Corwyn:Ave. Distance to the Pin: Phil (Phaxda) still leads the pack here by approx 2 ft from Hans, and another 2ft from James and FairwayRuepel. This prize offers up all sorts of opportunity for unusual tactics, and presents Phil, and anyone else not otherwise in contention for other prizes, with the intriguing option of deliberately missing greens except when certain (or at least confident) of getting close. Trouble is, at RSG in these conditions, which holes meet that criteria!!!? Perhaps #2, #7, #14 ... but not too many others, I'd say. (Remember, par 3s do not count towards Ave. Distance to the Pin)
Phaxda: Now, I guess I should practice missing greens! Oh wait, that just happens naturally.
Very funny, Phil!
Just to clarify in case there's any confusion for anyone chasing this award. We ran into this question in Tough-It-Out 1, and ended up spelling out the expectations around this statistic. So I thought it best to repeat that info here:
To get a legitimate Ave. Distance to the Pin score in every round, a player needs to hit at least ONE par 4 or par 5 green in regulation (unless he holes his GIR approach shot, which he can verify through a replay if needed).
It's fine if it's just one hole, but it does need to be at least one hole, in order to get a real score for the stat. '0'--which is what the stats tab shows until a non-par3 GIR is hit--is not considered a valid score. This way, some skill has to be employed to win the prize: strategic choices must be made, weighing the best opportunities and the risks involved.
Hope that's clear. Good luck to all chasing this prize!