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

[HuskyHawk]

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.

I don't know, even the mid clubs I play have some 500+ par 5s. I agree with you the shortest "long" club I'd consider is a 3 hybrid for me, maybe a 4 hybrid for younger guys who haven't lost as much distance.

Looked up the local club my friends belong to, Hole #3 is 542. #6 is 502. But there's another problem, that course has 2 200 yard par 3s and one at 220. Short on par 3s could put you in water, or deep rough on a slope, who knows what. I think it's unwise to not have a 200 yard club in the bag unless you're on senior tees.

 

[Chin Diesel]

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.

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).

Play a couple of rounds and keep a tally of how many times you use each club. It should be somewhat enlightening.

 

[B1GEast]

Driver, 3 iron hybrid, putter

 

[JustbrewitMan]

I don't know, even the mid clubs I play have some 500+ par 5s. I agree with you the shortest "long" club I'd consider is a 3 hybrid for me, maybe a 4 hybrid for younger guys who haven't lost as much distance.

Looked up the local club my friends belong to, Hole #3 is 542. #6 is 502. But there's another problem, that course has 2 200 yard par 3s and one at 220. Short on par 3s could put you in water, or deep rough on a slope, who knows what. I think it's unwise to not have a 200 yard club in the bag unless you're on senior tees.

You (and others) have hit on the most important point…There’s no one right answer, you need to know the course characteristics and think about what 3 clubs will get you around the course best…

A course with mostly safe tee shots that don’t require 150-175 yard carries over water and/or a course with nice inviting aprons on most/all greens will/should have a different set of 3 clubs than one that is the opposite.

For the former, I’d probably go with something like putter, a 8i/9i, and some kind of comfortable wood based on how I’ve been hitting them.

For the latter, I’d probably go with a Driver, something like a 6i/5i (which I’d putt with), and something in the 9i-gap wedge range

 

[aburks41]

5W / 7i / 56 degree

I can put with a 5W. Need the wedge for the sand though

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Play a couple of rounds and keep a tally of how many times you use each club. It should be somewhat enlightening.

I know. I'll wager that for 80% of the rounds they play, most on this board will only use six or seven clubs.

 

[jleves]

5 iron, putter, Canadian Club

 

[Icehawk]

What would you do on a long par 5?

Same thing I do with a full bag of clubs - hit it short and into the woods!

 

[uconnfan68]

Play a couple of rounds and keep a tally of how many times you use each club. It should be somewhat enlightening.

I have couple I’m not totally comfortable with, so they tend to be less used, but I carry 14, and basically use all of them. I could add another (lob wedge) if allowed 15.

 

[SubbaBub]

4 iron
7 iron
9 iron.

Putting with the 4 iron.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

5W / 7i / 56 degree

I can put with a 5W. Need the wedge for the sand though

 

[storrsroars]

What would you do on a long par 5?

Take a bogey

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

I have disparaged golf on here but I actually play all the time.

One of my buddies owns 3 clubs so my whole group (6 of us) have decided to play all the local public courses on Friday over the next couple months. Same 3 clubs at each course.

What are you bringing?

I was thinking 5 wood, 7 iron, putter.

2 six packs and a sandwich.