The acknowledged expert on pace of play, Bill has worked with managers to improve their operations for more than twenty years. His integrated systems approach has streamlined operations and increased profits on courses in the U.S., Canada, Asia and the U.K.
Among these courses are Pebble Beach Golf Links, Mission Hills Country Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, Bandon Dunes Golf Course, Cog Hill Country Club, Harbour Town Golf Links, Doonbeg Golf Club, Ireland, Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland and many others.
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While playing in a semi-open team competition this week, one of my guests showed me a ball marker, as in the photo above, and asked me what I thought it meant. Having rejected my first thought that it might be a Biblical reference, I did suggest that it might be the optimal time for completing 18 holes of golf. I was on the right track, as his answer was that the marker was given to him when he played the Old Course at St. Andrews, as a reminder of the target time there for players to complete their round. The Old Course range balls are also printed with this pace rating, which was established with Bill Yates, an acknowledged expert on pace of play*. 