If You Had Only Five Clubs to Play With…

[dave39]

I voted:
4 iron
7 iron
PW
LW
Putter

My friends and I use to have competitions with ONE club just before dark. We would decide on a hole and what club to use (everyone use the same one). We would go and play the hole to see who could get the lowest score.

I have birdied and pared many par 5's with just a PW... haha.. skulling the ball isn't always the worst thing

[powerfade]

Right now, I'd use...
Driver
4iron
8iron
Gap wedge
Putter

I have a 5-club tourney coming up later in the year. We'll see if this same config makes it in the bag.

[Borf]

Me and two others once played tin cup style, with a slight twist, 7iron and putter only, I managed to shoot 42 on a par 36

[knuckleballer71]

Brassie(14*),Jigger(26*),Mashie(37*),Niblick(56*),Putter mainly what i use anyway most of the time

[mn723]

Driver, 5-iron, 9-iron, SW and putter

[netsniper]

driver
5 iron
7 iron
p wedge
putter

[sonicblue]

I was supposed to play in a 3-club this winter, but it poured rain the day of. Five clubs:

3H: Can ramp it up to 230-ish if I try, but generally I can just stripe it 210. Also great for bump-chips around the green.

7I: On a long par 4, my 3H + 7I would get me real close, but I could still use the 7I for shorter par 3's, like down to probably 135.

9I: Tweener for shots 100-> shortest 7I, and longer chip and runs

SW: I have a heavy Callaway forged, so it works in deep rough, but I can also hit from a tight lie. Can hit it anywhere from 100 yd -> in.

Putter

[Craig Mac]

Driver
5 iron
7 iron
9 iron
Gap Wedge
Putter

These should work fine as long as there aren't any 200+ par 3's

[WeeT]

Driver, 3-iron (hybrid), 7-iron, Putter, Sand Wedge.

[NCGolfer]

I played, and won, a 5-club tournament at our club a few years back using:

3-wood (I'd use my 19 degree hybrid now)
5-iron
8-iron
Gap wedge (52 degrees)
putter

This lineup has good spacing and I didn't have to take too many funky swings...like a 125 yard 8-iron.

[x-forged]

3 iron for off the tee, 7 iron for approach, pitching wedge for variety of shots 135 yards and in, sand wedge around the greens, and a putter.

[Mr Eagle]

Driver
3 iron
7 iron
sw
putter.
That would be my line up ,but could change depending on the course

[mrobbie]

5 wood - 210-220 yds off the tee or deck
7 iron - 150 yds
9 iron - 130 yds
Sand wedge - 100 yds (56 deg)
Putter

These are also the clubs I am most comfortable with - eg, more consistent with my 7 than I am with my 6 or 8 irons.

I think it would be pretty interesting to see what I could score only using these.

[Arracc]

This was hard ... :)

I usually begin my season with just a half set
Driver
Hybrid
i6
i8
PW
SW
Putter

and if I had to ditch two clubs it would be the i6 and PW....

sourly missed thou...

[CSG]

3 wood

That sounds about right.

[Ron]

Driver
5 Iron
8 Iron
Sand Wedge
Putter

[hawkeye]

5 Clubs isn't a challenge! 3 is more like it! 3 wood, 7 iron, putter!

We regularly play with 6 in our college practice matches - sharpens up your game alright - but if you're creative - you can shoot the same number as normal :)

good poll!

[BigDave]

Driver, 5 iron, 8 iron, PW, putter.