tigerswood
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Yeah, a course that's barely 7000 yards has been short for 15+ years. Can't blame it on equipment all of a sudden this year. Lower scores are primarily a result of more talent and the benign conditions.
no one who plays that slow can be great
the obsession with length as the primary feature of difficulty is a problem for the game.
I don’t get what you mean by that.
constantly adding length to courses or designing them to be over-long. the pros simply compensate and it kills the average golfer.
constantly adding length to courses or designing them to be over-long. the pros simply compensate and it kills the average golfer.
Not really. Just don't play the tips. For my distance on a par 72 course, I'd play tees that are in the 62-6600 range, which pretty much puts me in the LPGA distance range.
You should stop playing from the Championship Tees.
And only 49 courses will host a PGA event this year.
How many of those will you play this year ? It won't be more than one for me. And I won't play it from the tips.
Not really. Just don't play the tips. For my distance on a par 72 course, I'd play tees that are in the 62-6600 range, which pretty much puts me in the LPGA distance range.
Exactly. And if distance were the single difficulty factor for the pros, Pebble Beach would never host another Open. Nor would Shinnecock Hills, next year’s open site, or a course like Merion, where Justin Rose won in 2013. There are other factors.
Shinnecock is over 7,400 yards. And next years US Open site is Winged Foot.
I agree it’s not the only factor, but length is a huge factor in the difficulty of a golf course.
You should stop playing from the Championship Tees.
And only 49 courses will host a PGA event this year.
How many of those will you play this year ? It won't be more than one for me. And I won't play it from the tips.
Well what would your suggestion be for changes to 100-year old golf courses ?