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• club578 570 Posts

  Sun, Oct 15 2017 12:10 PM

  course to course which holes do you lay up on?

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sun, Oct 15 2017 12:52 PM

  Par 5s if you don't have a decent wind. Everything else doesn't need a layup.

• JimbeauC 5,835 Posts

  Sun, Oct 15 2017 1:17 PM

  Pinehurst #4.
  
  I can only remember getting there in regulation once, and that was with a pretty good tailwind. Actually sank the putt.
  
  It's one of those holes that apparently anything but a headwind is rare.
  
  :^)

• DodgyPutter 4,690 Posts

  Sun, Oct 15 2017 1:58 PM

  Mostly though it's not being able to reach rather than laying up. If I lay up it's generally in uel to avoid a big slope, I can't really think of particular holes with even lies.

• Dave33200 2,955 Posts

  Sun, Oct 15 2017 2:18 PM

  For me it’s Pebble Beach #8. I’m sure there are more advanced players that can get across the big drop off but not me, even with a tail wind. I pick a club that gets me close to the edge. There are others but this one came to mind first.

• K7JBQ 1,469 Posts

  Sun, Oct 15 2017 3:03 PM

  I can think of at least one: Pebble Beach 14. If you could reach it in 2, the ball would never hold the green. I prefer to lay up to about 75 yards and land a soft wedge shot.

• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Sun, Oct 15 2017 5:13 PM

  The only non par-5 I can think of that I would layup on was Oakmont, 9th hole for front, right hole location (just over the bunker).

• Dave33200 2,955 Posts

  Sun, Oct 15 2017 6:34 PM

  #4 at Kiawah Island, & #8 at Pebble Beach.

• borntobesting 9,751 Posts

  Sun, Oct 15 2017 6:53 PM

  Not laying up as much as course management. Hitting a choked driver or 3 wood to avoid trouble or land in the fairway. Kia #4 ,Olympic # 5 ,10 and 18, Pebble # 8 , rCongressional # 6 with a headwind and # 17. Just thought of 2 more RSG # 5 and  14.

• gerryniswonger 1,890 Posts

  Mon, Oct 16 2017 5:28 AM

  If there is a chance of getting a putt over 50 feet I would prefer to lay-up for a 30 yard or so wedge.