Navigating Pace of Play: Tips for Golfers on Busy Courses

Richard Barrett
6 min readMay 13, 2024
Photo of the back of two golf carts with 3 sets of golf clubs. The Carts are at the tee blocks of the par three number nine hole facing the green.
Tee blocks at No, 9 par 3, Black Bear Ridge Golf Resort, corbyville, Ontario (photo by author)

Don’t you just love those days on the golf course when you move from hole-to-hole at a perfect pace?

The group ahead is not holding things up and the group behind is not being held up by your group. In this scenario, you are playing at the ideal pace of play on a busy golf course.

Not So “Ideal” Pace of Play

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Richard Barrett

Creator of the soon to be released blog, The Hungry Golfer, where I blog about all things golf and food. Let's travel the world, enjoying great golf and food.