ADAPTIVE PACE OF PLAY SYSTEM FOR GOLF COURSE

1 . A pace of play system for a golf course, the pace of play system comprising:

one or more processing circuits configured to:

acquire a plurality of past parameters regarding the golf course;

acquire a plurality of current parameters relating to the golf course; and

estimate a pace of play for one or more golfers playing the golf course based on the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters.

2 . The pace of play system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters includes at least two of a course setup of the golf course, an environmental condition at the golf course, a golf cart regulation at the golf course, real-time statistics associated with the one or more golfers, a profile associated with the one or more golfers, an event occurring at the golf course, or a walker versus rider status of the one or more golfers.

3 . The pace of play system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to:

acquire a desired pace of play for the golf course; and

generate an updated setup for the golf course based on the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters to substantially provide the desired pace of play.

4 . The pace of play system of claim 3 , wherein the course setup includes pin positions of pins on the golf course and tee positions of tees on the golf course.

5 . The pace of play system of claim 4 , wherein the pin positions and the tee positions are acquired from GPS devices positioned or positionable proximate the tees and the pins.

6 . The pace of play system of claim 4 , wherein the pin positions and the tee positions are acquired from a user portal accessible via a user computing device.

7 . The pace of play system of claim 4 , wherein the updated setup for the golf course includes at least one of a new tee position for at least one of the tees or a new pin position for at least one of the pins.

8 . The pace of play system of claim 3 , wherein the course setup includes terrain characteristics of a terrain about the golf course.

9 . The pace of play system of claim 8 , wherein the updated setup for the golf course includes an adjustment to the terrain.

10 . The pace of play system of claim 9 , wherein the adjustment to the terrain includes at least one of (a) adding, removing, or moving a sand trap, (b) increasing or decreasing a height of grass, or (c) planting or cutting down trees.

11 . The pace of play system of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters includes the environmental condition, wherein the environmental condition for the past parameters includes a past weather condition at the golf course, and wherein the environmental condition for the current parameters includes at least one of a current weather condition or a forecasted weather condition at the golf course.

12 . The pace of play system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of current parameters include the real-time statistics, and wherein the real-time statistics include at least one of a yardage reached by the one or more golfers during a previous shot, a location of a ball prior to and after the previous shot, or a time spent by the one or more golfers on a previous hole.

13 . The pace of play system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of current parameters include the profile associated with the one or more golfers, and wherein the profile includes at least one of a handicap of the one or more golfers, an age of the one or more golfers, past statistics of the one or more golfers on the golf course, or a number of rounds of golf played by the one or more golfers.

14 . The pace of play system of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters includes the event occurring at the golf course, and wherein the event occurring at the golf course includes at least one of a professional tournament, an amateur tournament, a junior tournament, a private outing, or a public outing.

15 . The pace of play system of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters includes the walker versus rider status of the one or more golfers, and wherein the walker versus rider status of each of the one or more golfers is determined by identifying whether each of the one or more golfers is assigned to a golf cart or not.

16 . The pace of play system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to provide a shotgun start recommendation for the golf course based on the pace of play, and wherein the shotgun start recommendation identifies which golfers to group together and at which hole each group of golfers should start at on the golf course.

17 . The pace of play system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to:

determine, based on the pace of play, one or more gaps in a tee sheet for the golf course; and

adjust the tee sheet by adding one or more new golfers at a tee time and a hole location corresponding to the one or more gaps.

18 . A pace of play system for a golf course, the pace of play system comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

acquire a plurality of past parameters regarding the golf course;

acquire a plurality of current parameters relating to the golf course; and

estimate a pace of play for one or more golfers playing the golf course based on the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters.

19 . The pace of play system of claim 18 , wherein each of the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters includes at least two of a course setup of the golf course, an environmental condition at the golf course, a golf cart regulation at the golf course, real-time statistics associated with the one or more golfers, a profile associated with the one or more golfers, an event occurring at the golf course, or a walker versus rider status of the one or more golfers.

20 . A pace of play system for a golf course, the pace of play system comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

acquire a plurality of past parameters regarding the golf course;

acquire a plurality of current parameters relating to the golf course;

estimate a pace of play for one or more golfers playing the golf course based on the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters; and

determine at least one of an updated setup for the golf course, a shotgun start recommendation, or an adjustment to a tee sheet for the golf course based on the pace of play;

wherein each of the plurality of past parameters and the plurality of current parameters includes at least two of a course setup of the golf course, an environmental condition at the golf course, a golf cart regulation at the golf course, real-time statistics associated with the one or more golfers, a profile associated with the one or more golfers, an event occurring at the golf course, or a walker versus rider status of the one or more golfers.