Well done to the R&A for dealing with the thorny issue of slow play at its recent "Time for Golf" conference in St. Andrews.
Now comes the litmus test: will the governing body and other organizations act on the suggestions made during the two-day forum at the Home of Golf?
They better or else the game is pretty much doomed.
New R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers has made no bones about his desire to eliminate this perennial problem from the game.
“We know that the time it takes to play golf is one of the barriers preventing many people from getting involved in the sport,” Slumbers said.