How much time do you "need" for golf?

Perry Noun
Sep 25
3 min read

During the golf season in CNY, there

are certain golfers who “need” to play 6-7

days a week to satisfy their appetite for golf.

There are others who “need” to play 4-5

days a week to satisfy that appetite and even

some who “need” 2-3 days. What makes

this information comical is that most of

the golfers in these three categories will

do anything to try to hide their passionate

affiliation with the game and they aren’t

fooling anyone in their family, their

friends...or you and me because we know

who they are. The other 90% of golfers in

CNY fall into one of the next two categories;

the ones who want and “need” to play at

least 1 day a week to bring that big smile to

their face that releases the mental cobwebs

that have been building in their brains for 6

days and the last category that also “needs”

to play to support their favorite charity

event once a month. Because we all have

to make choices about the time we “need”

for family, friends and work, I suggest you

reflect on the game of golf as something you

want and “need to do for yourself ”. Then

and only then, will you and everyone else in

your life truly have an understanding of the

long term benefits of playing the wonderful

game (SPORT) of golf.

Last year, MyGolfSpy.com did some

research about,”How Long It Takes To

Play A Round Of Golf ”. As you know, I

have referred to them as one of the best

“Independent Research Companies”

specifically for the game of golf, in the

world. Their research is very thorough and

usually provides information and draws

conclusions that are useful for golfers when

they make their decision.

Before you make your decision about

the time you “need” to play golf, please

consider the following recommendations

from MyGolfSpy regarding what tees you

should play, regardless of the number of

times you play per week or month. When

you play from the recommended yardages,

you “will” play faster, you “will” play better

and you “will” enjoy playing much more

than you do from a set of tees that are sure

to spoil your day and round. Tee-It-Up

from the 150 yard markers in the fairway,

to the green. It works! I did it with my four

children, beginners and many others who

couldn’t hit their tee shots 150 yards.

Driver Distance - Recommended Yardages

100 yards 2,100-2,300 yards

125 yards 2,800-3,000 yards

150 yards 3,500-3,700 yards

175 yards 4,400-4,600 yards

200 yards 5,200-5,400 yards

250 yards 6,200-6,400 yards

275 yards 6,700-6,900 yards

Time It Takes To Play One Hole

#Players Par 3 Par 4 Par 5

Four 15min. 17min. 19min.

Three 13min. 15min. 17min.

Two 11min. 13min. 15min.

Time It Takes To Play 18 Holes

#Players Time

Four 4-4.5 Hours

Three 3.5-4 Hours

Two 3-3.5 Hours

Other Factors That Will Affect Time To Play

* Weather conditions.

* Course set-up.

* Are you playing 9 or 18 holes?

* How busy the course is that day.

* Do you play “ready golf ”?