Everyone talks about marshalls but has any marshall in the history of golf made a difference? I've never had a marshall tell a group I've been part of to hurry up - so I really don't know - but if one did he/she would be outright ignored, and I imagine that is the usual treatment they get. I'm not saying be a jerk about it, but I picture "okay we'll speed it up" *nothing changes*.
I always thought of them as just giving a job to a semi-retiree for the sake of optics.
I have had marshalls ask how the pace of play is and my answer is always the same: "It's fine! Great weather, wonderful game, good friends...what's the rush to finish and get home to sit on the couch?"
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