November 2013
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round of golf takes “is a principal driver
that adversely impacts enjoyment of and
discourages participation in the game.”
Since the PGA unveiled the public ed-
ucation campaign in June, the association
has asked its members to visit NJSGA.
org and take the “Pace of Play” pledge
and a survey which will be used to help it
and its member clubs speed up play state-
wide. Association members will receive a
personalized NJSGA “Pace of Play” bag-
tag for taking the pledge.
“We just thought it was a great idea to
have our members take the pledge and to
be able to send them something that they
can have on their golf bag,” said Ken-
nedy. “We know that’s going to be right
with them on the golf course and other
golfers hopefully will see that, showing
that they’re a member of the New Jer-
sey State Golf Association and they took
the pledge. That excites us. I think it is
catching on. We’re not the pioneers, so to
speak. At the very least, what we’re doing
is penetrating the consciousness of golf-
ers – all golfers – so that when they’re on
a golf course, they’re thinking about it. I
think that’s probably three quarters of the
battle right there in making our rounds of
golf go faster.”
