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Originally Posted by Rerun
Thats a contradiction right there. Lets say the average par 4 is 400 yds long.
It will take them 5 swings of the club (not counting practice swings) to get to the green and then 3 more shots on average to put it in the cup. Thats 8 on a par 4. If they play the same way on a par 5 they are likely to score a 10.
Overall on a par 72 course they are likely to score in the 140's. There is NO WAY you can score 140 and play your round in the expected 4-1/2 hours. This person should be practicing more and playing and learning on a par 3 course which are specifically built for beginners. The city has lots of these and they are easy to get on.
McCall Lake Par 3
Lakeview Par 3
Shaganppi Par 3
Richmond Greens Par 3
RCGA Par 3
Buffalo Run executive Par 3
Douglasdale executive Par 3
Its a guarantee that they will enjoy their game a lot more and the people playing with or behind them will enjoy theirs a lot more.
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If their par 4's on average are 400 yards, they are playing off the wrong tees, that is their first problem. Second, I do not know many courses from the tips that average 400 yards a par 4, at SilverTip where I play most of my golf it is barely 400 yards on average from the tips for par 4's, and it has to be one of the longer courses in Southern Alberta.
The average par 4 for anyone averaging 75 yards a hit should be about 300 yards. That would be 4 swings and 3 puts, a 7 on average on each par 4 and a 124 on average on a par 70. That person should be playing off the front tees.
The biggest problem is that people do not play from the right tees. If you are a guy that shoots higher than 120, you should be playing from the front tees, 100-120 from the whites, 80-100 from the blues and under 80 from the tips. I golf with a few guys who will always play SilverTip from the Black or the Blues and they have no business being there.