your most comfortable 18 hole yardage is?

**golfdad** · December 6, 2009

actually 2 part question...

1. at what yardage are you most comfortable scoring to the best of your ability? (i understand other factors also at play, so we say on the average,,,)

2. knowing that for many length is an issue, let's assume for a moment you are most comfortable with 5700, and if we shorten the course by 200 yards to 5500, do you think you can score better?

**uttexas** · December 6, 2009

I am more intimidated by length of rough and narrowness of fairway than total course length. However, in general, I'd say I am comfortable up to 6500 yards at sea level. One of the easier courses to go low on around here is 7041 from the back tees. The course has six par 5s (lots of scoring opportunities)

**sean_miller** · December 6, 2009

actually 2 part question...

I'd say ~ 6600 yards. That's the average between the two tees I play from on 2 of my favourite coures. I get to use every club in the bag.

**wubskis** · December 7, 2009

About 6100 right now. I am not a long hitter at all. One course I frequent is 5700 from the mens, but some of the par 4's are seriously tricky. You can't drive off tees, there's a lot of laying up.

Another I frequent is about 6200 but it's just 'pull longest hitting club, let rip'. Stake trees everywhere, antiparallel fairways mean you can just spray and pray.

If both were shortened by 200, I think I'd shoot the same on the 5700 course, but shave a couple on the 6200, purely because I'd reach more greens in reg, or at least be around greens in reg.

**2bGood** · December 7, 2009

I pretty comfortable with 6600, but total course yardage can be misleading. My Home course is 6300 from the tips, but is par 71 and plays long with 4 par 4's in the 450 yard range. The par 5's that are reachable are well guarded with water/bunkers so it a real risk reward thing and the shorter par three's have small greens and again trouble. Over all the course is tight - slope is 129. I almost always score lower when at away courses even thought most are 300-400 yards longer. So total yard doesn't mean that much to me.

Still If I move up a tee box, that tends to be good for 2-3 strokes, on most courses

**Chubbs** · December 7, 2009

I grew up on a 7300-yard course starting at the age of about the age of 12-13. Distance never bothered me, but like someone earlier said, I'm more intimidated by width and length of rough, as well as incredibly hilly greens. I'd rather have a long course with relatively flat greens than a really short course with incredibly difficult greens.

**rebby** · December 7, 2009

I grew up on a 7300-yard course starting at the age of about the age of 12-13. Distance never bothered me, but like someone earlier said, I'm more intimidated by width and length of rough, as well as incredibly hilly greens. I'd rather have a long course with relatively flat greens than a really short course with incredibly difficult greens.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Long courses generally don't bother me. In fact, I tend to fair better against the competition on a longer course. Most the longer courses that I've played are fairly open with wide fairways that allow me to get pretty aggressive.

On the flip side, most of the (quality) short courses are pretty tight with small, quick, hilly greens. Missing fairways are a pretty big penalty and hitting to yardages is really rewarded. Course knowledge is a big advantage. Want to get better quick? Play one of these for a while.

**Jay-Bird** · December 7, 2009

Obviously it all depends on course layout and design, but for threads sake -

actually 2 part question...

1. anything from 6000 to 6500 should be easy enough. 2. 5700 at my home course would be between the whites and the reds on every hole. I don't think shortening it by 200 yards would do anything.

**Lefty-Golfer** · December 7, 2009

Yardage doesn't create a good or bad score for me. Generally speaking below

Target golf - 6000 to 6500 lean towards bad
Older mature classic course - up 6800 or so good...

**James_Black** · December 7, 2009

I play on a 6400 yard course.
When I played on a 6000 yard course I felt I didn't need my driver and I played brilliantly.
When I played on a long course 6800 yards I felt I needed to hit my driver all the time and I played terrible.

So I'd be comftorbal with a 6000 yard course.
Much shorter though and I'd feel there would be no challenge.

**ks8829** · December 7, 2009

I play on a course regularly that is 6,491 yards with a par five 18th that is 500 yards, so I am comfortable with that yardage. On 18th my second shot is anywhere from 100 - 40 yards away.

**2bGood** · December 7, 2009

I couldn't have said it better myself. Long courses generally don't bother me. In fact, I tend to fair better against the competition on a longer course. Most the longer courses that I've played are fairly open with wide fairways that allow me to get pretty aggressive.

+1000

this is my home course you play well here, and you can do well anywhere. Only issue is courses like these encourage to never hit that long.

**Leftygolfer** · December 7, 2009

The perfect length course to test me is right at 6500 or so. I think a 6200 yard course is getting very short. At that length I will never use anything above a 8 iron on any par 4 with a good drive.

Over 6800 gets to be where I don't have the length to really score. 450 yard par 4s are hard. I don't have alot of confidence I will hit the green or have a reasonable up and in on tough 4s.

I actually like tight courses with tough greens. My home course is that exactly and from the back tees is 6700 and usually set up around 6500. To score you have to drive the ball well.

Is it April yet? This winter thing sucks.

**msd3075** · December 7, 2009

I don't think that total yardage has as much to do with it as does the yardages for certain types of holes. The course I grew up on measures around 7,300 yards from the tips (par 71), but what makes it difficult is that all the length is in the par 4's. The par 3 and par 5's aren't really any longer than typical 6,500-6,800 yard courses, but the par 4's are monsters.

Contrast that with the course I ply up here in Arkansas. It measures 6,750 yards from the tips (par 70), but so much of the extra length is from the par 3's and par 5's. I average about 290-300 off the tee, and I rarely have a chance to go at all but one of the par 5's in two. All the par 3's (except one) are up at 200+ yards.

After all that, I'd take the 7,300 yard course any day simply because my long irons are usually a stength for me and I'm not penalized on long par 4 approaches like most people are.

**DavidFehertysBike** · December 7, 2009

Odd question...Ill take playing on a 4000 yard course if i can get it. That seems really comfortable to me...

**flopdarock** · December 7, 2009

i play on a 7200 yrd course and i avg 230 yrd drives... the course has 5 teebox's and ive played them all depending on who im paired up with... even the 'ladies/jrs' tees...
so anywhere from 200 to 250 i can pop one out there on good days...

even from the fronts my score tended to be about the same... it didnt seem 'easier' to me... the only thing diff was club selection and angle of attack

**Leftygolfer** · December 7, 2009

I have noticed that when I play the middle tees at my course I actually think it plays tougher since bunkers and doglegs are more in play. When you are playing tees that are too short you can hit into places that are narrow.

I like having wedges but trouble is more in play when playing the white tees.

**Lefty-Golfer** · December 7, 2009

I have noticed that when I play the middle tees at my course I actually think it plays tougher since bunkers and doglegs are more in play. When you are playing tees that are too short you can hit into places that are narrow.

This is so true...short par 4's can be the death of many good rounds.

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