A pace that slow is unbearable.  I'm surprised a marshall didn't tell you guys to pick up the pace.  In the absence of the marshall saying something, sometimes you just need to be blunt and tell them that "we are falling behind and we need to pick up the pace".

Oscar, we have sometimes called the pro shop while out on the course and made them aware of the situation.  They usually send out a marshall...outside of that there is not a lot you can do outside of staying on their tails.

Good Luck!

Oscar, 

I too feel your pain for slow golf.  My buddies and I were just talking about this topic the other day and we have concluded that most of us are weekend or even rare golfers and there could be some nervousness overshadowing the presence of other golfers on the course.  We are speculating here but one situation comes to mind in a recent round when you are behind a group on a par 5 and their drives were close to 200 yards from the tee and they have about 300 left.  Groups standing in the fairway acting like they need the green to clear can be very frustrating as well.  

I agree you want to be polite and courteous to your playing partners but the person you played with that waived someone through would have been hard to handle.  I also have to try to play fast and look to get back to the family on golf days and that is mostly my excuse when issues of speed arise.  Calling the Pro shop on your own playing partners may have been the play but hard to do I guess since you don't really know them and you are trying to be courteous to new people.  

But ya you were in a tough spot and that is definitely a new scenario I have never heard of before.  Now you know for the future to let the people know that you play fast when they ask to join up!!  Ha.  

Best of luck!!

~Dan

Was the guy slow due to physical limitations?  Or was he just slow?  I 14-16 I use to play regularly with an older gentleman (was near 100 at the time and easily beat his age).  He was slow to the ball, but always fast once he got there.  I used those rounds to just sit, listen, and enjoy the stories about a much different time than I grew up in.  Obviously that wasn't the case in your instance, but if it's a physical limitation, that's a tough spot as there isn't much anyone can do.  If it's just someone who strolls to his ball for no reason, then I would make it known I wasn't happy.  I probably wouldn't say anything, but I would be playing so fast he would notice he was significantly behind.  If he still didn't care, I would do one of two things, either call the pro shop and explain the situation or suggest that you and your buddy split off and go ahead.  If you're letting people through, then obviously there is an opening ahead of you that you could fill with a twosome.

Your first mistake was trying to control someone else.  You can't.

I have a simple.  Easy.  Fix.  Works every time.

Walk away.  

Go back to one and start over or in your case, go to the next hole and come back and replay the holes you missed.

Never let someone or something control your emotions.

Life is too short to be upset or compromise.

Good luck.