garyt1957 I've played outings where they have two a day and there are still times available later (and earlier) in the day.
Not sure how that would work.....no one can go out before a shotgun start, even an hour prior; they have to quit when the outing starts(say 7 a.m.). And when almost any outing will take min. 5 hr., with 2 outings, not much time for even a 9er, unless mid summer.
Around here, no one gets to play the day of any double outings. And, when 2-3-4 of the favorite courses are doing them the same day....that is turning away a lot of (angry)regular, weekend only, players. I might add, I see far too many of these outings on the weekends, when the working people usually play. Hell, I play during the week and have been repeatedly blindsided by double outings at my 2 main courses, several times each summer. Courses are closed to public, those days, no before or after.
Food comes with most outings, so I doubt much is purchased at the course.
And, I have yet to see any course around here, that would not do min. 200 rounds between 7 a.m. & 5 p.m.. Those are the ones that buy the food and drink also. And....are not the players you want getting pissed off and going to other courses, to become their regulars.
Just saying, if I owned a course, you'd never, ever see an outing there. With the exception that it was something very charitable, which would then be allowed free use of the course for the day.