You're Right...

[TBT]

But for the sake of tournament they could call everything a Par 10 and it wouldn't make a difference

I know exactly what you are saying, but I like seeing the risk/reward and there is no risk hitting 7 iron or less into every green.

 

Heck I wish they gave them more driveable par 4's as long as there is a risk for a wayward tee shot.

 

I want to see par 5's where a good shot gets you an eagle putt and an easy birdie, but a bad shot makes you scramble to save your par. Every par 5 shouldn't be an automatic 4

[Kor.A.Door]

Wasn't it Marion that proved course setup makes a huge difference, This was by far the shortest setup for a major in a very long time, and the winner finished at +1. A course doesn't have to be long to be tough.

[Jmikecpa]

Wasn't it Marion that proved course setup makes a huge difference, This was by far the shortest setup for a major in a very long time, and the winner finished at +1. A course doesn't have to be long to be tough.

The greens there are absolutely brutal. Couple that with fairways slightly narrower than a hallway and you have a beast. I played #3 and #18 from the new tees about a month after the open and they were tough to say the least. I hit every inch of 3 wood to the front edge of 3 on my tee ball and I hit driver and hybrid into 18.

 

 

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[Shankster]

If you are this guy, then... it doesn't matter.

 

https://instagram.com/p/BXRS9gvFHaS/

 

 

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[Kor.A.Door]

The greens there are absolutely brutal. Couple that with fairways slightly narrower than a hallway and you have a beast. I played #3 and #18 from the new tees about a month after the open and they were tough to say the least. I hit every inch of 3 wood to the front edge of 3 on my tee ball and I hit driver and hybrid into 18.

 

 

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I think that is the recipe for making some good Open championships, these guys hit it so long, you have to make it more difficult in other ways.

[dang3rtown]

Just like to add that there is a lot more to a hole's par rating than length. Slope, width of fairway, change of direction etc. can all have a tremendous impact on how it plays. You could easily have a 500 yard par 5 that would require nearly all PGA pros to lay up and get on in three. Heck, a straight, 500 yard hole with fairways only 10 yards wide and unforgiving rough would be seriously challenging for PGA pros!

 

 

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