Do you get a cart?

[DonkeyJote]

When you guys go play a round, do you normally get a cart or walk it?

I almost always just walk, but I typically just play 9 holes. I don't want to slow people behind me down too bad, and I figure the odds of that are less if I only play 9, as I'm not very good yet (I'm down to around 60, and improving each time out, but still).

[Rock Chalk]

Well, considering im 17 and you must be 18 to rent a cart, I always walk 18. I like to ride, but then again, who doesn't? Walking is that bad either though

[RedRooster]

I always used to walk when I was young. My hometown course didn't even have carts anyways.
Now that I'm old and fat, I almost always ride. Stamina becomes an issue after the front nine, and I'd rather have energy to swing if possible. Plus drinking and walking on a hot day don't bode well at all.

[fishepa]

You can't walk courses in Alabama without dying of heat exhaustion. Ride every time.

[Lieutenant Dan]

I have no aversion to walking it, but we (my wife and I) ride because we're not that good. If I were a sure-shot, I might walk more.

[pietasterp]

Most of the time get a cart, but only because the people I'm playing with usually do (and most courses seem set up for it these days).

I actually like to walk more than ride - it's just pleasant and peaceful. The only thing that makes walking bad is having to carry your clubs...not that they're that heavy, it just gets annoying after 5-6 holes. If I could walk and have someone else carry my clubs (i.e. caddy), I think that'd be ideal. But a lowlife like myself can't afford to play anywhere where they actually have caddies...plus, being a former caddy at a very snobby country club (think Bushwood x10) when I was a kid, I don't know how I'd feel about patronizing any place that had caddies.

Oh, and for the record, I don't actually think carts speed the game up all that much, so for those that are walking-averse for that reason, I wouldn't worry about it. It doesn't really matter if you get to your ball 3 minutes faster if you have to stand around and wait 10 minutes to hit anyway, so speed really boils down to ready-golf moreso than cart/no cart. Unless the course is just wide-open (i.e. dream scenario), but when does that ever happen?

[BleacherCreature]

I use a cart simply for the fact I am not carrying around my cooler of non-alcoholic beverages for 5 hours.

[ty5oke]

I walk about 75% of the time. When I take a cart, I feel like I'm being rushed to play a round. I like to walk, take in the scenery and relax while I play the most frustrating game in the world.