There are other, less obvious benefits to playing just nine holes. It’s possible to slip in nine holes after work, for instance, or on a weekend when you don’t have an entire day to devote to the game. The most obvious advantages are cost and time – the two biggest factors keeping golfers (and would-be golfers) off the course. In fact, there’s much to be said for the half-round. While courses would certainly rather you go the full 18, in these days of dwindling participation and revenue, they’ll take what they can get.
There’s a big move underway to coax more golfers into regularly playing nine-hole rounds.
