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Oakmont 299yd par 3?

• BigTbhoy99 4 Posts

  Sun, Feb 13 2011 12:15 PM

  Seriously what is this all about?

• b0geybuster 2,574 Posts

  Sun, Feb 13 2011 5:46 PM

  BigTbhoy99:

  Seriously what is this all about?

  What is a par 3 at oakmont from the legend Tees?

  Did I get it right, Alex?

  Cheers,

  b0gey

• BOXALL 140 Posts

  Sun, Feb 13 2011 6:33 PM

  The 17th, which is also 299 yards, is actually a par 4 but I think It's all down to effective playing length. Mind you, I'm no expert.

• MioKontic 4,654 Posts

  Sun, Feb 13 2011 7:07 PM

  It may well be because it is set up as a US Open course and therefore a par 70; this hole may be one that is changed from par 4 to par 3 for this tournament only, hence why it is par 3 on WGT.

  Yardages for holes and their relative par's are, as Boxall says, down to playing length, and because this hole is so much downhill it is considered to be a par 3.  A bit like the 900yd par 3 at Legends Golf & Safari I posted about somwhere, possibly in the Courses section.

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Mon, Feb 14 2011 10:29 AM

  MioKontic:

  It may well be because it is set up as a US Open course and therefore a par 70; this hole may be one that is changed from par 4 to par 3 for this tournament only, hence why it is par 3 on WGT.

  Yardages for holes and their relative par's are, as Boxall says, down to playing length, and because this hole is so much downhill it is consdidered to be a par 3.  A bit like the 900yd par 3 at Legends Golf & Safari I posted about somwhere, possibly in the Courses section.

  this :)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pUUDf_55KQ

• Steelers75 239 Posts

  Tue, Feb 15 2011 9:34 AM

  Oakmont #8 is a 299 yrd Par 3 for Legends if memory serves me correcty.  I had a 14 mph headwind, used my driver with full backspin, and my shot went 335 yrds into the bunker behind the green.  That was tee to bunker with no bounces in between.  I tried again with the same conditions going at about 75% on my driver.  End result, ball stopped dead 5 yrds for the hole.

  Despite it being 299 yrds, as stated previously in this thread, it's all down hill.  Because of this it plays more like 260-265.

• PRIESTESS 10,721 Posts

  Tue, Feb 15 2011 2:16 PM

  14 mile wind against and you went over the green? Can i borrow your driver please,:)

• Steelers75 239 Posts

  Tue, Feb 15 2011 2:48 PM

  I know it sounds ridiculous.  I couldn't believe it either.  I have a witnesses though.  LOL

• claremoreblue 2,322 Posts

  Tue, Feb 15 2011 2:51 PM

  Wind of 14 MPH I come up about five yards short. :((

• BigTbhoy99 4 Posts

  Wed, Feb 16 2011 12:37 AM

  I'm a tour pro not a legend with a driving length of aspprox 250 yds, even downhill no way I can drive the green.