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Are you normally "behind the group in front" or "in front of the group behind"?

I have been around golf courses since I was born - my first home as a baby was in the clubhouse of the course where my Dad was the Golf Pro & Head Greenkeeper and my Mum was the Steward. In all that time I don't recall anyone moaning about how a round was too fast or play too quick. Meanwhile moans about slow play are all too frequent.

This isn't a new phenomenon. Dr Alister Mackenzie (the architect of Alwoodly, The Eden at St Andrews, Moortown, Burnham & Berrow, Lahinch, Royal Melbourne, Cypress Point, and Augusta National amongst others) wrote the following.
"Twenty years ago we played three rounds of golf a day and considered we had taken an interminably long time if we took more than two hours to play a round. Today it not infrequently takes over three hours"
From "The Spirit of St Andrews" by Dr Alister Mackenzie - published 1934

A 3 hour round is a distant memory now, but it was the standard expected of a 2 or 3 ball when I was a Junior. 3 and a half hours was the "time par" for a four ball, while 4 hours or more was outrageously slow.

When I started playing my Dad passed on his knowledge of etiquette and generally how to play and move round the golf course without wasting time. With todays slow expectations many golfers are simply unaware of how to play at a reasonable pace, so here are some hints and tips gleaned from my Dad's vast experience of golf.

Please do add your own hints and tips into the comments below - it will help all of us to enjoy our golf that bit more.