Golf course pace of play management system and method

A method of regulating a pace of golf play, comprising the steps of:

• dividing a golf course into a plurality of segments, wherein each hole of the golf course comprises more than one segment of the plurality of segments, and wherein each segment of the plurality of segments comprises a geo-fenced boundary;
• assigning a permitted time for completion of each segment of the plurality of segments by a user of the golf course;
• positioning a plurality of spaced apart signal lights on the golf course;
• providing the user of the golf course with a wireless positioning device;
• a computing device receiving signals from the wireless positioning device indicating a segment of the plurality of segments in which the user is located;
• the computing device comparing an elapsed time of completion of a number of segments of the plurality of segments by the user with a sum of permitted times for completion of the number of segments of the plurality of segments completed by the user;
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• the computing device wirelessly actuating a visual signal from a signal light of the spaced apart signal lights on the golf course when the elapsed time of completion by the user of the number of segments of the plurality of segments is greater than the sum of permitted times for completion of the number of segments of the plurality of segments completed by the user.