No, too many with 4 points, too short a time frame.

Is that a yes??

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Yes...points matter, and can most certainly affect your request. However, during the busy season it is my experience that group size is just as, if not more, important. With a group of 16, the system will be looking for 4 consecutive tee times, which can be hard to come by, especially with a narrow time window.

I run a neighborhood group that plays on Thursdays. We typically have 16 golfers. In order to give us the best chance of getting tee times, I generally split the groups. It is much easier for the system to find 2 consecutive tee times for each group. Your groups may not play at the same course, but it is better than no tee time at all. Come May, things get a whole lot easier.

Speculating a bit on the algorithm used, I suspect the tee time system starts by ordering all requests by average points, then goes down the list in order. It finds slots within the request for all those with zero points, then for all those with 0.2 points, then 0.4 points, and so on. Considering all those requests for twosomes, threesomes, and foursomes slotted in here and there per the requests ... by the time it gets down the long list to a request with average 2.5 points, how many slots will still be available with four consecutive tee times?

Pretty slim chance, I would say.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE:

WE GOT A TEE TIME:
11 minutes from target time
Around mid point on course list

I hope this gives newer golfers some sensitivity to the width of windows you should be inputting during high season. I was very skeptical about this request. A new member of our group inputted this week. Our usual request at this time of year is limited to 8 golfers, max 3 points per golfer, a 4 hour time slot (preference time over course), approximately 15 courses. We rarely get shutout with this request.

Conclusion - if you are getting shutout your windows are too stringent.

Congratulations! Good work!

As I understand it, it doesn’t matter your group average points. System works from the person in the group with the most points.

With your attitude, why ask others?

Nope.

See page 5.

It is the average number of the group that determines points.


https://www.golfthevillages.com/golf...hevillages.pdf

The golfers with 4 points are not considering those who play only twice a week, they are using the group to get their third or fourth tee time, when they know that they can’t get those third and fourth tee times on their own! Set a limit, and not worry about getting tee times. PS: I play with a group that if you have any more than 3 points they don’t put you in! They have been doing it since 2010, so if someone cancels or doesn’t show, they don’t get put in until their points go down! So continue with players with 4 points, and I will get better tee times!

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This was helpful in knowing what outcomes are possible. Can you tell us which course you ended up with?

Been there.........
 

We've actually been down this road before with one of my golfing groups. We have anywhere from 4 to 6 foursomes and try to get them all together on Friday afternoons. Prior to the tourist season we were able to get this fairly easy. Right now we are putting in 20+ courses with a 3 to 4 hour time window. Our average golfer has two points or less. We have resorted to splitting it up into four different groups and four different courses to make it work.
I'd say the original posters chances of getting that done under the circumstances listed is fairly slim.
I did hear a golfing rumor that claims if you have 32 golfers in your group they consider that a "league" and you get some priority. I have not been able to confirm that one way or the other.