I generally complete a round in 2:45 or so and I almost always play alone. If I'm saddled with playing partners it takes longer, of course. I use a push cart, but I can see that in the not too distant future, I'll be forced to start carting.
Due to Covid, we are not allowed to touch a flagstick, and they have the bottom of it wrapped in a foam collar that prevents the ball from falling in below ground level - supposedly to prevent it jamming up down next to the bottom of the stick. It's absolutely silly.
So I just putt to the high side of the hole, and if it rolls past within a hole width, I call it holed.
Gotcha.
I have seen those on practice greens but not on an actual course. I think some clubs are more paranoid than others.
I played on a buddy's private course last week and the guys at the clubhouse were all masked up and wiping schit down. LOL
