senec:
Yankee Jim;could you elaborate a little more on the punch your driver tip;I guess it's gotta be of the tee right?Give me a few examples.Thank you.
Chop's right, you can punch off the fairway. I use the driver punch off the tee automatically at SA#1 simply because it's literally impossible to get to the water plus you wind up a full wedge away which is a lot easier for most to get close. I also use it on the long par 3s at RSG when the wind is in the wrong direction. Keep in mind, this is from the Legend tees.
When I carried 4 wedges, right up to making Legend, I would use the driver punch off the fairway in places like BPB7, second shot. It's rare that you would use it, probably never if you have a 3W, but those number of rare instances, compared to how many times the 4th wedge came into play, was not worth considering. The 3i in your set is the key club if you think about the 4th wedge scenario.