This took ages .
Besides , golfers felt that the quarries ( or bunkers ) they excavated for teeing sand were large enough and further digging would only make the game more difficult , which ran contrary to the constructive spirit of the tee .
This took ages , and besides , golfers felt that the quarries ( or bunkers ) they excavated for teeing sand were large enough and further digging would only make the game more difficult , which ran contrary to the constructive spirit of the tee .