Does the OP know that the Elk comp was played off shorter Tee's Most of those Par4's were either Drivable or Drive and Wedge.
I made the silly mistake of frogetting what tee it was on... Hit my tee shot, then I remembered and started to swear.... but ball bounced over the creek bounced on green and way off the back....lol Still don't know how I did that and I won't try to do it again....lol
Scores are getting lower in comps because very good players (that's a no brainer) using very good clubs and golf balls compared to a couple years ago those same very good players were using clubs and balls that were worse than our latest hacks (no offence) can get now.... just for example.
The very good Players like Sam don't give away their tips anymore, because everytime they write something they get slammed by others. It's upto hacks like me and quite a few other good players who have learnt the game from tips we have seen on Vids and tips we have read from the very good players in the past to help others now.
I think it's time that people show some bloody respect to our Elite Players.... stop calling em cheats... and just look outside the box and think .... How did they get so good and you might be surprised.
-Roger