{"id":110,"date":"2012-08-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=110"},"modified":"2013-02-04T15:41:19","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T15:41:19","slug":"chip-shots-faster-play-drill-sergeants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/chip-shots-faster-play-drill-sergeants.html","title":{"rendered":"Chip Shots: Faster Play Drill Sergeants?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/r-lee-ermy3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"121\" width=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/r-lee-ermy2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span>So I was thinking, everyone complains about slow play. I think it might be the number one complaint in golf! But what about this: Would golf courses go the extreme route and replace course rangers with drill sergeants? 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