{"id":2966,"date":"2013-09-25T07:55:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T11:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=2966"},"modified":"2020-06-06T11:23:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T15:23:16","slug":"poll_rather_play_9_or_18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/poll_rather_play_9_or_18.html","title":{"rendered":"POLL: Would you Rather Play 9 Holes or 18 Holes?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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9 Holes might save time, but is playing 18 the way to go? (photo by Greg D’Andrea<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Would you rather play 9 holes or 18 holes? It seems like a rather silly question – after all, wouldn’t you want to play more golf instead of less? Wouldn’t you rather play for a longer period of time instead of a shorter one?<\/p>\n

When I first pondered the question of today’s poll, I thought my answer was obvious: I’d rather play 18. Playing 9 holes leaves me feeling like I didn’t finish the round. And while I’ve played 9 holes each of the times I’ve played this year, it was entirely due to the time constraints of having a newborn (and a toddler) at home. But you know what? When I finished my rounds, I was less tired; less sore; and still had most of the day ahead of me (and saved some money to boot).<\/p>\n

So that being said, are there people out there who prefer only playing 9? If you consider golf’s history, many early courses in Scotland had only 5 holes (and later just 7 holes). So it seems golf was originally intended to be played in less time. And by today’s standards, the time it takes to play an average 9-hole round (2 – 2.5 hours) is much more on par with the length of other modern sporting events.<\/p>\n

In addition, recent research<\/a> shows golfers playing only 9 holes is on the rise – be it to save time, money or both. If the industry can successfully market a 9-hole round to the general golf population (e.g. convince people it’s still cool to only play 9), we might see the game grow exponentially (both from a participant standpoint and a financial one).<\/p>\n

But in the meantime, I’d like to know what you<\/em> prefer playing – 9 or 18?<\/p>\n

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Do you prefer playing 9 or 18 holes?<\/strong><\/p>