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WGT, please change the hole location on OAK #9

• 1,417 Posts

  Sat, Feb 26 2011 8:35 PM

  The most ridiculous hole in the game.. when you hit a perfect drive and the smart shot from 180 is to lay up, something is wrong.  I made the foolish mistake of going for the green, and hit a pretty good 3 iron to 20 feet, only to find that the putt broke sideways, well, it's a ridiculous pin... get rid of that hole location already...

• SgtDoodles 3,112 Posts

  Sun, Feb 27 2011 7:33 AM

  CMcCartney727:

  The most ridiculous hole in the game.. when you hit a perfect drive and the smart shot from 180 is to lay up, something is wrong.  I made the foolish mistake of going for the green, and hit a pretty good 3 iron to 20 feet, only to find that the putt broke sideways, well, it's a ridiculous pin... get rid of that hole location already...

  It's a great hole, you just don't know how to play it. Going for the green is a silly choice, because you know you're going to get the sideways putt. Lay up to the distance of your shortest wedge, and you may get a few birdies! I had one once, it was in from the bunker...

• SgtDoodles 3,112 Posts

  Sun, Feb 27 2011 7:33 AM

  CMcCartney727:

  The most ridiculous hole in the game.. when you hit a perfect drive and the smart shot from 180 is to lay up, something is wrong.  I made the foolish mistake of going for the green, and hit a pretty good 3 iron to 20 feet, only to find that the putt broke sideways, well, it's a ridiculous pin... get rid of that hole location already...

  It's a great hole, you just don't know how to play it. Going for the green is a silly choice, because you know you're going to get the sideways putt. Lay up to the distance of your shortest wedge, and you may get a few birdies! I had one once, it was in from the bunker... Helped me towards a 31 off the red tees!

• 1,417 Posts

  Sun, Feb 27 2011 9:16 AM

  SgtDoodles:

  It's a great hole, you just don't know how to play it. Going for the green is a silly choice, because you know you're going to get the sideways putt. Lay up to the distance of your shortest wedge, and you may get a few birdies!

  You just made my point..

  Guess I should have been more clear- it's the most ridiculous hole location in the game.. I know exactly how to play it (went for it this one time as I was having a crap round and was experimenting), and if you have to lay up from 180 to make par, it's a crap pin.  That's all I'm saying. That, and it wouldn't hurt to change it once every millenium...

   

• SgtDoodles 3,112 Posts

  Wed, Mar 2 2011 11:08 AM

  CMcCartney727:

  and it wouldn't hurt to change it once every millenium...

  Yes it would. It would ruin the hole.

• kam4122 1,695 Posts

  Wed, Mar 2 2011 11:21 AM

  Can make an approach stick up there, just have to be coming in from 140 or lower, so 8 iron is the max range.

  Trouble is from the tips unless we get a ferocious tail wind we never get close enough to take it on, so normal is to try and make bird from the bunker. It is certainly a challenging hole, but guess that is part of the charm.

• pricehcs 288 Posts

  Wed, Mar 2 2011 11:55 AM

  If I'm on the green in 2, I've made a mistake :-)

  give me the 14-15 yrd bunker shot and I'll take my chances with a possible hole out.

• GoodyChamp 595 Posts

  Wed, Mar 2 2011 12:17 PM

  Lol yeh, you're right price.....though it's the pragmatic way of playing this hole. But I think most of us agree, this ain't the way we like 2 play golf.

  I agree with CM727 2 have another pinpos.....or even better: Icon with a shovel 2 flaten it out and glue it afterwards 4 extra bite :)

• jbenny11 863 Posts

  Wed, Mar 2 2011 12:34 PM

  Love that pin!!!!!  Great hole to finish match play on. Make a par normally wins the hole. JB

• AvatarLee 1,644 Posts

  Wed, Mar 2 2011 12:35 PM

  Or you could just do this...

  j/k.... very low percentage make from there.