ntanygd760
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Rode 18 in 1:39 with cart path only. 2 groups let me through and skipped over 2 and looped back later to play those holes. I must say when it is warm and humid that is a perfect speed for a quick 18.
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I have to be honest. Even as a single I wouldn't even want to do that. LOL
I've seen more than a few of those headlines pertaining to Golf...I have done 1:10 on an empty course with severe thunderstorm warning getting very very close.
To be fair 1:39 isn't speed golf with a cart for me. I shot all my yardages and paced off sub 20 yarders and lined up all putts. Maybe when it is cold I will see how fast I can go. Could probably do sub 1 hour. I have done 1:10 on an empty course with severe thunderstorm warning getting very very close.
Many folks here through time have mentioned similar times. Obviously I couldn't ever suggest what speed golf would be to you or anyone else for that matter. But at 1:39 Im going to assume is much more on the side of being a mission vs it ever is a relaxed round. No?
If you're getting a full 18 done in under 2 hours walking, hats off to you but that doesn't sound all that fun to me.
I walked 9 at a reasonably hilly course as a single in something like 60 minutes yesterday. And that included playing two balls on a lot of holes. Granted, this is a course I’m very familiar with, and it was absolutely wide open. But I wasn’t trying to rush, and just playing the ball down without thinking/looking at the time at all.
I’m not saying I’d expect to play in that time on a weekend, or with anyone else. But I think people underestimate how much time is lost for people being not ready to hit their next shot, and especially on the greens.
If you're getting a full 18 done in under 2 hours walking, hats off to you but that doesn't sound all that fun to me.
One thing about this thread as a topic.
There is a lot of posts (very many) in here describing respectable and even relatively quick rounds. They are also mentioned in most all the pace threads and discussions we often have. And fwiw that in itself works towards suggesting that pace issues are indeed not always an issue nor everywhere.
I used to. If you play the course so much that you know all yardages and can read the greens with your eyes closed it isn't all that big of a deal depending on the layout, your natural walking pace, length of preshot routine, and how many times you hit it sideways.
If you're getting a full 18 done in under 2 hours walking, hats off to you but that doesn't sound all that fun to me.
and so....I normally talk of my county courses not really having many rounds that Id consider a real problem too often. Being that through the years they usually run 4 to 420 (weekends) and only occasionally longer to 430 and even rarer more than that.
Well today was one of those rarer bad days. 4:40 was the time. To make matters worse we were a 3some so we certainly had a bit much with the waiting. Only saving grace was the high heat and humidity. I say saving grace to the time frame only because we used the waiting time to rinse cold water on head/face/neck and also sit under tree shade and was needed to keep us rejuvenated.
I don't recall if I mentioned it in this thread or another but I have noticed this year we are playing far more rounds near 420 than in the past and the amount that are going over has increased a little too. Imo I think they have causes this increase as they decided to run tee times at 9 mins from what were 10 mins. I think 12 to 13 is ideal and I feel 10 is the minimum at least in order to give good pace a fighting chance. And now that its 9, I feel its crossed the line where the hurt is now noticeably felt.
Ok so still not 5 hr rounds but certainly many more 420 rounds vs before and also a percentage more of the longer ones than 420 creeping in. I think my greedy county blew it with this one not to mention the raised fees to boot.
I walked on as a single for the first time at the public course that is 1.5 miles from my house. It was 4:20 as a foursome and it was first round in the last 13 months that I played with 3 strangers. All of them shot in the 90’s and were pleasant to play with but all of them had at least one slow tendency that wound up making the round 20-30 minutes longer than needed. I was walking and so was one of the others while the two older guys shared a cart. It was a fun round but given the choice of playing at my club with guys that don’t waste time out on the course, vs. 4:20 like today, it’s no contest. On Tuesday and Wednesday I played 18 and had a relaxing 75 minute lunch with beers afterwards in the same amount of time it took for my round today. There is zero chance I will play the muni course until October when I know the pace will be faster.
The funny thing is the only reason I wasn’t playing at my club is the 2 day member guest tournament is going on which I won’t play in because the rounds are about 6 hours, lol!