By Richard Todd
Interested in finding out quickly and easily where your golf game needs improvement?
Try playing a par 3 course!
More Fun 
Not only can playing a short par-3, or an executive course be less stressful, the cost for green fees is usually much less! Playing an entire round with one club might be exciting; or try a variety of clubs and shots for develop new feels and add to your arsenal.
Faster Play
Shorter tracks can take a fraction of the time of making the loop on a regulation course! As long as you don’t get stuck behind a slow group you can finish the loop in a little over an hour, which is plenty of time to get your golf fix and get back to the honey-do list, your desk, or possibly the beach.
You may even want to play another nine!
Scoring Outcome
Your performance on a short course can also provide feedback on what areas of your game need work. Compare your short-course score to your usual result.
If your score is much higher than a normal nine-hole round, relative to par and your handicap, you likely need to spend more time practicing those short shots from 150 yards and closer.
If you crushed your normal round score, relative to your handicap, maybe your long game needs attention.
This informative feedback can be achieved while having fun and saving money.
I love starting my yearly Myrtle Beach golf vacation at Harbor Golf Complex, a par-three course adjacent to a driving range and miniature golf course. The short course is challenging and always in great shape, plus it provides beautiful views, with palm trees waving. The undulating greens help to groove one’s putting stroke to avoid those dastardly three-putts, when you do venture onto a regulation course. With close proximity to the miniature golf course, I can visit the range to work on my game, while the kids are putting golf balls into the mouth of the volcano.
The next time you have a chance to play a short track take advantage of the opportunity to learn something about your game’s strengths and weaknesses.
Plus, have a little fun in the process.
