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hole 1 @ chambers bay

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Wed, May 6 2015 9:25 AM

  MartyFlanagan:

  but still a birdy/eagle hole

  You forgot an option

• MartyFlanagan 2,488 Posts

  Wed, May 6 2015 10:03 AM

  MBaggese:

  MartyFlanagan:

  but still a birdy/eagle hole

  You forgot an option

  nice shot, that would be great to get on uneven, only did that once on even lies at merion

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Wed, May 6 2015 11:59 AM

  Marty

  it has been done on sta/kiawah/bh/oakmont...... 

  right now, the way hole locations are, that's how it is. everyone is in the same boat, so if it's indeed 560, then good luck:)

  -wgticon

• tonyb2004 154 Posts

  Wed, May 6 2015 12:13 PM

   Why is there a need to birdie every hole? I like that there are some holes that are par holes.. I wish the were more..

   

• LOLserver 3,522 Posts

  Wed, May 6 2015 12:27 PM

  WGTicon:

  Marty

  it has been done on sta/kiawah/bh/oakmont...... 

  right now, the way hole locations are, that's how it is. everyone is in the same boat, so if it's indeed 560, then good luck:)

  -wgticon

  Told ya Marty ;-)...why bother?, no extra work.

  This is the mechanic and WGT marketing aim behind those long yardages. LEVEL up and BUY more EXPENSIVE tools with longer yardages & better properties...simple. All is in benefit of both, you & WGT ; )...lol

  Get the 250 yards 3 Wood and play the hole as par 5 if head wind...add top spin to the approach (down hill landing) if need it.

  Eric

• MartyFlanagan 2,488 Posts

  Wed, May 6 2015 12:46 PM

  LOLserver:

  WGTicon:

  Marty

  it has been done on sta/kiawah/bh/oakmont...... 

  right now, the way hole locations are, that's how it is. everyone is in the same boat, so if it's indeed 560, then good luck:)

  -wgticon

  Told ya Marty ;-)...why bother?, no extra work.

  Eric

  looks like im just going to have to practice for the par in the tough winds, at least there is only 2 holes on the whole of wgt that are tough with bad wind, it could be worse.

  thanks guys

• MartyFlanagan 2,488 Posts

  Wed, May 6 2015 12:52 PM

  LOLserver:

  This is the mechanic and WGT marketing aim behind those long yardages. LEVEL up and BUY more EXPENSIVE tools with longer yardages & better properties...simple. All is in benefit of both, you & WGT ; )...lol

  Get the 250 yards 3 Wood and play the hole as par 5 if head wind...add top spin to the approach (down hill landing) if need it.

  Eric

  ill get used to the hole, ill forget about it in a few weeks, i would buy a 250 3w but it would need the stats/attributes of the 3w i use now or have a bit more forgiveness, something i can get close to the ding and it still goes where i want it.

  the more i play it in low wind the better chance i have to reach the green lol

• TarheelsRule 5,566 Posts

  Wed, May 6 2015 1:47 PM

  If you look at the US Open / USGA site it is just as confusing.   They show that Hole # 1 and Hole #18 can both be played as par fours or par fives.    Those the course can play to a par 70, 71 or 72 for the US Open.

  Generally the USGA prefers a par 70 course, I think that WGT has it pegged as a par 71 with #1 going as a par 4 and #18 as a par 5.   I would be shocked to see the USGA play the course at anything but 70 or 71 for all four rounds, however I guess they can play it at any par that they wish.

  I've played #1 on stroke play and in the Qualifying.   From the back tees as a par four I have only hit it in regulation one time out of four attempts.    #18 playing at a par 5 on the WGT Open Qualifying, I have hit every time that I played it in 2 shots.

  I'm not too hung up about it, whatever length they put in front of us, we all have to play it so what difference does it make if it's a 450 yard par four or a 550 yard par four.

• alosso 21,073 Posts

  Wed, May 6 2015 11:04 PM

  In some comment they said that #1 + #18 will be set to play as a combined
  Par 9., thus 5+4 or 4+5.

  USGA and WGT may have a common goal to keep the scores up, alas from different views.

  In the real tournament, it comes down to the relative score, -10 or -20, while here only the absolute score matters, 53 or 49. And this,

  TarheelsRule:

  whatever length they put in front of us, we all have to play it so what difference does it make if it's a 450 yard par four or a 550 yard par four.

  makes the counting difference. We only have to avoid the thought "A good round starts with a birdie."

• MartyFlanagan 2,488 Posts

  Thu, May 7 2015 4:10 AM

  alosso:

  In the real tournament, it comes down to the relative score, -10 or -20, while here only the absolute score matters, 53 or 49. And this,

  TarheelsRule:

  whatever length they put in front of us, we all have to play it so what difference does it make if it's a 450 yard par four or a 550 yard par four.

  makes the counting difference. We only have to avoid the thought "A good round starts with a birdie."

  i only play uneven so it can be unreachable due to the fairway lie and bad wind, a 53 on chambers uneven would be tough, im sure someone will get 58 or 59 after some practice (low wind + uneven )

  i would take a par on the 1st 9 times out of 10 on (uneven), i dont mind if i dont birdy it, ive had some great rounds on uneven lies starting off with a bogey.

  i cant wait until it gets released fully to play ranked uneven strokeplay and solo practice rounds, its a great course with lots of chances for birdy, a good solid round on uneven you should be able to get a 61 or 62.