![]() ![]() ![]() Given the distance you hit the ball, you should be playing a 5,400-yard course (that’s according to PGA of America recommendations).īut knowing your ego, we recognize that you’re probably not going to tee it that far forward. When we say that you’re an average golfer, we mean “average” according to the numbers: a 15-handicap, destined to take around 90 shots over 18 holes.Īs an average golfer, you drive it an average of 208 yards (that’s according to a 2017 USGA study). Let’s forget about the slope and rating of the course, which have been shown to have a negligible impact on how quickly players get around. It’s just you in your foursome, playing in the first group out. But neither is DeChambeau (he only plays one on TV), so for the good of the game we’ve reserved the right to hash out some rough numbers and come up with an answer.įor starters, let’s assume an empty golf course. Which leads us to an age-old question: How long should it take the average golfer to play 18 holes? No single player - or factor - bears all the blame.īut as individual golfers, each of us has control of our own conduct we can be part of the problem, or aid in the solution. The nation is divided.īut at least there are two things on which we all can agree: presidential campaigns drag on far too long, and so does Bryson DeChambeau when he’s lining up some shots.Īs DeChambeau made clear is in his testy, press conference self-defense at this past week’s Northern Trust, where he was more than once mistaken for a lawn statue, slow play is a multi-headed monster. ![]()
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