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There's a 520 yard PAR 4 at US Open

Stupid. Predictably there's more people who got bogeys and d...
frozen whorehouse
  06/15/18
How many strokes for the average golfer? 12? This is a ridic...
clear dead boistinker
  06/15/18
I think the average pro has a 285ish yard drive. And they ar...
frozen whorehouse
  06/15/18
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clear dead boistinker
  06/15/18
Hit the gym
Harsh travel guidebook
  06/15/18
I'm in good shape and my long drives are about 300 but I als...
frozen whorehouse
  06/15/18
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frozen whorehouse
  06/15/18
i understand them wanting the us open to be challenging with...
Metal Idea He Suggested Abode
  06/15/18
i always thought there was some yardage limit for Par 4s and...
Carmine Pit
  06/15/18
no limit. it's pretty dumb when they do stuff like this
Metal Idea He Suggested Abode
  06/15/18
no, it's not true. par just means pefect play assuming two ...
costumed federal antidepressant drug
  06/15/18
Does par really matter?
henna corner hominid
  06/15/18
this. i talked to 3 pro golfers and one of the the things th...
stirring cream range liquid oxygen
  06/15/18
Maybe not to the golfers themselves but for fans it's nice t...
frozen whorehouse
  06/15/18
shut up you stupid fucking retard
amethyst ticket booth
  06/17/18
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costumed federal antidepressant drug
  06/18/18
(Guy who doesn’t let the big dog eat)
dull theatre mood
  06/15/18
These fairways are firm and the tee shot is likely down hill...
motley athletic conference bawdyhouse
  06/15/18
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Razzmatazz mad-dog skullcap piazza
  06/15/18
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doobsian very tactful toaster
  06/15/18
*unveils plutonium infused $6500 titanium driver* why is th...
floppy milky therapy laser beams
  06/15/18
Drivers haven't changed that much in the last 10 years or so...
costumed federal antidepressant drug
  06/15/18
quite a few of these guys go 350+ off the tee. no player n...
floppy milky therapy laser beams
  06/15/18
https://golfweek.com/2015/12/22/average-driving-distance-pga...
costumed federal antidepressant drug
  06/15/18
More like a small handful
frozen whorehouse
  06/15/18
http://www.usopen.com/player-stats.html that's their avgs. ...
floppy milky therapy laser beams
  06/15/18
Given that almost as many pros were double bogeying the hole...
frozen whorehouse
  06/15/18
rd 1: 62 pars, 29 doubles. or "almost as many" d...
floppy milky therapy laser beams
  06/15/18
ProV1 type balls spin less as well, plus every player has tr...
motley athletic conference bawdyhouse
  06/15/18
no its 180. nothing wrong with a long ass par 4 with unl...
Hateful bipolar gay wizard
  06/15/18
this X one million
Razzmatazz mad-dog skullcap piazza
  06/15/18
the rare hole designed specifically for players who grow it ...
Exhilarant ratface
  06/15/18
It has gotten us talking about the U.S. Open, which I suppos...
marvelous gaming laptop den
  06/15/18
Crazy how much racket tech has advanced in the last few year...
Bonkers Passionate Shitlib Cruise Ship
  06/15/18
scramble your password
costumed federal antidepressant drug
  06/15/18
i think it's 180. the US Open is supposed to be the tough...
Razzmatazz mad-dog skullcap piazza
  06/15/18
This is usual for a us open
emerald violent french chef
  06/15/18
I have no problem with a couple par 4s being extra long. The...
shivering dashing church kitty
  06/15/18
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dull theatre mood
  06/15/18
CR. I want to see pros struggling like I do. That's what the...
Razzmatazz mad-dog skullcap piazza
  06/15/18
Why not make it a par 3 then? I have no problem making it mo...
Metal Idea He Suggested Abode
  06/15/18
they want to test the longer clubs in the bag. before tech i...
Hateful bipolar gay wizard
  06/15/18
stenson just hit 3 iron off the tee and then a 6 iron into t...
Hateful bipolar gay wizard
  06/16/18
lolwut. just do a 340 yd 3i?
floppy milky therapy laser beams
  06/16/18
its downhill off the tee and running pretty fast. and downwi...
Hateful bipolar gay wizard
  06/16/18
...
floppy milky therapy laser beams
  06/16/18


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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:24 AM
Author: frozen whorehouse

Stupid. Predictably there's more people who got bogeys and doubles than pars. What's the point of calling a par 5 a par 4.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36249620)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:26 AM
Author: clear dead boistinker

How many strokes for the average golfer? 12? This is a ridiculous sport now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36249625)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:29 AM
Author: frozen whorehouse

I think the average pro has a 285ish yard drive. And they aren't hitting them dead straight on average. So that's like a 240 yard fairway wood to be on green in regulation. Stupid.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36249632)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:41 AM
Author: clear dead boistinker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36249658)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:45 PM
Author: Harsh travel guidebook

Hit the gym

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251394)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:53 PM
Author: frozen whorehouse

I'm in good shape and my long drives are about 300 but I also frequently hit 230 240ish drives. It's my form :(

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251445)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 11:29 AM
Author: frozen whorehouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36250860)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 11:31 AM
Author: Metal Idea He Suggested Abode

i understand them wanting the us open to be challenging with not many low scores, but yeah this is just artificially doing that. they should just have long rough and tough pin placement

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36250868)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 11:40 AM
Author: Carmine Pit

i always thought there was some yardage limit for Par 4s and that once you went past it you had to make the hole a Par 5. Is that not true? (Or is it higher than 520 yards?)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36250932)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 11:41 AM
Author: Metal Idea He Suggested Abode

no limit. it's pretty dumb when they do stuff like this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36250940)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:01 PM
Author: costumed federal antidepressant drug

no, it's not true. par just means pefect play assuming two putts per hole.

I think there was a US Open or some other tournament that had a 280 yard par 3 or something like that. That's what's really stupid.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251071)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 11:51 AM
Author: henna corner hominid

Does par really matter?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36250991)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:15 PM
Author: stirring cream range liquid oxygen

this. i talked to 3 pro golfers and one of the the things they agreed on what that they give zero fucks about what the par is. they care passionately about each stroke they take, regardless of what the listed par is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251161)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:38 PM
Author: frozen whorehouse

Maybe not to the golfers themselves but for fans it's nice to have some bearing on what the scores mean

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251337)



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Date: June 17th, 2018 5:47 PM
Author: amethyst ticket booth

shut up you stupid fucking retard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36261753)



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Date: June 18th, 2018 8:06 AM
Author: costumed federal antidepressant drug



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36264113)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 11:58 AM
Author: dull theatre mood

(Guy who doesn’t let the big dog eat)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251046)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:01 PM
Author: motley athletic conference bawdyhouse

These fairways are firm and the tee shot is likely down hill. They carry 285 + roll they're easily over 300.

Holding the greens/missing fairways is the big issue at Shinnecock

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251068)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:01 PM
Author: Razzmatazz mad-dog skullcap piazza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251513)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:25 PM
Author: doobsian very tactful toaster



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251669)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:05 PM
Author: floppy milky therapy laser beams

*unveils plutonium infused $6500 titanium driver*

why is the course tougher?! not fair!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251092)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:05 PM
Author: costumed federal antidepressant drug

Drivers haven't changed that much in the last 10 years or so.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251096)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:46 PM
Author: floppy milky therapy laser beams

quite a few of these guys go 350+ off the tee.

no player not named john daly was doing that pre-2000

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251402)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:58 PM
Author: costumed federal antidepressant drug

https://golfweek.com/2015/12/22/average-driving-distance-pga-tour-hasnt-changed-much-decade/

basically you have a huge increase from 2000-2003 due to the Pro-V1 and then smaller increases due to driver technology which then plateaued in 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251493)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:58 PM
Author: frozen whorehouse

More like a small handful

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251495)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:17 PM
Author: floppy milky therapy laser beams

http://www.usopen.com/player-stats.html

that's their avgs. with a downhill slope their 2nd shot is within 200 yds, which isn't too much of an ask for a so called challenging event of the world's best

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251619)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:35 PM
Author: frozen whorehouse

Given that almost as many pros were double bogeying the hole as getting a par on it, I think it's safe to say the average pro did not have a sub 200 second shot to green

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251753)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:41 PM
Author: floppy milky therapy laser beams

rd 1: 62 pars, 29 doubles.

or "almost as many" doubles as pars.

and it looks like it's 536 yds, not 520 per op. so, yeah, 2nd shot within 200 is probably a stretch for most

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251799)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:00 PM
Author: motley athletic conference bawdyhouse

ProV1 type balls spin less as well, plus every player has trackman now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251512)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:13 PM
Author: Hateful bipolar gay wizard

no its 180.

nothing wrong with a long ass par 4 with unless theres no way to run it up to the green.

whats dumb is a par 5 where everyone's hitting 5 iron second shots.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251138)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:01 PM
Author: Razzmatazz mad-dog skullcap piazza

this X one million

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251514)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:44 PM
Author: Exhilarant ratface

the rare hole designed specifically for players who grow it big, show it big, KNOW it's big!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251385)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:46 PM
Author: marvelous gaming laptop den

It has gotten us talking about the U.S. Open, which I suppose was probably the goal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251401)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:54 PM
Author: Bonkers Passionate Shitlib Cruise Ship

Crazy how much racket tech has advanced in the last few years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251459)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 12:59 PM
Author: costumed federal antidepressant drug

scramble your password

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251500)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:07 PM
Author: Razzmatazz mad-dog skullcap piazza

i think it's 180.

the US Open is supposed to be the toughest challenge of the PGA Tour.

this is no waste management open.

at least 100 pga pros average roughly 300 off the tee, and no doubt, as said above, this particular par 4 is downhill with firm fairways. they're not going to make it impossible to hit the green in 2 strokes, but they are going to punish you for poor shots.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251551)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:41 PM
Author: emerald violent french chef

This is usual for a us open

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251795)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:46 PM
Author: shivering dashing church kitty

I have no problem with a couple par 4s being extra long. The entire field has to deal with it.

This is no different than an average player having to play a 420-440 yard par four. It's hard. People struggle because it requires two long and straight shots.

I like seeing pro's challenged and struggling sometimes. Makes it more relatable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251848)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:53 PM
Author: dull theatre mood



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251913)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 1:58 PM
Author: Razzmatazz mad-dog skullcap piazza

CR. I want to see pros struggling like I do. That's what the majors should be about. The biggest challenges. No one wants to see them breeze to pars and birdies every hole, never having to deal with any trouble.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36251947)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 2:05 PM
Author: Metal Idea He Suggested Abode

Why not make it a par 3 then? I have no problem making it more challenging but the way they’re trying to do it by just making it longer is dumb

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36252000)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 5:44 PM
Author: Hateful bipolar gay wizard

they want to test the longer clubs in the bag. before tech improvements there were a ton of par 4s doods would hit long irons or even woods into. driver-wedge all the time is boring

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36253327)



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Date: June 16th, 2018 6:04 PM
Author: Hateful bipolar gay wizard

stenson just hit 3 iron off the tee and then a 6 iron into the green. obviously this should be a par 5! jfc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36257373)



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Date: June 16th, 2018 6:18 PM
Author: floppy milky therapy laser beams

lolwut. just do a 340 yd 3i?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36257412)



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Date: June 16th, 2018 6:21 PM
Author: Hateful bipolar gay wizard

its downhill off the tee and running pretty fast. and downwind which is the prevailing wind. this thread is retarded

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36257423)



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Date: June 16th, 2018 6:39 PM
Author: floppy milky therapy laser beams



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002577&forum_id=2#36257506)