OT: 3 Club Golf Tourney--what are you bringing?

[temery]

How many clubs are there?

 

[bjc42]

3 wood, 6 iron, 52°

 

[Chin Diesel]

I would bet decent money that you couldn’t make 3 out of 10 putts from 5 feet with a wedge. Anyone in here who thinks it’s easy to putt with anything but a putter either knows nothing about golf or is a horrible putter.

I'll take that bet and your money. 5' putts with a wedge? I'm making more than half of those.

 

[Chin Diesel]

How many clubs are there?

You can carry 14 clubs in your bag and are free to choose whichever combo of all available clubs.

 

[temery]

You can carry 14 clubs in your bag and are free to choose whichever combo of all available clubs.

But are there more than 14 clubs available?

 

[Chin Diesel]

But are there more than 14 clubs available?

Yes. There are probably 20-25 clubs a majority of players would choose from.

Want to get in to the weeds, you can probably get to 50 unique clubs.

Driver

2 wood through 9-wood (Tommy Fleetwood is carrying a 9-wood in his bag this week).

Hybrid clubs go from 2-hybrid up to 7 or 8 hybrid.

1-iron through 9-iron.

And about a dozen wedges with different loft numbers. Some go by function- Approach/Attack wedge, pitching Wedge, gap wedge, sand wedge. Some go by loft- 48 degree, 54 degree. Up to 60 degree. There are some gimmicky clubs that go up to 70 degrees or so.

Then there are some chipping irons

Finally, the putter.

 

[Lafayette]

Yes. There are probably 20-25 clubs a majority of players would choose from.

Want to get in to the weeds, you can probably get to 50 unique clubs.

Driver

2 wood through 9-wood (Tommy Fleetwood is carrying a 9-wood in his bag this week).

Hybrid clubs go from 2-hybrid up to 7 or 8 hybrid.

1-iron through 9-iron.

And about a dozen wedges with different loft numbers. Some go by function- Approach/Attack wedge, pitching Wedge, gap wedge, sand wedge. Some go by loft- 48 degree, 54 degree. Up to 60 degree. There are some gimmicky clubs that go up to 70 degrees or so.

Then there are some chipping irons

Finally, the putter.

You forgot billy in case peeps get out of line.

 

[Jaydumo20]

I'm uncomfortable admitting how bad I am with a 3 wood, even anonymously on the internet

To answer q 1. I'm bringing 52 wedge, putter and 6 iron. I like to finish a round having lost no balls.

To the 2nd, im right there with you. My dad is a good golfer and he will always try to teach me how to hit the 3 wood off the fairway. He says "just try it! what do you have to lose?"

Well, alot actually- my bag in the pond, my dignity, 2 strokes, my red Bridgestone ball, confidence in my athletic ability, my self worth, my wife

 

[temery]

I'll bring a driver, a putter and a good eraser for my scorecard.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Yes. There are probably 20-25 clubs a majority of players would choose from.

Want to get in to the weeds, you can probably get to 50 unique clubs.

Driver

2 wood through 9-wood (Tommy Fleetwood is carrying a 9-wood in his bag this week).

Hybrid clubs go from 2-hybrid up to 7 or 8 hybrid.

1-iron through 9-iron.

And about a dozen wedges with different loft numbers. Some go by function- Approach/Attack wedge, pitching Wedge, gap wedge, sand wedge. Some go by loft- 48 degree, 54 degree. Up to 60 degree. There are some gimmicky clubs that go up to 70 degrees or so.

Then there are some chipping irons

Finally, the putter.

My wife just got a new set of Callaways and she has an 11-wood. Supposed to take the place of a 5/6 iron for her.

 

[Deepster]

I would bet decent money that you couldn’t make 3 out of 10 putts from 5 feet with a wedge. Anyone in here who thinks it’s easy to putt with anything but a putter either knows nothing about golf or is a horrible putter.

I see it differently.

If you bring a putter, you are very limited on how to use a third of your chosen clubs. I'm curious how the putter folks think they can navigate 18 holes with 2 clubs except for the green and flat fringe just off the green.

I'm golfing today and I'm going to try the hybrid and a 7 iron on the practice green just for kicks.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

5h, 8i, 56⁰ wedge

Recently I have been using my hybrid as a chipper, so I suppose I could use it as a putter since it would be the same stroke.

 

[HuskyHawk]

3 Hybrid, 7 iron, Vokey wedge. Would put with the hybrid.

There's a guy who plays speed golf for charity at the place where my parents live. He does something like this and runs between shots.

 

[Hoophound]

I see it differently.

If you bring a putter, you are very limited on how to use a third of your chosen clubs. I'm curious how the putter folks think they can navigate 18 holes with 2 clubs except for the green and flat fringe just off the green.

I'm golfing today and I'm going to try the hybrid and a 7 iron on the practice green just for kicks.

You can do an awful lot with a 7 iron by adjusting your swing. Best club in the bag.

I think putting with an iron is pretty doable. The issue that you will have is a lot of near misses on putts you would have made with a putter. I putt with a wedge fairly often when I'm just messing around and find myself far from the cart with a wedge in hand. Its not hard to come close.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I’ve played in a few three club tournaments
Usually did well .
I’m taking a putter . That wedge always costs be 4-5 stokes minimum on a green
Some guys could putt with a wedfev I couldn’t
Also I was known as the master of the Texas Wedge..
You want to get off the tee so a three Wood. Plus I could hit it off the Deck extremely well . Also a 7-8 iron which you could either choke down on or open the face to change the configuration
In AZ sand is a huge deal and you could even configure it for a bunker

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Driver; off the tee. off the deck, putting on the green.
7 iron; on approach, hooded on the short par 5s, off the green, off the tee.
PW for sand, near the green or off the tee

 

[Icehawk]

Half the game is on the green, so a putter. One of my wedges. And, since I suck and can’t hit worth a damn probably some mid iron. Anything longer isn’t going to actually help me.

 

[uconnfan68]

At this point? Driver, 6h, gap wedge.

 

[Deepster]

Half the game is on the green, so a putter. One of my wedges. And, since I suck and can’t hit worth a damn probably some mid iron. Anything longer isn’t going to actually help me.

What would you do on a long par 5?

 

[Edward Sargent]

3 wood, 9 iron, putter

 

[Chin Diesel]

Half the game is on the green, so a putter. One of my wedges. And, since I suck and can’t hit worth a damn probably some mid iron. Anything longer isn’t going to actually help me.

What would you do on a long par 5?

What would you consider long? In this scenario, I said I'd dring a hybrid, 6-iron and a wedge. So, I'd go hybrid off the tee, hybrid from the fairway and a wedge on to the green. If I don't catch my hybrid clean off the tee or off the fairway, it's a 6-iron on to the green.

These 2 or 3 club tournies do a mind trick on people because everyone is thinking their opponents have some magical formula. It's a compromised solution for everyone. Par makes a lot of money in these tournies.

My final piece of "advice" for anyone is if you have a club which is your golden ticket, you take that and use your other two clubs to fill in the gaps. You're not going to have three clubs which are perfect for the whole course, but if you have a club you can trust in any situation, always take it.

 

[Deepster]

What would you consider long? In this scenario, I said I'd dring a hybrid, 6-iron and a wedge. So, I'd go hybrid off the tee, hybrid from the fairway and a wedge on to the green. If I don't catch my hybrid clean off the tee or off the fairway, it's a 6-iron on to the green.

These 2 or 3 club tournies do a mind trick on people because everyone is thinking their opponents have some magical formula. It's a compromised solution for everyone. Par makes a lot of money in these tournies.

My final piece of "advice" for anyone is if you have a club which is your golden ticket, you take that and use your other two clubs to fill in the gaps. You're not going to have three clubs which are perfect for the whole course, but if you have a club you can trust in any situation, always take it.

I wasn't questioning you with the hybrid. I was questioning bringing a mid iron, wedge and a putter. Even if you hit a 5 iron 180? You're driving with it on long par 5's and sometimes you may have to carry it over trouble/water. Two 5 irons and a wedge are 180+180+110 for 480 which probably does work.

 

[uconnfan68]

What would you consider long? In this scenario, I said I'd dring a hybrid, 6-iron and a wedge. So, I'd go hybrid off the tee, hybrid from the fairway and a wedge on to the green. If I don't catch my hybrid clean off the tee or off the fairway, it's a 6-iron on to the green.

These 2 or 3 club tournies do a mind trick on people because everyone is thinking their opponents have some magical formula. It's a compromised solution for everyone. Par makes a lot of money in these tournies.

My final piece of "advice" for anyone is if you have a club which is your golden ticket, you take that and use your other two clubs to fill in the gaps. You're not going to have three clubs which are perfect for the whole course, but if you have a club you can trust in any situation, always take it.

Our mens club does a 6 club tournament in the late fall, and I've found I can actually score as well with only 6. Makes decisions easier sometimes.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I imagine most golfers could get away with only seven clubs: driver, fairway wood, two long-mid irons (2 & 4 or 3 & 5), two short irons/wedges (7 & 9 or 8 & PW) and a putter).

 

[Husky25]

7 Iron, Pitching Wedge, and putter.