Proper pace of play has been a conversation between golf professionals and ambassadors of the game for years. I do feel very confident that with a lot of the recent changes in the Rules of Golf, pace of play will automatically increase. Especially now being able to putt with the flag stick in and only allowing three minutes to search for a lost ball. Just these two rule changes alone, not to mention the other changes, will be a huge help.
Aside from that, every golfer out there can help speed up pace of play by simply being ready to hit when it’s you’re turn to play. When you’re waiting on someone in your group to hit their shot, you should be going through all of your pre-swing stuff to getting ready to hit your shot next. You can do this without being a distraction and quietly get prepared to hit your next shot while waiting on someone else to hit theirs.