Traveler's Championship

[storrsroars]

And yes, birdies are easy and expected at this course. That's why T-31 was -10.

Just to put this in some perspective, Scheffler won the Player's Championship with a -22. The four guys tied for 31st were at -7.

At the PGA, Schauffle won with -21. Nine guys tied for 26th at -9. Another four tied for 35th with -8.

Five tournaments have had lower winning scores, including two won by -29.

The mean average winning scores through 28 events this year is -18.42. The median is -19.

So what are we really talking about?

 

[uconnfan68]

Just to put this in some perspective, Scheffler won the Player's Championship with a -22. The four guys tied for 31st were at -7.

At the PGA, Schauffle won with -21. Nine guys tied for 26th at -9. Another four tied for 35th with -8.

Five tournaments have had lower winning scores, including two won by -29.

The mean average winning scores through 28 events this year is -18.42. The median is -19.

So what are we really talking about?

The old Tiger course at the former International in Bolton, MA, is about 8000 yds. Maybe they should make new courses like that? 300 yd par 3? 700yd par 5? Par 4s between 500-600yds? Played many years ago, not from the tips, and couldn’t imagine who could, and I was still halfway decent at the time. It would just suck the life out of the game for most of us.

 

[LIuconn]

Plenty of 500+ yard par 4s at last week's US Open. Torrey Pines can go to 7700 yards.
The problem is the ball goes 350 in some conditions for the average tour player, and the equipment is allowing them to hit it further at higher ball speeds.

Pros & aspiring pros aren't playing the same game as recreational players

 

[Excalibur]

Plenty of 500+ yard par 4s at last week's US Open. Torrey Pines can go to 7700 yards.
The problem is the ball goes 350 in some conditions for the average tour player, and the equipment is allowing them to hit it further at higher ball speeds.

Pros & aspiring pros aren't playing the same game as recreational players

And even with all that length, the winning score would have been 10 under or better if they didn't make the greens unplayable.