An executive course is a course with a total par significantly less than that of a typical 18-hole course. Two main types exist; a "9-hole course" has only 9 holes instead of 18 (typically producing a par score of between 34 and 36), and can be played either once for a short game, or twice for a full round. A "par-3" course has either 9 or 18 holes, and has only par-3 holes, with no par-4s or par-5s like a normal course would have (so the total par for 18 holes would be 54 instead of a typical 68-72).
These courses provide a faster pace of play than a standard course, and get their name from their target patronage of business executives who would play the course on a long lunch or as part of a meeting. These are also popular with young professionals, as the course can be played in an evening between the end of the work day and sundown. Their popularity has waned in recent decades in favor of full 18-hole courses; many older nine-hole and par-3 courses have been upgraded "in-place" to 18 holes and a traditional par score, or the original course was sold for other development and new land was acquired and built into an 18-hole course.
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