GIR: 3 to break 90, 8 to break 80 - what do you think?

[VegasRenegade]

The other thing you must consider is how well the greens are protected. If there is no penalty for missing close (sand, water, deep rough) you can hit less GIRs

[Fourputt]

I'm not sure I've ever hit more than 8 GIR, if I've even hit it, but I've broken 80 many, many times.  A better than average short game will skew the GIR requirement.

[jetsknicks1]

Originally Posted by MJK3122

I disagree with the article. I averaged 10 GIR the last few months. High of 13 and a low of 8. I didn't break 80 every round.

There are to many other factors in ones game to come up with GIR=score.

How often do you get up and down on the other holes?

How is your putting? If you 3 putt a GIR, it doesn't really count.

These are just a few examples of why I think those numbers aren't accurate.

I think the bolded is much more important than GIR. I played last weekend and had 5 GIR but I also had four 3putts. The result? a 91 that could've easily been an 87 if I had putted better.