How long does 9 holes of golf take?
About half as long as 18 holes at the same course and the same hour, because it is half the holes. What changes the time most is when you start. When the USGA measured 18-hole rounds with GPS at Rancho Park, a busy public course in Los Angeles, the first groups of the day finished in under four hours and groups teeing off between 11 a.m. and noon took almost six. A nine-hole round follows the same pattern at half the length: the earliest tee time is the quickest.
Source: USGA, "On the Tee at Rancho Park, USGA Works to Lessen the Wait", 2017. We have not found a published study that times nine-hole rounds on their own, so this page does not print one.
Nine-hole courses near you
This page lists every nine-hole course with full details on this site, 66 of them across the three states, grouped by city. The hole count comes from each course's own website; where a club has several courses and only publishes a facility total, we say so on its page rather than guess. 12 of them publish a starting green fee, from $22 to $75.
Nine holes at an eighteen-hole course
Many eighteen-hole courses also sell a nine-hole rate, so if your city has no nine-hole course below, check the rate page of the courses it does have. For why rounds slow down through the day, read how long a round of golf takes; for the shortest layouts, what a par 3 golf course is; for prices, what a round of golf costs. Every topic is in the golf guides.
Questions golfers ask
How long does 9 holes of golf take?
About half as long as 18 holes at the same course and the same hour, because it is half the holes. The USGA measured 18-hole rounds at a busy public course at under four hours for the first groups of the day and almost six for late-morning groups, so an early nine is the quickest round in golf.
Can I play nine holes at an eighteen-hole course?
Often, yes. Many courses sell a nine-hole rate. It is on the course's own rate page, not always on the booking site, so check there or ask the pro shop.
How much does 9 holes of golf cost?
Of the 66 nine-hole courses on this site, 12 publish a starting price, from $22 to $75. Each course is listed below with its own figure.