Lopez, Glenview, Palmer, Cane Garden, Mallory, Havana, Evans and Bonifay are all 27 hole courses and have starters at each nine. To have all the courses filled with golfers they have identical teetimes at each nine. So you can see in about two hours when you've finished your front nine, you've got to cross over. For example, the second wave at most courses is 11:56 to 1:56, that's when they slot the teetimes. After 1:56 there is no teetimes so that you can crossover without waiting.
Yesterday I played Cane Garden and had a 12:12 teetime. We played faster than normal as a threesome and finished our front nine just before 2pm. We actually had to wait ten minutes before starting our tenth hole because a 1:56 teetime was just getting off. After that it was clear sailing. So when you want a teetime, use the wave as the available times. Putting in for a 10am or 11am teetime will do you no good.
Now that summer is here with longer sunlight we have three waves, although many in the third wave won't finish 18 holes. In fact soon they will offer a discount rate of $6 for 5pm and later times. You'll see a crowd at the starter shacks a little before 5:00, they are people waiting on the clock.
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