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Originally Posted by zonerboy
If a new group tees off every 9 minutes, then it should take 9 minutes to complete each hole and avoid backups. 9 minutes times nine holes is 81, so a round on an executive course should be completed in 1 hour and 21 minutes. In reality most times it seems that if you finish in 1 hour thirty minutes, you're doing well.
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While I agree with you in theory, it doesn't work that way. On most courses the tee times are staggered every 8 minutes (could be 9). what you are saying is that on a regular course it should be complete in 144 minutes which is 2 hours and 24 minutes.
Most times I have found the average time per hole is about 13 - 15 minutes. This relates to a round of approximately 4 - 4 1/2 hours.
The 8 minute interval is just to get you started, by that time the group in front of you should have hit their 2nd shot and be out of the way.