Speed of play

[Merv_swerve]

On Friday I played with some lads on the fiddle, unfortunately the club had booked a couple of visitor/society groups in beforehand so we ended up with 5 hours from arriving at the 1st tee to completion.
Saturday was proper fiddle and got god awful slow people in front, faired a little better mind and got round in 4 hours 5 mins.

Today, nipped up in the afternoon with my pencil bag and 'most' of my clubs for 9 holes. Millionaires golf and fleet of foot, I zoomed round the front 9 and thought I may as well carry on. 18 holes complete in 2 hours 45 I think. Played 2 balls quite often and had lots of practice putts too.

Think this was my fastest ever 18 holes. Loved it!

 

[3565]

18 holes, 2hrs 45min, equates to 9mins 16sec per hole divide that by 2 (balls)...



I'm trying to work out your score from that?

 

[Leereed]

Our fourball can do 18 holes in 3-1/2 hours no probs.Cant understand why it takes some so long when they play the same course every week
I bet most of us would know what clubs we are gunna use on every hole before we hit them on your home course.(if playing ok and not duffing it)

 

[ScienceBoy]

Some courses are to blame, too much rough and rough in the wrong places as well as being too long.

Golfers also take their fair share.

Really the solution is shorter courses with well managed playing areas.

5500 is an ideal length IMO.

Either that or cut a round to 14 holes.

 

[delc]

Some courses are to blame, too much rough and rough in the wrong places as well as being too long.

Golfers also take their fair share.

Really the solution is shorter courses with well managed playing areas.

5500 is an ideal length IMO.

Either that or cut a round to 14 holehs.

Ladies course (5500 yards)?

 

[Fish]

My 3-ball today took 3hrs 20 minutes, it did feel like a force 10 March at times, especially as I was carrying and zig zagging a bit at times, didn't mind too much today as we were conscious of the weather conditions changing dramatically but I wouldn't want to play like that all the time, it felt too hurried.

 

[Hobbit]

Teed off at 8:20 yesterday in a 3 ball. At 11:25 all scores had been entered into the computer and I was in the car heading home. We were in the 3rd group off. The first group pulled away very quickly, and were nowhere in sight by halfway. The group in front of us were nearly two holes clear midway through the back nine but we closed that up on the 17th.

Although we played as a 3 ball, we completed most holes as a 2 ball as one guy had a mare in the howling wind. He went through a ball a hole on the front nine.

 

[Sponge1980]

Some courses are to blame, too much rough and rough in the wrong places as well as being too long.

Golfers also take their fair share.

Really the solution is shorter courses with well managed playing areas.

5500 is an ideal length IMO.

Either that or cut a round to 14 holes.

My course is less than that and we still have issues with slow play.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Some courses are to blame, too much rough and rough in the wrong places as well as being too long.

Golfers also take their fair share.

Really the solution is shorter courses with well managed playing areas.

5500 is an ideal length IMO.

Either that or cut a round to 14 holes.

Shortening the course or only playing 14 holes doesn't address the issue of slow play, it just means that rounds could take less time. Slow play isn't about the amount of time it takes to play 18 holes, it's about the amount of time you spend having to wait for the group in front to get out of the way (mostly due to faffiing about).

It doesn't matter if you play 14 holes or on a short course with no rough, unless people are more aware of their surroundings, are ready to play and don't faff about you will always have slow play.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Shortening the course or only playing 14 holes doesn't address the issue of slow play, it just means that rounds could take less time. Slow play isn't about the amount of time it takes to play 18 holes, it's about the amount of time you spend having to wait for the group in front to get out of the way (mostly due to faffiing about).

It doesn't matter if you play 14 holes or on a short course with no rough, unless people are more aware of their surroundings, are ready to play and don't faff about you will always have slow play.

Slow players (none of whom will admit it's their fault) will still faff, take too long to play their shot and a host of other things we all know contribute to the speed of play being too slow. It still goes back to needing to educate members (who still won't see themselves as the problem)

 

[drdel]

Perhaps some people would be better off at Great Yarmouth on the Crazy Golf course because you can get around in just a few minutes.

Either you want to play an 18 hole golf course or you don't. Play at a reasonable pace and enjoy it, that's the idea of a sport