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A good pace of play is an important element in having a good experience on the golf course. It's often a combination of little things that contributing to slow play and on-course traffic jams. This also coincides with the Rules of Golf under
Rule 6-7

Sahara has set hole timings to help in determining your group's pace of play. Timing was based on the assessment of the Golf department team. This was based on a group of average golfers playing a four ball using pull trolleys.

Time	Par	Hole	Time	Par	Hole
14 min	4	10	12 min	4	1
10 min	3	11	12 min	4	2
13 min	4	12	12 min	4	3
15 min	5	13	11 min	3	4
15 min	3	14	14 min	4	5
15 min	4	15	14 min	4	6
13 min	4	16	15 min	4	7
14 min	4	17	11 min	3	8
13 min	4	18	15 min	5	9
2:02	35	IN	1:58	35	OUT
1:58	35	OUT
4:00	70

Undue delay is a common problem in all golf courses everywhere. It is the both the responsibility of both golfers and golf course marshals to ensure smooth pace of play. The golf course marshal is responsible of reminding groups who are falling out of pace and time. The group is responsible in acknowledging the advice of the golf course marshal regarding their current pace on the golf course. A group is entitled to enjoy their round same as with the
rest of the field which prompted the creation of a PACE OF PLAY POLICY.

The golf course marshal will complete an approach form on a daily basis to identify slow play. This will be subject to the Head Professional’s assessment.

2. A letter to be sent to the member reminding him/her about the
PACE OF PLAY POLICY with recommendations on how to speed up the game.

3. A warning letter will be sent to the individual for continuous slow play based on the golf course marshal approach form. The Head Pro will then again mention the importance of pace of play.

If after 3 approaches during a tournament there is no improvement in a groups pace of play the following penalties will be imposed:

Choose a set of tees appropriate to your skill level. Playing from the championship set of tees when you're not really good enough to do so only adds strokes and time.

Each member of a foursome (or any group) should proceed directly to his or her ball. The group should not travel as a pack, going to first to one ball, then the next, and so on.

While walking (or riding) to your ball, use the travel time to begin thinking over your next shot - the yardage, which club you'll use, and so on. Begin preparing before you get to your ball.

If sharing a cart, don't drive to the first ball, wait for the first player to hit, then head to the second ball. Drop the first player off at his ball, drive on ahead to the second ball. The first player should walk over to the cart as the second player is playing his shot.

When using a cart on a cart-path-only day, be sure to take a couple of clubs with you when you walk from the cart to the ball. This way, you won't have to return to the cart if you discover you didn't bring the appropriate club.

Carry a few extra tees, ball marks and a spare ball in your pockets so you don't have to return to your golf bag to retrieve them, should you find yourself in need of one.

When you think your shot might have landed out of bounds or be lost, immediately hit a provisional ball. Don't walk ahead to search, only to have to return to the original spot to replay a shot.

Limit your search for lost balls. If you're not following the rules anyway, don't spend more than a minute searching - or just immediately play your provisional. (If you are playing by the rules, wave through any group behind that is being held up by your search.)

Never hold up play because you're in the middle of a conversation. Put the conversation on hold, take your stroke, and then continue the conversation.

On the green, begin lining up your putt and reading the break as soon as you reach the green. When it's your turn to putt, be prepared to step right up and take the stroke.

Leave your bags or golf carts to the side of the green, and in the direction of the next tee, never in front of the green.

Never stand on or next to the green after holing out in order to write down your score. Write it down when you reach the next tee.

If all else fails, try playing "ready golf," which simply means that order of play is based on who's ready, not who's further away.

Most experts say that a good pace of play not only increases enjoyment of the game, it can actually improve one's game. Standing around on every shot allows the muscles to cool down or limbs to stiffen up. A brisk pace can help keep a golfer loose and ready to play.

Pace of play can be boiled down to two simple phrases: be prepared and be ready to play.

Use the groups ahead of you and behind you to gauge your pace. If the group that teed off directly in front of you is pulling away - putting a full hole's distance between them and your group - you need to speed up.

If there's no one in front of you holding you up, but you are holding up those behind you, either speed up or allow the trailing group to play through.