Originally Posted by
cato
Perhaps I’m too simple minded, but if the concern is the winner going too low in relation to par, why not just change par? I guess it seems less exciting to take away eagle opportunities by reducing the number of par fives people can reach in two shots, but if lots of players are hitting short irons into the green why not make it a par four?
"Par" is P.R. -- period. It's the number of strokes that count. My concern is that players use all the clubs in their bag. And reaching the green on a 550-yard hole with a nine-iron doesn't do that.
Sage Grouse
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