Most Common Tee Times: Morning, Afternoon, Evening

[Nave]

I am about to book a tee time with friends (total 4) for next week. My buddy and I prefer to play the first tee time at 5:45 am and our two other friends want to play late in the afternoon. (Once we even played at eight o'clock in the evening).
There are many pros and cons - and most will come down to personal preference of the individual player.

[Patch]

Mid mornings for me, after the morning rush has cleared out. 

Once the weather starts hitting triple digits, I will play earlier. 

[dennyjones]

We prefer to play around 10 am.   This gives us time to not be rushed in the morning and the dew is usually off of the ground.   That being said...being retired, I'll play anytime.    

The most difficult times are when the sun is low, either real early in the morning or late in the evening when the sun is blinding.

[boogielicious]

I voted afternoon because most of my rounds end in the afternoon. If we start 18, it is usually in the 10-11:30 time frame. My league is ~4pm.

[mcanadiens]

My Association's tee times are always between 9 and 10 a,m.

Otherwise, I'm usually shoving a lawn mower around one place or another in the morning, so that I can play in the afternoon. Normally, I'll get out between 1 and 2 p.m.

[DaveP043]

I play most of my golf with a group that gets 3 tee times, 8:3 in the summer, 9:00 in late fall through early spring.  If I play with my wife, we might go an hour later, but almost all of my golf starts in the morning.  I get 9 holes most Tuesday evenings, and practice after work a couple of days.

[David in FL]

It depends on the day.  Not retired but at a point in life where most of my group have a lot of flexibility.  

We have a standing 1pm game on Fridays that usually morphs in an additional emergency 9.  We also try to get out once mid-week for a “long lunch” round.  Usually trying to go off at about 10:30ish.  A weekend round is usually 9am or so.

[Bucki1968]

I usually play in afternoons. The rush is usually over and most of the golf course (at least the first 9 holes) has cleared out. I work Monday-Friday so I will play an evening or two once we "spring ahead" here in a few weeks. I rarely play mornings unless I"m on vacation or on a break from school. Even then I don't play many mornings due to the wet conditions. Most places won't let me walk in the morning so that's another thing that keeps me away.

[Vinsk]

Afternoon mostly as my course is heavy with tourists traffic. I go once the morning rush has claimed. 9 hole evening rounds are nice especially if my boys play.

[klineka]

My buddies and I typically play as early as we can on Saturday/Sunday mornings, usually starting between 7-9am depending on where we play.

Playing early helps keep the wives/girlfriends happy since we are home by like 12 or 1 at the latest. 

Occasionally I'll take a day off work and play a mid-week round and then it doesn't matter to me what time I play.

Edited February 27, 2019 by klineka

[ChetlovesMer]

47 minutes ago, klineka said:

My buddies and I typically play as early as we can on Saturday/Sunday mornings, usually starting between 7-9am depending on where we play.

Playing early helps keep the wives/girlfriends happy since we are home by like 12 or 1 at the latest. 

Occasionally I'll take a day off work and play a mid-week round and then it doesn't matter to me what time I play.

Ditto

[DeadMan]

I prefer to play first thing in the morning. That way my entire day isn't filled with golf, and I can be home at a reasonable play to spend time with my wife and kid.

I'm personally not a huge fan of playing between like 9am and noon. Rounds tend to be slowest then, and it feels like one round will eat up an entire day.

[Benit0]

18 minutes ago, DeadMan said:

I prefer to play first thing in the morning. That way my entire day isn't filled with golf, and I can be home at a reasonable play to spend time with my wife and kid.

I'm personally not a huge fan of playing between like 9am and noon. Rounds tend to be slowest then, and it feels like one round will eat up an entire day.

Same here! I'm usually on the course early. Pace of play is usually faster and I can be home for diner and spend the afternoon with the family. Also some course have early bird discount. Also I can squeeze a round before work sometimes, it help to increase my number of games played in the year.

Edited February 27, 2019 by Benit0

[saevel25]

Whenever should have been added to the poll ;)

I like morning, because it leaves me with the rest of the day open.

[Foot Wedge]

Afternoon towards the evening.  Twilight rates for me.

Edited February 27, 2019 by Foot Wedge
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[billchao]

I'm at at the course before sunrise. I can play a round at a good pace and practice for a bit afterwards without feeling like I've spent my entire day on golf. I have plenty of time when I get home to do activities with the kids.

[chspeed]

12 minutes ago, billchao said:

I'm at at the course before sunrise. I can play a round at a good pace and practice for a bit afterwards without feeling like I've spent my entire day on golf. I have plenty of time when I get home to do activities with the kids.

Same here. We play at 5AM in the summer. Done before 8AM. Whole day in front of me.

Edited February 27, 2019 by chspeed

[DeadMan]

I'm jealous of you two. I really wish I could do that, but unfortunately, the Sun doesn't rise here until about 5:45 at the earliest. And the courses are booked enough that you're probably still looking at 4 hour round even with the first tee time. You're not likely to be golfing alone.