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• geraldlarousse 1,986 Posts

  Fri, Feb 21 2014 3:34 PM

  alosso:

  borntobesting:

  alanti:

  The course is how the US Open was played back in 2007 for the US Open.

  First it was the 2010 Ladies U.S. Open when Oakmont was set up that way. 

  [...] Just google the 2010 Ladies U.S. Open scorecard.

  Sorry, no, Alan is correct (7,230 yds on a different day).
  

  The 2010 Lady's course was only 6,613 yds.

  +1 Alosso

  The USGA always sets up tee locations for the PGA tour at the US Open. Most of the teeing locations are different than the members play. 

  The ladies never play from the PGA tours tee boxes. Normally they play from the members back tee.

  I don't think any of the LPGA would want a shot at the PGA tours tee locations. To play from these tees you must be longgggg. If not you will suffer dearly.

  Where i live the TPC of Louisiana PGA tours tee boxes are at almost 7600 yards. Some holes need a 260 yard carry just to reach the fairway.  Can you imagine the ladies playing from there?

  Last year i watched Nick Watney hit driver 9 iron to one of our longest par 4's. It was set up at 498 yards... lol.

  The PGA tour plays a different game.

  Edit: Matter of fact this years Open at Pinehurst #2 the men will play from 7,500 while the women will play from 6,700 yards. Not even close to the same course.

  Really here at the TPC the members back tee would be to long to host a women's event. 

• mara43 1,674 Posts

  Fri, Feb 21 2014 3:41 PM

  world's longest par 3

  :-)

• DAZZA501 5,972 Posts

  Fri, Feb 21 2014 3:57 PM

  What difference does it make if it's a par 3 or a par 4. It's the same for everyone.

• srellim234 2,077 Posts

  Fri, Feb 21 2014 6:53 PM

  The precedent has been there a long time.

  #8 at Oakmont was set at 252 yards for the U.S. Open in 1927.

  #17 at Interlachen played at 262 yards in 1930.

  Given the advancements in equipment and physical training one should expect tees to move back.

• alosso 21,073 Posts

  Sat, Feb 22 2014 1:30 AM

  geraldlarousse:

  The ladies never play from the PGA tours tee boxes. Normally they play from the members back tee.

  I don't think any of the LPGA would want a shot at the PGA tours tee locations. To play from these tees you must be longgggg. If not you will suffer dearly.

  [...]

  Really here at the TPC the members back tee would be to long to host a women's event. 

  This!

  The Ladies German Open, part of the Ladies European Tour, was played on Gut Haeusern (Bavaria) in the last years. I consider it a fairly long course, about 7,400 yds (6710 m) from the amateur tips (white), 6,750 yds (6130 m) from men's regular (yellow) and 6,300 yds (5697 m) from seniors' (blue) tees. From the ladies' tees, 5,700 yds (5207 m).

  In 2008, the set-up for the lady pros was mostly on yellow and blue tees, playing less than 6,600 yds IIRC. I noticed that no Par 5 was above 500 m (550 yds).

  However, a feast for the eyes and a valuable golfer's memory to see Michelle Wie play along with the top German and European ladies.

  

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Sat, Feb 22 2014 11:16 AM

  The tee and hole locations change each day of a 4-day US Open tournament.

  So the distance each hole plays also changes daily, We really need to see all 4 score cards, not just the one for the final day of play.

  As mentioned, however the course is set up is the same each day for all players. Conditions can change throughout the day, but not the physical distance each hole plays, unless you count the 2 club lengths that define the depth of the teeing ground.