How Long Does it Take to Golf 18 Holes?

A normal golf hole will take a group of professionals or a group of average amateurs around 10 to 15 minutes. This is why courses schedule tee times every 10 minutes. This equals an 18-hole round of 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours.

If playing with a full foursome, expect the round to take near the maximum of four or five hours. If playing with only one or two golfers, there will be less waiting and the round can be finished in as fast as two hours.

When playing in a foursome, balls can be found much more quickly and reached when riding a golf cart. These rounds usually take 3 1/2 to four hours with normal traffic. When walking, a round can reach as high as five hours.

A full par-72 course will take the normal four hours to play, but a par-3 course with 18 holes will likely only take around two hours.

Good players who shoot at or around par can expect to finish 18 holes with a foursome in as fast as three hours, even walking.

On a very busy course, players could wait as long as five minutes on each tee box before starting the hole. Adding this on top of the normal 10 to 15 minutes of each hole can make a round as long as five to 5 1/2 hours.