stevenharkin:
I just hit a drive on St Andy's #10, the distance of the hole was 366 yards, my drive went 366 yards yet it was 14 yards PAST the hole,
reason being.....the yardage of 366 yards on the card is due to the fact, that hole has been measured out as if you were to walk right up the middle of the hole, hence not straight to the hole.....and since your drive went direct, as to how the crow flies, this will take yardage off the card distance
not quite correct steve
the yardage on the card is a walk up the middle yes, but the card is also based on a generic tee position (normally the tee marker) and hole position (centre of the green)
daily those position will change, but the card will not.
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all holes on wgt have variable positions, note the different flag position here for the straight st andrew 1st hole, the top right hand corner is set to "card" distance
after the first shot the number in the top right will reset itself and be the correct distance to the hole.
for the tee shot ( especially drivable par 4's or those with hazards in reach ) check the blue dot first before hitting.