Season Schedule 2025

An 18-hole round of golf for most courses should be completed in 4.5 hours, which equates to 15 minutes per hole.  Always strive to keep pace with the group ahead of you.  If you are seeing the group behind you more often than the group ahead of you, you definitely need to play faster.  Here are some tips that can assist you in doing that:

TIP #1: Play Ready Golf
Please play 'Ready Golf' at all times.  Prepare for your next shot by assessing your lie, selecting your club, etc. while someone else in your group is shooting.  Whoever is ready should (safely) proceed with playing their shot, whether or not they are the player sitting furthest away from the hole.  We are not the PGA. Not even close. 
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TIP #2: Max Double Par
In our league, maximum score per hole is DOUBLE PAR.  If you've reached Double Bogey (2 over Par) on a hole but still have not reached the green, pick up your ball, move it to anywhere on the green, and putt out to finish the hole.  Then feel good about having that $#%& hole over and done with!

TIP #3: Best Ball
Novice golfers, or players experiencing 'one of those days' (don't be embarrassed, we've all been there!), should consider playing Best Ball with their partner until your rhythm returns.  Just pick up your bad shot and drop it nearer to where your partner's ball has landed.  There is absolutely no shame in ensuring you have a happy experience, not a frustrating one!  The US presidency will take care of causing you frustration soon enough.

TIP #4: Lost Ball
Limit searching for a lost ball to a maximum of 3 minutes. And not every member of your group needs to help you search for it. If another player has an opportunity to advance their ball while you look for yours, they should definitely do so. And if you still can't find your ball after a couple minutes searching, just drop another ball on the fairway near that area and play on. Besides... it's just A BALL. Eventually you will stumble across someone else's lost ball, so harmony and balance in the Universe (and your golf bag) will all be happily restored.
 
TIP #5: Improve Your Lie
If you DO find your ball but it has a bad lie - like behind a tree or in really thick fescue - you don't have to "play it where it lies". Instead, just pick it up and drop it 1 or 2 feet away from where it was found so it's in a much less difficult spot to hit from... like on the edge of the fairway! If you feel a little guilty about doing this, fine... give yourself an extra stroke penalty for the move. But I'm pretty certain that taking this liberty is not going to have a negative impact on your Tour earnings, so don't sweat it.

TIP #6: Limit Your Mulligans
Please limit your Mulligans to one per 9 holes. An excessive number of re-do's (and/or several practice swings before each shot) can quickly slow your overall pace and create increased and unnecessary distance between your group and the group playing immediately ahead of you. And all those extra swings will just tire you out anyway, so why not conserve your energy for stuff like mowing the lawn or chasing the kids/grandkids after your round!

TIP #7: Time Management
If sharing a power cart but your ball is on opposite sides of the fairway from your partners ball, park the cart mid-way between the two balls so both players can walk to their respective shots simultaneously. Or if the lies are too far apart, drop one player off at their ball (but let them grab a club or two first!) and then drive over to the other ball location while your partner prepares to play their ball. When both balls have been advanced, you can reconnect in the power cart and move up the fairway together. Just don't forget to go back and pick them up!

TIP #8: More Time Management
Be sure not to stop excessively long at the clubhouse between your front 9 and back 9. If one cart pair needs a bit more time to grab food or drinks / hit the restroom / whatever, the other pair should proceed to hole 10 and tee off without them to ensure you retain your groups position, conserving time and staying close to the group ahead of you. However, if it's your cart partner that is taking awhile at 'the turn', it's highly recommended to wait for them before driving off. 'Cuz leaving them behind is just mean.


Please be a great Ambassador for our league by always respecting the course, its staff, and any conditions or requests they have identified.   Enjoy the outing and the company you are with... since any day on the golf course is a great day!