303 Yd Par 3 at the Walker Cup

[MrGolfguy67]

Seems like they are going from one extreme to the other - (the 78 yd par 3 was mentioned in another thread). Today they are playing a 303 yd Par 3, yes its a little downhill but still. I've never played a par 3 where I would need to hit Driver then wedge to get to the green. These young studs don't seem too phased by it, however.

[iacas]

Oakmont has, as you probably know, a very long par three. #8.

[TN94z]

14 hours ago, MrGolfguy67 said:

Seems like they are going from one extreme to the other - (the 78 yd par 3 was mentioned in another thread). Today they are playing a 303 yd Par 3, yes its a little downhill but still. I've never played a par 3 where I would need to hit Driver then wedge to get to the green. These young studs don't seem too phased by it, however.

I love it. They should go from one extreme to the other to make it more interesting.

[DeadMan]

Especially in match play, par doesn't really matter. If you look at this as a likely 4 on your scorecard, then the "stress" of having it as a par 3 melts a bit.

[NM Golf]

It was playing down hill so they were reaching it easily with 3 wood and sometimes less. I like that the USGA went with some different stuff. A 78 yard par 3 and a 303 yard par 3 in the same competition, it makes for more interesting golf than the same 215-225 yard par 3's that we see tournament after tournament on the PGA tour.