The score cards have the minimum time per hole on them. Each hole has a time from the beginning of the nine. That is what the ambassadors utilize for their comments on slow play to you. Good golf etiquette says you play 'ready golf' (meaning each player goes to {or finds} their ball and begins preparation for next shot as long as they are not in another players way). When it is your turn to hit, step up and hit, you should have already analyzed the lie, the distance, and the wind. If you are welll out of the way of other players, proceed wilth your shot as soon as possible. Your speed should be 'keeping up with the group in front of you' (assuming the same size group). You will NEVER receive a complaint from the ambassadors or players behind you for playing in under 4 hours. With everyone playing within their ability at the proper tees (not the macho tees), 3½ hour rounds could be the norm (more than 10 minutes average per hole with time for restrooms and water).
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