peoch:how can it b that a TM must play much longer than a legend? in some cases just 2 y but in some cases 20y and more on different courses! just asking is that fair?
Here's the facts:
Over the 72 holes that make up the first four courses ( Kiawah, Bethpage, St. Andrews, & Oakmont) there are exactly THREE holes that are longer for a TM than for a Legend.
Bethpage has 2 of those: the 1st hole ( 5 yards) and the 15th hole ( 20 yards), the 11th @ St. Andrews ( 2 yrds) is the third.
More facts:
Over those same 72 holes, there are 36 holes that are at least 30 yards longer for the Legends than for TM's.... with 10 of those being more than 50 yrds longer. Those yardages just get even more insane when you talk about lower tiers.
I know this stuff because, as a TM, I made myself a chart to play by when I played against legends. I'm sure there are similar differences on Congressional & Royal St. Georges, but I made legend before those were released and no longer had a need for the chart
Now Peoch ... you complain that you don't have the "best" clubs to compete on those 3 holes. However, any TM, TP, Pro, Amateur,or Hack that has a high enough level CAN have the same clubs as the best Legends along with a ridiculous difference in the tee boxes.
I'm not complaining about having to play a zillion yards longer. I KNEW these numbers for a long, long time and I still spent a solid week grinding some tournament from pro tees to get myself moved up to the legend tier.