The angst over pace of play in golf has been around for ages. One overlooked example is a memo from Joe Dey, the USGA executive director who in 1950 issued a notice to players when they registered for the U.S. Open at Merion. According to David Barrett’s book, “Miracle at Merion,” Dey informed players that at the previous U.S. Open at Medinah, it took the first threesome in the opening round 3 hours, 27 minutes to finish.