Golf Master Tips, The Best Time to Play Golf - Every avid golfer has a favorite time for golf they like to get out on the course. Mine happens to be late afternoon and early evening, as for me it's just a fitting way to end the day.
But if you hang around golf clubhouses much you'll see older golfers getting out early in the morning to get there round in for the day. For many people their favorite time for golf is probably when the course is the least busy, and this article will be about some of those times.
If you happen to be retired or have a job that allows you to work whenever you wish, you are in the best position of all to get those quick three-hour rounds in with little or no waiting at all.
3 The Best Time to Play Golf
Here are a few thoughts for going to the course at the least busy times:
- During summer, the middle of the day. As long as you don't mind some pretty intense heat, this is a time that many people avoid playing golf. Most go early in the day or later, so I have found midday in the South to be virtually when I have the entire course for myself. Unless you're very hardy it might be best to take a golf cart and always have plenty of water on hand, plus dress in light-colored, loose-fitting clothing.
- Avoid weekends, but late on those days can be ideal. Those golfers that work all week often have only one time they can play, and that is on the weekends. But weekends for these golfers often will be for family activities, and that means they must get their round in and get home for the family. You may be able to beat the crowd by switching it up and playing during the evening. It might even work out better if you invite your spouse to play with you.
- In the fall or winter, mid-afternoon can be ideal. This will of course be dependent on the weather in your area; this time of day can be the best time to play golf. After daylight saving time people who work normal day hours are pretty much relegated to playing on weekends. Since retirees have already gotten in their round of golf for the day, you might have the golf course all to yourself. To get a perfect fall afternoon when casual golfers have already retired the clubs for the year, well, for me golf just can't get better than that.
Booking tee times on golf courses is not that difficult. (Sean O'Kelly)
