Southampton Country Club

I played at Southampton for the first time a few days ago. I was very impressed by the condition of the course. The tee areas and fairways were more pristine than many of the greens on other courses I've played. The greens were also in tremendous condition as well. What took away from the experience was the terrible condition of the cart paths. You wouldn't think it would be that big a deal, but it was. It made the round quite uncomfortable. The course only takes cash as well.

I played this course last year with a friend of mine and by hole 12 we both decided to leave due to pace of play being extremely slow. I’m a fairly low handicapper ranging between 8 to 12 and he about a standard 12-15. We both play often and were deflated by how long we had to wait between holes compared to other courses - sometimes standing on the tee box for a good 10 minutes. The course condition was fine with greens and fairways mowed appropriately but that was all outweighed by the fact we had a continuously wait between shots, which then threw off any sort of rhythm we had, and made the round drag on for what felt like years. One other point of contention that we had was that this course is cash only. As a younger guy only being in my mid 20s, I can tell you that nobody our age uses cash anymore. There should always be a paperless option at every golf course as far as I’m concerned and even better if online booking is available. My biggest take away is that if this course would have someone go out and serve as a Ranger to speed up pace of play, consumer satisfaction would vastly improve.