9 x 2 or 18?

[Pearson10M]

If you were looking at playing 18, would you by-pass any course that is just 9 holes? I know some folks that won't play a 9 hole course 2X to get the 18 and some use it to see if they can better their first 9 score on the second time through? Me, I will play a challenging or interesting 9 h 2X, but a boring 9 h, I will not.

[GoGoErky]

if I have time for 18 I’m playing an 18 hole course. 9 hole course for me is when I’m back home playing with family and we just want to get out and not make a tee time anywhere

[cpeck]

i’ll play a 9 hole course if that’s all

i have time for. if i have time for 18

or the possibility for the time if the round goes quickly i will play a course that has 18

holes. if i take my daughter (5) out we usually go to a little 9 hole course unless she says she wants to play where all the birds and turtles are! both places do not charge me for her even though they probably should maybe for insurance? so i’m fine with which ever she decides and when i do take her we take a cart just incase she gets uninterested she can sit and relax for a little before she’s ready to go again.

always takes a practice swing. she says because it’s what tiger woods does haha

[sailfishchris]

Since the PGA at Bethpage the Yellow course has been 9 holes only. The way they've routed it is amazing two par 5's, two par3's and the best par4's (I think) on the course. Plus, the first hole is literally a warmup hole (shortish par 4) on the scorecard. I don't think I've ever enjoyed a nine hole setup more.

[Qqq123xx]

I have no problems playing a nine holer. Usually for the second nine they have different tees.

[MelloYello]

My feeling is that a 9-hole course would get REALLY crowded, really quickly if this were a thing but in principle I would appreciate the chance to go back and see if I could do as well or better the 2nd time through. I also like the idea of changing tee boxes the 2nd time through. That's a good idea.

[TServos]

Most of my golf this year is twilight 9 hole. $6 + a beer. Play as much as you want but I know I won’t finish 18 before 8pm so I stop at 9 and drink my beer.

[uitar9]

I play a particular nine hole twice. My wife finds it a little to difficult. We have a reasonably challenging 3,100 yard 9 hole muni course in our area. Many play it thinking its a 1,500-2,000 exec par three. It backs up a bit on one of its two par threes as newbies struggle.

[rwc356]

I typically play a 9 hole Chicago muni course that's laid out along Lake Michigan. Little over 3,000 yds from the white tees (70.5 / 125) which is plenty for a senior like me. Most days its just 9 holes but occasionally I will make a second loop. Being retired, I play during the week and avoid the really congested prime times / weekends.

[Z1ggy16]

I almost prefer playing 9 holes at a time anyway. Some days 18 is just a little too much and I'd rather play 9 holes 2 days in a row, or maybe just 12. It's getting to be that time of the year where I'll go out to my local track for twilight around 530m and just play til the sun goes down, usually can easily fit 12 in. Avoid weekends if I can during the summer.

[Hawkeye77]

Doesn’t matter. Usually play 9 at an 18 or 9 if I want to play 9 since I have those options.

[Ferguson]

It was Ian Baker-Finch's brother Buddy Baker-Finch who said (paraphrasing), "Playing 9 holes is like kissing your sister."

 

[HatsForBats]

I play a 9 hole course, with 2 sets of tees to make 18, quite often. Originally I was worried about getting sick of it quickly but have about 150 rounds played there without getting tired of it.

[North Butte]

If it has nine mostly good holes and multiple tees so I can vary things, sure I'm good with playing a 9-holer.

 

I'd rather play a really solid 9-hole course twice than play a crummy 18-hole one once, for sure.

[nogopehrs]

I'd do just about anything to play Mike Keiser's 9-hole course in Michgan, The Dunes Club. Before Bandon and Sand Valley, he did this.

[JShaw]

18>9>0

[RayGorman]

2 X 9 is no problem for me... Except- BOTH of the 9 holers that I've played since I was a kid don't give priority to those playing 18. You wait as if you just arrived. So you could wait an hour or more between 9's- even as a single. If you time it right, though, you can go out later and get back to the first after the crowds are gone and pretty much play by yourself.

[HatsForBats]

> @RayGorman said:

> BOTH of the 9 holers that I've played since I was a kid don't give priority to those playing 18. You wait as if you just arrived. So you could wait an hour or more between 9's- even as a single.

 

Wow, that is horrible.

 

 

[Pendragon63]

I can't remember the last time I played a 9-hole course. There was an 18-hole course near me, that I used to play fairly often, that closed about a year ago. However, six months later it reopened as a 9-hole course. I had no desire to play it in its new incarnation, and apparently I wasn't alone. About 2 months ago the new 9-holer closed its doors.