times a year (used to play of 14 when played regularly but now around 28 as haven't played regularly for 15 years) and if this ishttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542951003#542951003Maybe I'm the type of player Golf is trying to get rid of or send to the range or par 3 courses only in that I play 4/5 times a year (used to play of 14 when played regularly but now around 28 as haven't played regularly for 15 years) and if this isTue, 06 Jan 2015 02:00:03 -0600I wonder what data Rory is basing his 'viewership in golf is up' claim on.https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542867775#542867775I wonder what data Rory is basing his 'viewership in golf is up' claim on.Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:45:05 -0600I spent a lot of time on 2 pitch and putt courses when I was a youngster and learning the game . Part of the result of that is that from under 100 yards in I would seldom be beaten scorewise .The reason Seve was so good as an upper and downer was bechttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542745859#542745859I spent a lot of time on 2 pitch and putt courses when I was a youngster and learning the game . Part of the result of that is that from under 100 yards in I would seldom be beaten scorewise .The reason Seve was so good as an upper and downer was becSat, 20 Dec 2014 18:42:16 -0600Exactly the attitude I am talking about. Fair play to you, you are obviously a scratch golfer or thereabouts. But you have to remember that NOT MANY PLAYERS ARE. Of course there should be some really hard courses about for the pros, or the very gohttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542742775#542742775Exactly the attitude I am talking about. Fair play to you, you are obviously a scratch golfer or thereabouts. But you have to remember that NOT MANY PLAYERS ARE. Of course there should be some really hard courses about for the pros, or the very goSat, 20 Dec 2014 15:26:47 -0600its staggering that they dont cater for all abilitiesi know there are plenty of golfers that like a good testbut most just want to take a few quid off their mateshttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542734811#542734811its staggering that they dont cater for all abilitiesi know there are plenty of golfers that like a good testbut most just want to take a few quid off their matesSat, 20 Dec 2014 06:40:16 -0600'courses like Cypress Point, Augusta National and Royal Melbourne are playable for all'No they're not Geoff you nitwit. Nobody can get on them which makes them pretty bloody unplayable IMO. It is a good article though, basically just saying bring bachttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542729439#542729439'courses like Cypress Point, Augusta National and Royal Melbourne are playable for all'No they're not Geoff you nitwit. Nobody can get on them which makes them pretty bloody unplayable IMO. It is a good article though, basically just saying bring bacFri, 19 Dec 2014 17:14:07 -0600good article bt geoff ogilvy on his perfect course here makes many good pointshttp://www.golfaustralia.com.au/perfect-course-geoff-ogilvy/https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542729103#542729103good article bt geoff ogilvy on his perfect course here makes many good pointshttp://www.golfaustralia.com.au/perfect-course-geoff-ogilvy/Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:55:02 -0600Tiger's problem was not reversing the F1 quick enough out of his driveway as the 2 iron hit.https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542729099#542729099Tiger's problem was not reversing the F1 quick enough out of his driveway as the 2 iron hit.Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:54:35 -0600Well that's Tiger gone as well then?https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30403013/rory-mcilroy-speed-up-golf-to-attract-more-young-players?post_id=542728955#542728955Well that's Tiger gone as well then?Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:46:02 -0600