Slow-play study: Watch tee-time intervals
Pace of Play in American Golf -Lucius Riccio
The Met Golfer Cover Story by Lucius Riccio
The Truth About Slow Play -Lucius Riccio
Analyzing the Pace of Play in Golf -Lucius Riccio
Golf Course Revenue Management -Kimes and Schruben
Daily Play at A Golf Course -Tiger and Salzer
What do we know?
From simulations and field experiments
- Courses often put too many groups on the course
- The slowest player/group determines the pace of play for everyone
- variability in the time to play creates excessive delays
- failure to waive up slows down play
What can be done?
- There have been dozens of attempts to speed up play. Although a few succeed, most fail
- Why do they fail?
- Not consistent or sustained
- Not comprehensive
- Not a critical mass
- Not supported by management
Here is an interesting article on “Pace of Play and USGA” by Frank Thomas, author of “The Fundamentals of Putting”
http://franklygolf.info/2013/04/03/pace-of-play-and-usga/