how long is too long for a game of golf?

[HomerJSimpson]

Surely a starter on the first tee on competition days ensuring people tee off at the correct time and not early could help.

Further to having a par three and so having to wait, we have a marshall (volunteer) who ball watches from halfway down the hole which also helps speed thing up and can hop into the buggy back to the tee to deal with issues. Works a dream

 

[cookelad]

We don't have tee times at our place you just go when the group in front is out of range, then we queue up on the 2nd tee, the 3rd is a little better before queuing up again on the 4th tee (par 3) after that generally the pace of play flows quite well.

You only have to walk down the street to realise that some people have the ability to move at glacial speeds so odds are a few of them will find their way on to golf courses.

 

[North Mimms]

Par 3's do tend to be bottlenecks, because only one group can play them at a time. Our long par-3 6th hole often causes a hold up, particularly as some players need more than one shot to get there. Don't know what you can do about this, other than banning Par-3's! Maybe making them call up holes might help, but I suspect that 'Ealth 'n Safety' and the risk of players been hit by golf balls as they wait by the green might preclude this! :mmm:

The 6th did indeed used to be a call up hole but it was dropped years ago, possibly after someone got hit.
I find it a notorious slicing hole so won't tee off until group ahead reach the hedge!