• If you are walking from your cart to your ball, take the club you think you'll need, as well as one more and one less. This will reduce the number of times you need to walk back to grab a different club
• Do not search for a ball for more than 2 or 3 minutes, and do not involve all members of your group in the hunt—they should be at their own balls, ready to play.
• On the green, practice continuous putting—putt until your ball is in the hole and do not mark a short putt. Line up your putt while others are putting. This will ensure that your group spends less time on the green.
• When possible, position your bag or cart between the green of your current hole and the path to the next tee. Then you can walk directly off the green toward the next tee.
• Keep pace with the group in front of you. If you are in position relative to that group, you have done what you can to meet our pace guidelines. If you are not, you will likely be seeing our Player Assistant soon!
• Play ready golf. Play your shot when you are ready and the others in your group are safely out of your line.

At South Muskoka, our "Time Par" is four hours and twenty-five minutes. We strive to provide a great round of golf in a reasonable amount of time. Our Player Assistants are on the course to help you, if you need assistance, and to politely direct you if you fall behind. Please do not ignore the directions of our Player Assistants—you may be asked to leave without refund, if you do. We ask all golfers to appreciate that these staff have a sometimes difficult job to do in moving groups back into position without creating ill-will. At virtually all times of the day, there are many more groups following behind yours, so please be considerate of the expectations those other players.

The onus to meet pace guidelines is not all on the golfer. Course maintenance practices also have a significant impact on pace of play. We clear out underbrush in our wooded areas, so it is easier to find stray balls. Our primary rough is well-trimmed to make locating your ball easier. Our player assistants will fore-caddy in certain locations where shots are landing in blind areas.

Maintaining a good pace of play is very important to us. We hope our efforts to meet our target of 4:25 mean that you can depend on a great round of golf in a decent amount of time. See you on the course!