braden1308 wrote: ↑April 6th, 2022, 11:52 am
No harm, the distance isn't that great of a factor. It's how you handle the game.
At Augusta the greens have always been more of a factor than the fairways. But they have made the green at 11 tougher by making that pond on the left more prominent, and a much steeper drop-off right of the green.
Thi Niklaus comment makes a great deal of sense and would put more classic courses back on the map. The easiest way from a Links standpoint would simply to adjust the default distances of our clubs. We shouldn't be reaching every Par 5 in 2...and those online tournaments have scores that are simply beyond comprehension!