200 yd. par 3 - what do you hit?

[Dub]

It'd be a 3 iron for me now.

I'm soon hoping to add a 3 hybrid to the bag which I'd use for such shots.

[localhawaii]

5 wood, choke down 3 wood, or a solid 2 hybrid!

[1dayIllBaPro]

200 yards is sooo close !!!! I hit 56* wedge...... twice.... :P

[MI Rob]

Played a 210 yard par 3 today with a 4h and came up a little short of the green. Way too long of a hole.

[tm22721]

8 iron then sand wedge

[goblue107501]

90% of the time it would be a 4-iron. The other 10% would be either the 2 or 3, depending on which one I was carrying that day.

[imtomtomim]

I usually take my 4 hybrid and go 3/4ths with a draw since that club launches so high. Also, that club is a bit closed faced so it's easier just to go with it.

[Quinn07]

This is a smooth 4 iron. A few years ago I would try and hit a perfect 5 and IF I hit it perfect, it would get me there. I have now come to realize that a smooth 4 will get me there more often than not.

[fischman]

I chose 3i cuz I don't have a hybrid, but that would only be if I was being aggressive. Normally, I would play something like a 7i which I'm confident in and get it out there to a nice half swing 56* wedge shot. I'd play it as a bogey hole and possibly get close on the wedge for an easy par putt.


My long clubs are not real reliable, and I'd hate to hit a scorching slice that goes 200 yds but ends up on the next fairway over. I'd rather mitigate my risk and play the clubs I know I can hit with more consistency.
Josh F.

[JCDot33]

Given ideal conditions and a pin that is in the middle of the green, it's a 4 iron off the tee ... different conditions will give a different resulting club ... back pin, and wind in my face, maybe a choke down 5 wood, wind at my back and a pin in the front, maybe it's a 5 iron ... my vote was under ideal conditions, and I said 4 iron.

[jmontgo3]

I played a 219 par 3 the other day and hit a 5 wood that was just the right club, ended up being pin high when it stopped rolling. So I'd probably go with a 3 wood depending on pin location.

[RocketSauce]

I chose 3i cuz I don't have a hybrid, but that would only be if I was being aggressive. Normally, I would play something like a 7i which I'm confident in and get it out there to a nice half swing 56* wedge shot. I'd play it as a bogey hole and possibly get close on the wedge for an easy par putt.

dude, you need to get a hybrid! you are really missing out. and get a newer one bcuz a lot of the older ones are hook machines. it will really help with those 200 yard shots

[RocketSauce]

I played a 219 par 3 the other day and hit a 5 wood that was just the right club, ended up being pin high when it stopped rolling. So I'd probably go with a 3 wood depending on pin location.

huh? you hit a 5 wood 219 yards but you'd use a 3 wood for a 200 yard shot?

[right handed phil mickelson]

5 iron from my Nike Slingshot OSS's, or maybe if I swing real easy, i'll take my Callaway Heavenwood Big Berth 5 Hybrid.

[Canuck]

smooth 5 or if I want to give it a rip a solid 6. but the 5 would be the practical choice.

[Fat Slice]

23* Hybrid (4). Hit it clean and I'm on.

[Neco]

Wow, must be nice not to have to deal with par 3's over 185 the two on the front nine of the course i play the most are 187 and 217. The other two on the back are about 160 and 180.

I would use that exact club.

[Jay-Bird]

4 iron or 5 iron, depending on wind&weather;/pin location/where&what; the trouble is/green firmness/green size/how I'm feeling about the shot/wheter I'm going straight at it/hitting a cut or draw... etc. etc.