6 Hour and 15 Min Round!

[NM Golf]

Just when I thought it was impossible it took me over 6 hours to play 18 holes yesterday. I went out to Copper Hills Golf Club in Michigan, which is a super course by the way, and it happened. We teed off on the front side at 8:16 and waited at least 5 min to hit every shot. We putted out on #9 and I looked at my watch, it was 11:15! I would have left if I was playing alone, but I was with my wifes uncle. We went to make the turn and the starter made us wait. I voiced my displeasure in the speed of play and he said, get this, "You guys weren't even on the slow 9, the other two nines are where the problems really are." Can you believe that? It just took 3 hours to play 9 holes and thats not the bad 9!

So we finally tee off the back and we wait and wait again on the back side and finally finish at 2:30. At no time did we ever see a course marshall, at no time did anybody say anything to us about how they were even sorry about the pace of play. It just seemed like business as usual. Its too bad too, because it was a really nice, fun golf course and I would like to play it again. But I don't think I will ever go back there. I don't have 7 hours plus drive time to devote to playing 18 holes. I have played 27 holes in less time than that.

[alf174]

Sorry to hear that. The weather was crappy too so you would have thought many stayed home. I played in Ann Arbor and we were done in less than 4 hours.

[FlopShotArtist]

It took my dad and I about 5 hours to finish yesterday. We had some foursome in front of us who all took like 20 practice swings before each shot and were NEVER ready to hit when it was their turn. Meanwhile, we had some hackers behind us shooting it over our heads on the fairway while waiting for the green to clear.

[Roody]

Sounds like Durand Eastman Golf Course here in my area. It's a Robert Trent Jones layout, a fun course, and it's priced rather cheaply. But those three variables add up to every duffer and their hacker brother jam-packing that course every weekend. You're guaranteed a 5+ hour round every time there.

I played it once last year. I just go into it knowing I'm gonna wait on every tee. But I don't usually play it more than once a year anymore. I haven't played it this season yet.

[obsessedgolfer]

6.15 minutes that is nothing in my junior tournaminet series our rounds average 7.30 to 8.00 hours due to way to many kids on the course.

[Eore]

6.15 minutes that is nothing in my junior tournaminet series our rounds average 7.30 to 8.00 hours due to way to many kids on the course.

8 hours?? if thats not an exageration i feel really bad for you

on a slow dow our junior events are 5 and a half hours. which is really slow

[hkmp5]

This is why my buddy and I tee off at 5:30 am the only people there are the grounds crew.

[obsessedgolfer]

8 hours?? if thats not an exageration i feel really bad for you

no i am not one tournament on the last hole in impossible par 3 it took 1 hour just to play the hole because 5 foursomes were waiting on the tee box.

[JessN16]

Sounds like a round I played once at Bay Point Lagoon Legend. Out in 2 hours, 10 minutes. Not bad. In, however, in another 3 hours, 50 minutes. Came literally within seconds of being a perfect six-hour round.

Jess

[Dent]

This year I played a 3 1/2 hour 9 holes.

[Shindig]

6 hours yesterday at Rancho Park golf course. Teed off right behind a tournament, but then again, 6 hours at Rancho Park on a weekend is expected. Now I remember why I play there weekdays instead!

[kris]

I pity you. I hate slow play and normally finish a round in just over 4 hours when there's nobody in front of me.

[Eore]

I pity you. I hate slow play and normally finish a round in just over 4 hours when there's nobody in front of me.

if theres nobody if front of me a round is under 3 and a half hours

[InTheTwenties]

I'm still waiting for the slow foursome ahead of us to find their ball. Right now its dark out, and in the distance the crickets are laughing. A wolf is howling. If we bivouac we can hang on till morning.

[Crafty]

6.15 minutes that is nothing in my junior tournaminet series our rounds average 7.30 to 8.00 hours due to way to many kids on the course.

8 hours?? if thats not an exageration i feel really bad for you

Same here. I played one tournament in 5.45 and I was rather displeased with that. I guess it puts things in perspective.

[CG031]

I play in Junior tournaments and we arae usually done in 4 : 30...

you guys must play incredibly slow.

[BigDaddy_Sean]

copper hills is a tough track ... carls golfland gives out free rounds there for purchases over $250 .. don't think they work on the weekends .. but still, get duffers out there it's gonna take awhile to get thru.

[$2 Nassau]

Yikes - that's terrible. We approaced a 5 hour round earlier this year and I was about to shoot myself.