Overall time par is the amount of time in which the AJGA Tournament Committee expects all players to complete a round. This will be expressed on a per-hole basis and an overall time for 18 holes.
- Size of the tournament field
- Number of players in grouping
- Single tee or two tee start and interval of time
- Course marking (OB, Penalty Areas, GUR)
- Course set up (hole locations, yardage, rough)
- Speed of the greens
- Distance of walks from green to tee
- Weather
- Reachable Par 5s
- Driveable Par 4s
- Course conditions (hard/fast vs. soft/slow)
- Number of Rules Officials to monitor play