average/longest par3?

[huphtur]

what's the average length of a par3 hole?
and what's the longest (and where is it located?)

[flap]

They just lenthened a par three at Augusta to 245 yds.Even Tiger says he will have a 5 wood in his bag just for that hole!

[huphtur]

wow, thats pretty lengthy. is that all straight?

[iacas]

  huphtur said:

wow, thats pretty lengthy. is that all straight?

Is what straight?

[huphtur]

the hole.

[xd3vilx]

that hole is just lengthen...no different from the old shorter par 3 hole...just the tee box is further...(i think)

[iacas]

  huphtur said:

the hole.

It's a one-shot hole. It has to be straight...

[flap]

Bye the bye Eric you play the Red X is it the center or heal shafted and how much do you like it?I'm really considering getting one.

[huphtur]

  iacas said:

It's a one-shot hole. It has to be straight...

heh sorry, im a golf n00b. everything is new to me/ half the time i have no idea what you guys are talkin about. but im learning.... slowly.

[iacas]

  flap said:

Bye the bye Eric you play the Red X is it the center or heal shafted and how much do you like it?I'm really considering getting one.

The Red X is heel-shafted. The Red X2 is the center-shafted version.

I love it. I reviewed it if you look for it. It's the putter I use. It's my gamer.

[kklick]

Here are the usga guidelines for the length of holes.

Looks like agusta is going to push the limits on the par 3 lenght.

"The USGA has periodically issued guidlines for the par-ratings of holes based on their lengths; i.e., if a hole is 200 yards, it is a par-3.

Those guidelines have changed over the years, and the way they are used has changed, too.

The current guidelines are these for men:

Par 3 - Up to 250 yards
Par 4 - 251 to 470 yards
Par 5 - 471 yards to 690 yards
Par 6 - 691 yards or more

And for women:

Par 3 - Up to 210 yards
Par 4 - 211 to 400 yards
Par 5 - 401 to 575 yards
Par 6 - 575 yards or more"

[huphtur]

There's Par 6 holes?

[kklick]

Yep you read that right. Played a course here in ohio this summer with a par 6. Here is a link with some pics of the hole. http://www.blackdiamondgolfcourse.com/course.htm?hole=7

Pretty nice course but pretty challenging.

[huphtur]

  kklick said:

Yep you read that right. Played a course here in ohio this summer with a par 6. Here is a link with some pics of the hole.

what club do you use on your second shot? driver again?

[kklick]

If you can hit your driver off the deck then sure. I'm pretty sure I hit driver, 3wood, 6 iron. Pulled the 6 iron left of the green chipped on and 2 putted for par.

[kinger22_2005]

I dont know about the rest of you but any par 3 over 200 yards, I'm definitely happy with getting a par.

[kinger22_2005]

kklick, those guidelines cant be right cuz at Bethpage Black, one of the par 4s, on the back, measures 499. oh wait, i suppose that's measuring from the tour tee.

[jeffgladchun]

Oakland Hills is lengthing the 17th Hole, which is already a brutal uphill 210yd hole to 230+ yards. Along with the other course renovations, it should make the '08 PGA very interesting to watch.