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Drove an hour from Baltimore to play Royal Manchester. It's set in pretty scenery and one of the better courses in the area. The chipping area itself is worth going a few minutes early to enjoy. Greens are fast with enough break to really add to the fun.

Our tee time was 12:50 on a Saturday -- a bit late given sundown at 5:15pm but I figured 4.5 hours would be OK. No such luck. We were backed up from the outset with 3 groups sitting on the 2nd hole tee box ! That continued through the front nine with at least 2 groups waiting on every tee through the round. Called the club house 3 times on the front for relief and stopped in at the turn. On each occasion I was told that rangers were out, but we never saw a ranger on the course and the pace never improved. The front nine took over 2.5 hours and we lost the light on 15th hole.

I have no problem with golfers having a bad day -- happens to everyone. But a better course should be able to work it out so that not everyone on the course is having a bad day. Courses are doing better financially during the pandemic. Unfortunately they don't seem to be investing some of that profit into adequate staffing.

Was in DC and took the opportunity to play a round with my son who attends U of MD. It was a Sunday mid-morning round. First few holes played at an acceptable pace, then it backed up to the point we were waiting nearly 10 mins on every hole. Eventually we were forced to skip 4 holes in order to finish a round that was on pace for well over 5 hours.

Quite a shame as it is a well kept and challenging course. But no rangers or other attempt to keep up even a modest pace on a Sunday morning is crazy !! For what I am paying in tuition, they should be able to afford a ranger.