LeonDelBosque: But there plenty of people here who can chip and pitch, it's just a lot trickier than hitting driver off the tee.
This. I just played a round earlier that had three chip ins, including one for eagle on a par 5. I love when people come in here crying about the way the game plays.
No, with the free clubs and very little practice/game time, you won't hit PGA shots. When you've been practicing 6 months, and have some nice clubs, then you can expect to hit decent shots. Much like real life. These courses don't set up like a local muni course. These courses are designed the way they played in majors. The rough is rough. If you think it was easy to chip from the rough at the US Open at Congressional, think again. That rough eats balls. Some of the courses on here have better rough, some have worse. But the fact is, with cheap clubs and a few days of practice, no one is gonna shoot low at a US Open layout and condition course. Period.