10 We asked 1,595 male and 264 female active golfers the " ideal length " for par-3, par-4 and par-5 holes. MEN who shoot 70s MEN who shoot 80s MEN who shoot 90s MEN who shoot 100s WOMEN who shoot 70s WOMEN who shoot 80s 39% Maybe Yes9% 4% No plates Ideal time (hours per week) Actual time (hours per week) Actual spend (x10 dollars per week) Par 3 Par 4 Par 5 Total 165 | 400 | 540 | 6820 160 | 385 | 530 | 6610 155 | 370 | 520 | 6400 150 | 355 | 505 | 6170 140 | 340 | 500 | 5960 135 | 330 | 475 | 5740 WOMEN who shoot 90s+ 130 | 325 | 475 | 5670 11 months 8 months 7 months How much time and money do you spend on golf each week? 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5th 10th 20th 30th 40th If the state of Minnesota offered a " Golf " license plate, would you purchase one? What No 56% Allow pull carts * 54% Discard the " one ball rule " 53% Free relief from a divot in a fairway 35% Allow cart riding 35% Gain free relief from a bad lie (ground that should be marked GUR) 35% Forget the " distance " penalty when a ball is lost 34% Forget the " distance " penalty when a ball is lost OB 31% Move a loose impediment in a hazard 21% No penalty for striking an unattended fl agstick while putting on the green 11% No penalty for grounding a club in a hazard-sand (6 %); water (11 %) 8% Carry more than 14 clubs * the MGA does allow pull carts 18 MINNESOTAGOLFER Directory 2015 www.mngolf.org 50th 60th 70th 80th PERCENTILE 90th 95th 99th 6 months months If you could arrange your travel/lifestyle to accommodate more 9 months golf, MGA members would play golf... less than 6 months Rules changes should the MGA institut e for its events?http://www.mngolf.org